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 everybody could anybody provide me with history optional prelim answer.
I do not understand as to why the Commission has not published / uploaded the answer keys as yet. Well, all apart, Anurag’s effort is really commendable. In all likelihood, I am striking 124 in the GS paper.
Anyone ready with the Indian History stuff ?
Thank you admin. Will APSC publish the answer keys first and then the results, or will they publish only results? When can we expect the prelims results? When will the Mains take place? Can you please upload previous papers of GS Mains and History and Geography Main optional papers in your website since i cannot get them. Am staying in a remote place in cachar district. Thank you.
APSC Mains GS syllabus is almost similar to UPSC Mains GS. But, there will be some Assam related questions. English paper also looks similar to UPSC. Precis, essay, comprehension, grammar, paragraph writing etc.
Hey frens, does anybody have an idea regarding the syllabus of GS (Mains) and General English paper? Will there be questions in GS (Mains) from our state, or will it be like UPSC GS (Mains). Also, what will the General English paper contain. Thanks.
hi anurag,thanks for the info regarding mains book.but as m not in guahati (am in delhi) can u tell me what will be the easiest way to secure the mains papers and whether the papers will be available for my chosen optionals(maths+chemical engg).pls respond
plz provide answers for GEOGRAPHY paper….d dangerous paper of APSC 2013!!!!
what is the cut off mark for OBC
can any one tell me…
sir,it is sure that my apsc prelims 13 score will be in between 224-230.And i officially come to know that last year general cutoff was 200.so have i some chance for surviving?
Pls provide the ans keys for Computer Sc paper
when da result will declered
Rest I have all left to God. Good luck to all of you and prepare for mains even though you think you are getting through. Because It will always help you.
Bye everybody.
Please Ignore “Q44″ and read it as “Q5″
Hi Moon.
As far as 38. Answer is option D as ” some Central Ministers are selected as members of the commission” (min do not have any min edu qualification) and since it is a non-constitutional and non-statutory body, there is no fixed tenure as being a non-statutory body, the decisions as taken by an executive body of ministers and even though members come and go, their tenure is not mentioned anywhere (See Indian polity book by Lakshmikant – Chap 44)
Q43 – Answer is B (not C) is correct as reduction in public debt is there in disinvestment and (C) is also there which is clearly mentioned by of Department of Disinvestment (Link: http://www.divest.nic.in/chap5-old.asp)
Q44 – I consider Q5 as controversial because ( The 42nd Amendment also amended the Preamble and changed the characterization of India from “sovereign democratic republic” to a “sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic”, )
Q34 – option is C as corrected by moon
Q87 – I have left it to the discretion of APSC!
Q80 – It was an Ambiguous question hope both A and C are correct. Or otherwise have to file an RTI for Questions 80 and 5
can anybody provide keys to economics optional..
i m expecting 270-280/400 (OBC-male), m i in the safe zone or not?
Moon, thanx for your updation,which sector attracted highest fdi in india ?service or telecommunication?
I would like to add here that keys for remaining 94 questions (including the correction made by the Admin) are 100% correct and genuine.
Anurag has done a great job by providing the keys here.But, I think there are a few exceptions in some of those answer keys.Let me describe below.
Series A
Q no 34.The question line was “The terra-cotta industry in Assam has developed in”
There is no doubt that it should be dhuburi, not goalpara.Because Dhuburi is far ahead than Goalpara in this case AT THE MOMENT.The village “Asharikandi” itself in Dhuburi.I know that it was a part of Goalpara a long time back , but it is now in Dhuburi and look at the “HAS” in the question…:D
Q no 38. It is a critical question. Only option A seems to be correct, not all.It is because “planning commission was not defined in the constitution” option is only true.
Members and the vice chairman do have a fixed term in office and they retires after the term expires.It is upto government to decide whether the members will be replaced or not.Regarding the other option, it is also false.How can one become a member of planning commission without having any minimum educational qualification.All the members are specialists from various fields(basically economists). Some googling may help all to understand this fact.
Q no 43. This question was related to disinvestment and it was asking which was not correct in respect of the term disinvestment.Reduction of public debt,A process of privatization and Revival of public sector enterprises express the same meaning as disinvestment do.So the option C is correct in this regard.
Q no 87. This is one of the most controversial question of this paper.You have mentioned a good point about option A. But it is not as strong as option B and C are making themselves.In B, Tibet is a province of China and other three are independent nations. In option C Goa is a state while other three are cities.In D, all are capital cities (Though capital of Assam is Dispur, capital city is Guwahati) and in point A ,all are United Nation members.So both option B and C are correct and APSC should give marks to all who attempted this question unless they are not thinking that option B implies neighbors of India and assume that only option C is correct.
Q no 80. It is written on wikipedia too that Ranghar was built by Pramatta Singha. But as it was first started by Rudra Singha with bamboo and wood and then permanently built by Pramatta Singha(According to Assamese textbooks) ,APSC should consider both these options as correct or they should tell us which one is wrong! Our textbooks or the boards at Ranghar Bakori.
NB: Q no 5 is not controversial according to this question paper. C is correct answer here according to a hint given in another question in this question paper itself.
Thank you all.
FDI is highest in Service sector.