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fatima_ansari @fatima_ansari

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2nd attemptTarget 2027Hindi mediumOptional: Sociology
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Prefer writing in Hindi; still using a few English standard books with Hindi margin notes.

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GS2 value addition – how many committees / judgements per answer?
2026-11-01 19:19:00
One solid reference + argument it is. I'll rewrite last week's answer with that cap.
 Essay: how many examples is too many?
2026-11-01 21:41:00
I aim for a few well-used examples (maybe 4–5 across the whole essay) and spend more lines explaining why they matter to the argument. A short anecdote plus one scheme plus one historical reference i…
 GS2 introductions: definition vs a current hook?
2026-10-13 19:06:00
Same. If the question already has a quote or a statement, I don't redefine it, I just take a position and move to points.
 A basic IR organisation doubt – reports vs the body itself
2026-10-22 20:40:00
Same. I also write one example country or India's rank only if the monthly mentioned it, not from a random website, because those numbers go stale.
 Hindi medium – how much of the English standard books do you still use?
2026-11-04 22:15:00
Margin notes in Hindi is a good middle path. I'll try that for polity first.
 Optional: PSIR vs Sociology for an engineering background
2026-10-13 21:55:00
I shortlisted both too. What helped me was looking at the last 8–10 years of optional papers (not coaching claims) and seeing which questions I could even attempt after a week of reading a basic intr…