UPPSC Prelims 2014- Expected Cut Off & Clarifications

For Complete Keys of all series sets of Both papers, please check below links:
http://uppscsolutions.blogspot.in/2014/08/uppsc-prelims-2014-paper-i-key.html
http://uppscsolutions.blogspot.in/2014/08/uppsc-prelims-2014-paper-ii-key.html

Dear Friends,

As per our discussions over various forums, I can see a visible confusion regarding cut off and certain questions which need clarifications. Hence I thought it worthy for a post. 

As far as cut offs are concerned and as many are doubtful of cutoff being quite high. There are certain facts to be considered regarding both the papers.

1. Paper I seemed to be easy being fact based but as many of you might have observed that a score of 90+ correct in paper I is really good and a total above 85 correct answers is respectable. 85 correct answers translates into roughly 113 marks.

2. Paper II seemed easy in many ways and it was as far as mathematical portion, passages, hindi grammar is concerned. But Rest of the questions of Communication skills, English grammar, Reasoning were not easy and hence have been attempted wrong by many. In paper II, any score above 76+ correct answers is really good and a total above 72 correct answers is respectable 72 correct answers translates into roughly 144 marks.

Summing up both 113 and 144 marks, we get a total of 257 marks which happens to come with a fairly good/respectable performance in both. Depending upon number of vacancies this year, number of candidates qualifying preliminary exam will vary. But with fair assumptions and above analysis, these are the probable cut offs according to me -

CATEGORY	EXPECTED CUT OFF MARKS
GENERAL	254-260
OTHER BACKWARD CLASS	250-256
SCHEDULED CASTES	242-248
SCHEDULED TRIBES	214-220
FEMALES	234-240

Please note that even if your expected total according to answer keys lies 4-5 marks below these tentative cutoffs, don't worry and be hopeful as an increase in number of vacancies and/or some bonus marks offered by commission may do the needful for you. 

And in any case, Don't loose heart and start your studies without wasting any more time.

If you still are confused about answers to certain questions, Please check the answers below.

For detailed key to all the questions of both papers, links have been given above.

PAPER I

• HDR 2013- 53.7% population is suffering from multi-dimensional poverty in India.
• World Development Report,2010 - None of the given options
• Nalanda Project- Ministry of Minority Affairs
• Indo-Pakistan International Trade Fair- organized in Ludhiana in Feb'14 and in Jalandhar in March'14. Answer will be either None of the given/ Jalandhar.
• Bahini Darbar Newspaper - Madhya Pradesh
• Rural Tourism projects - Sikkim
• Mineral not found in UP- Mica
• Vicious Circle of Povery- Nurkse
• Asiatic Wild Dog is endangered and hence not correctly matched.
• Broad Niche is not responsible for extinction of species.
• 4 Agreements are there in Agenda 21
• 9 Agro-climatic Zones in Uttar Pradesh
• Green Muffler - Air Pollution
• Not a Secondary Pollutant- SO2
• Menopause- Progesterone
• Coronary Artery Bypass surgery- d. Any of these
• Biological Resurfacing- a. Knee Joints and c. Hip Joints both
• Article Amendment Morocco- b. Rapist of minor girl should only face trial.
• Mahbub-i-ilahi - Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
• H.W.Nevinson - Swadeshi Movement
• Akbarnama- 7 years
• Sudarshan lake- Rudradaman I
• Dastar Bandan - Sufi Saints
• Who lifted bier of Tilak - Shaukat Ali
• 1st Editor Indian Opinion - Mansukhlal Nazar
• "My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar." - Max Muller
• Book ' The Man who divided India' - Rafiq Zakaria
• "Now, I shall take my mother's milk only." - Ram Prasad Bismil
• Gandhi Irwin pact as Consolation Prize - Alan Campbell Johnson
• Kakori Case Committee Chairman - Motilal Nehru
• Surrender of Nationalism in Favour of Communalism - Dr Kitchlew
• Ras Bihari Verma - The Indian Sociologist and NOT Bhagat Singh
• Most urbanized country of S.Asia - Pakistan
• Japan near-sufficient - NONE/ Copper
• Regional Party- 8% votes in state either in Lok Sabha or Assembly Election.

PAPER II

• Pelz Effect - d.Adequate upward influence
• Negative Personal Behaviour (one hand on back of neck) - A
• Tendency to evaluate- Social Comparison Theory
• Technique used by active listener - Paraphrase speaker's words
• Setting up of a weak argument - Strawman Argument
• Conception of acts, outcomes - Decision Frame
• Judging a sample - Representativeness Heuristic
• Quantitative technique for Decision Making - Decision Tree
• Sharp claws are needed by the tiger... - Probably True
• Ethics in interpersonal communication - is worth considering
• Our tacit understandings that allow... - Communication Rules
• A message - A conspicuous signal above noise level
• अलमारी - पुर्तगाली 
• शुद्ध वर्तनी - अत्यधिक 
• राम लक्ष्मण से पत्र लिखवाता है - प्रेरणार्थक क्रिया 
• आयौ शब्द - ब्रज 
• Rectangle and square with numbers - b.11
• Perimeter of triangle PCD - 32cms
• Blowing his own trumpet - Boasting
• Prodigal - Extravagant
• Interrogative - a. What is better than an active life?
• Direct - c. Adverb
• Punctuation Marks - d. None of the above

For further clarifications or any doubts that might have arisen, you can comment below. Feel free to drop a mail at uppsc.solutions@gmail.com

ALL THE BEST!!!