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.
Q No-38-Limestone..http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/…/miscpub30-4-2i-assam.pdf page 27 last para and 28 first para
hi swarali, i went through the link. there i found adminstrative reform commission report which talked about fixed term of planning commisision members.u might have refered to that
kinda confusing I guess.. refer to
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=E_Qu6ePC40kC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=do+planning+commission+members++in+India+have+fixed+term&source=bl&ots=2tJhEeCgUM&sig=qHC8C7Ii_WB9sWx2D8yQq00pPD4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sxDpUtWoIoeBrgf-yIDIDg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=do%20planning%20commission%20members%20%20in%20India%20have%20fixed%20term&f=false
q .38. refer to the link: for planning commission
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=lYMuFKCCLDEC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=planning+commission+members+does+not+have+fixed+term&source=bl&ots=iCGvhGVXwB&sig=_nHO9v0R-Ll0ySDhRX5wXDmZodQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ig_pUpu3EYjrrAfg24CIDw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=planning%20commission%20members%20does%20not%20have%20fixed%20term&f=false.
according to this , the answer is “d”
q .14. finance bills are not money bills.so option d is correct.
q 43. one of the chief aim of disinvestment is unlocking the money from not so profitable/sick public industries to reduce govt dependency on public money/debt.and it is done thorugh the process of privatisation.govt uses this money to finance various social welfare scheme as well as to recapitalize the profitable public sector companies to help them acquire strategic assets or for expansion purpose.the important point here is the term “profitable”,not sick companies.
so in my opinion the option should be “d”
Q no: 38: correct answer is option A
It is a non-constitutional (not created by the Constitution) and a non-statutory body (not created by an act of Parliament).The Planning Commission is only a staff agency- an advisory body and has no executive responsibility.
COMPOSITION:
………………………………..
Some Central Ministers appoint as a part-time member of the commission. In any case , the finance minister and planning minister are the ex-officio (by virtue of) members of the commission.
The commission has four to seven full time expert members. They enjoy the rank of a minister of state.
The commission has a member-secretary. He is usually a senior member of IAS.
The state governments are not represented in the commission in any way. Thus, the Planning Commission is wholly a Centre-constituted body.
sir,
regarding q.42, its csto which is responsible for national income aggregate, not nsso..
q.45:answer is either 1944 or 1937. because systematic planning was not yet started in 1934, though a book was published.only in 1938, at the initiative of subhash bose , a planning comission was established by the congress party. however another serious attempt was made in 1944. so either of it might be correct, but since option 1938 is not there in the question, answer might be 1944.
q.48. the answer should be steppe,though i myself marked siberian plain
Adding to the GS Answer key thread…
The correct answer for Q54: C: Coal. refer to
http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiImages/information/miscpub30-4-2i-assam.pdf
page-25, second para
Q 54 – Longloi, Koilajan, Silbheta, Khumabaman – coal is found in those places. Govt of Assam document clearly mentions that. Can someone provide any reference which proves that those are related to limestone?
Q 62. – We missed that renewable energy sector answer. But our draft says it is C (China, USA, India).
Q 72 – Bhaga raja was Surampha. But our answer pointed towards Bhagania Roja. It was an unintended mistake. Sorry.
This is a very informative and interactive forum. Can someone post the answer keys for Sociology (CC Prelims, 2013), please?
Regarding Question No 72:
Bhaga raja : Surampha (1641-44 AD)
Bhagania raja : Sutamala or Jayadhwaj singha (1648-63)
NOW IT IS MORE & MORE CONFUSING REGARDING THE ANSWERS OF A FEW QUESTIONS OF THE GS PAPER,AFTER ADMIN HAS SHARED THE ANSWERS.
Q No.72-Regarding the king who was nicknamed Bhagraja,adm has taken Surampha as correct,whereas in their Assam Answers section ,they have shared that it is Sutamla..isn’t it very very confusing(waiting for d reply of adm)
Q No.38- Plan Com-Answer should be A instead of D as besides a few political members in the Com,there are others for whom knowledge in economics is a mandatory qualification.
Q No.46-Defination of Poverty & Minimum Needs Programme was in the 5th Plan.(Arhinats GK-which I beleive to be more reliable in comparison to those who become writers over-nite after APSC ads,whose books are full of printing mistakes and are least concerned about those who will buying their books blindly in the hope of cracking the APSC exams)
Q No.54-Longloi…Koilajan…answer will be limestone not coal .
Q.No-62-Investment in renewable energy sector,answer should be C..
Books for history paper 2?
Does anyone know what was the marks obtained by first candidate last year in ACS. What are the best optionals for cracking ACS?
Hi saurav ,I think the latest edition of sociology mains by Doley is not yet available. however, last year’s some copy are still available in the market..The guys who cracked ACS last yr with sociology advised me – this book infact gives us gd idea on the anatomy of the syllabus i.e. wht to study & wht not to study..surfing internet also helped them a lot in sociology 1st paper…hv a gd day..
any book for history –II
Plz infm me moi acs mains GS+optional paper ans Assamese t likhibo parimne?plz
@Manash, .. ACS guide book by Doley is for sociology? Is it available in market?
Thanks.
@Manash,.. really its frustrating! I’m following IGNOU for paper-2. But for paper-1, I could find some topics in IGNOU (50%), for remaining- no idea yet. I think I’ll have to follow those books available in market written for mains.. I dont advice anyone to buy those “bad” books… but in helpless situation we are bound to do that…
Dear saurav, u cn check- C N shankar rao & IGNOU BA notes of sociology..However, one thing I must have to say that the syllabus of 1st paper is so frustrating that a serious candidate can hardly like to study such outdated and half baked syllabus because the core of the subject like scope of sociology, social institutions ,stratification & mobility , culture etc are nowhere available. It is something like a toothless wonder..So my experience says ncert +acs guide bk of Doley is more than sufficient..