APSC Prelims Exam 2013 Analysis, Cut-off mark etc.
On December 29, 2013 Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) successfully conducted the preliminary stage of Combined Competitive Examination. The Assam Civil Service examination was held at 155 centers spread across 23 districts in Assam. A total of 70132 students were selected for the preliminary examination. But the attendance was low – below 70%. APSC Prelims comprised of two papers – Optional Subject of choice and General Studies. The Optional paper was in morning while General Studies paper was in afternoon shift. Here we will discuss the patterns of the two question papers and also the possible cutoff mark.
APSC 2013 Optional Paper:
We talked to several students and examined some question papers. Majority of the students we talked to commented that the optional paper was easy. But it will be wrong to generalize it based on few comments. But we examined Agriculture, Economics, and Political Science papers. The question pattern was same as previous years. We rated the question papers – average. Students with good preparation can easily score up to 90% in those papers. What about your optional paper?
APSC 2013 General Studies Paper:
Several students complained that General Studies question paper was tough. So, we examined the question paper personally. Yes, the paper appears difficult. But it was not a tough question paper. And if an intelligent student carefully approach each question, it is not even difficult. Civil Service examinations in India usually carries questions related to Constitution of India, Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Reasoning / Mental ability and Regional topics. APSC CCE 2013 was no exception. The question paper covered Indian constitution, Indian economics, general knowledge, geography, Assam history, reasoning etc. We think about 70% of the questions were easy for students with good preparation.
The General Studies question paper carried several Assam related questions (about 30 nos). We found that 10 questions were already answered on our Assam Answers section. So students who followed our site definitely answered those Assam related questions correctly.
APSC 2013 Cutoff Marks:
The Combined Competitive Examination (Preliminary) is divided into two question papers. Each paper carries 100 questions with 2 marks for each individual question. So, the total mark of the APSC CCE (Pre) exam is 400. Then what will be the cut off mark of APSC 2013? As there is no official announcement related to the cutoff mark, we can only speculate. We believe that APSC Prelims 2013 cutoff mark will be within 260 to 280 marks.
hi anurag,thanx ,your effort is laudable, i am confused about the answer to q. no 27.(answer-Telecommunication),i searched in the net and several sites showing service sector (banking,finance) as the largest sector in terms of fdi inflow,please clarify if u have more info..
plz provide the key answers of optional paper Political science. wzt was the cut off marks in 2009 apsc prelim exam…….give reply as soon as possible, eagerly waiting……
hello i have expected to get 250 exactly , iam obc candidate what are my chances………….
Hi Avi. I got the previous years papers from vendors who were on the footpath in front of the APSC building in Khanapara. I think they are going to return once prelims results are out. I will let you know once they are back as I live very near to that place
According to official RTI reply of Joint Directer UPSC, the cut-off for Prelims-2010 is as following
(wth subject)
1.Gen=248
2.OBC=240
3.SC=231
4.ST=225
5.Ph-I=227
6.Ph-II=211
7.Ph-III=182
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Correct. We discussed the topic with two persons who cleared APSC last year. According to them, cutoff will be around 55-60%. They pointed that competition for govt jobs has increased significantly. Candidates preparing for USPC also sits in APSC exam. So, some good competition among the top scorers can be expected. But that won’t make any huge difference. Looks like we went a little too far north!
More number of Candidates does not guarantee a high cutoff as competition is among only a handful of serious candidates. Even if 5 Lakh appear as in the case of UPSC, cutoff seldom goes beyond 55%. Its the creamy layer of candidates who decide the cutoff and not the sheer number. As far as this year goes I believe it should be in the range of 220 – 255/260 keeping in mind the difficulty level of questions. Your views ADMIN?
Sir,what was last yr’s cutoff ? If u can pleas shed some light on it will immense helpful for the new comers to hav an idea abt this year too. As far as my speculations concerned cutoff would b in between 245-260 . Is my guessing is correct ? I hav taken into count the confusing nature of GS paper where 100 is a standard score and ease of optionals where 150 is enough to clear the premiums round ? is my assumption close to approximation ? taking into account 41000 candidates too !
my score in prelims is 66+ in gs and 72+ in optional and hoping to clear the prelims
Hi Anurag,can u tell me if the previous year mains questions(gs+optional) of apsc is/will be available in assam.any link to order them online? pls share the info (even visitors of this site can share).pls share the shop names too in guahati.my optionals are maths+chemical engg.thanks in advance and i appreciate this useful discussion as apsc forum is scarce on internet.
So far as selection for mains is concerned about 2900 candidates will be selected (11Times the total no of vacancies)
The plaque in front of Rang Ghar says that it was built by Pramatta Singha. But yes, point given by Nawaz is also correct.
I apologise. My mistake. The answer to Q97 is Gomdhar konwar. Option C. (Political history of Assam – H.K.Barpujari – Page 19)
As per as textbook goes regarding the Rang Ghar, What Sarfraz said is true. But on the information board of the Rang Ghar itself, the credit has been given to Pramatta Singha. It means that under ASI records Pramatta Singa is the one who built it in its current form(which qualifies as Govt of India / Assam official record regarding this). Therefore I strongly believe that answer is Pramatta Singha.
80 A Rudra Singha built the Rang Ghar with bamboo and thatch. Later it was rebuilt by Pramatta Singha using mortar.
87 C Goa is a state and rest are cities
Anurag,
Thanks a lot. We really appreciate your work.
Few answers / corrections (in GS Series A):
Q54 C
Q88 C
Q97 C
I will try to post the Geography Answer key also.
Thanks. If any discrepancies, please feel free to correct