How Actress Rubina Dilaik’s Instagram Post From 2020 Became A Question In UPSC CSE 2022

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How Actress Rubina Dilaik’s Instagram Post From 2020 Became A Question In UPSC CSE 2022

“Follow Rubina Dilaik on Instagram, and you may have an insight on UPSC questions”- a sentence that may have sounded absurd to people before, is now as real as ever! The followers of Rubina Dilak - a 34-year-old TV actor who is best known for being the winner of Big Boss 14, may have had a bit of help from the veteran actor if they had appeared for the UPSC CSE examination.

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Rubina made a reel on a specific breed of mushrooms on Instagram back in 2020, which showed up in the UPSC Prelims paper this year in the form of a question. The seemingly coincidental affair has sparked off conspiracy theories as aspirants wonder if UPSC question paper setters are also followers of Rubina Dilaik.

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A Meme Just Got Real

There was a multiple-choice question in the UPSC prelims where the aspirants were asked about "Gucchi", which according to the question, was “sometimes mentioned in the news". No, not the fashion brand GUCCI we know, but this “Gucchi” is a mushroom that grows in the forest areas of the Himalayan range.

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The options provided along the question were “a fungus", something that “grows in the Himalayan Forest areas" and “it is commercially cultivated in the Himalayan foothills of north-eastern India." The first and second options are both correct.

While Gucci may have made the question easier, does Gucchi ring a bell for you? Well, if you had followed Rubina on Instagram, it would have!

Netizens React To Rubina’s Helpfulness

Rubina created a reel in 2020 that shared information about Gucchi mushrooms. Trolls would normally have said, "likh leta hun, kahin UPSC mein na aa jaye," but they wouldn't be laughing now.

New viewers are flooding back into the reel. One person even commented, "Ab pta chla sirf padhai se kaam ni chlta thoda bohot insta bhi chlana padta h [Got it now. Just studying isn't enough; a little Instagram is also required]."

"Likh leta hu, UPSC m na aajaye" meme just got real!#RubinaDilaik @RubiDilaik #UPSCPrelims2022 pic.twitter.com/xIq56ycLsF
— Ashish Pareek (@pareektweets) June 5, 2022

Who can think this could happen? But it did. Only some celebs travel around the world & promote the local culture & cuisine and @RubiDilaik is one of them 😍 #RubinaDilaik #RubiHolics #UPSC #UPSCPrelims2022 #RubinaDilaikInKKK12 #Ardh pic.twitter.com/ca37pCh3Yb
— AHRV (@Rubisworld1) June 5, 2022

#RubinaDilaik is viral today among #UPSC students.
Today was #UPSCPrelims2022 paper and 1 question asked from Rubina's insta post. 🤣🤣#MunawarFaruqui #MunawarKiJanta https://t.co/upmoTQxQic
— Akhil Sharma (@akhilsharma_07) June 5, 2022

In the era of non-informative celebrities follow someone who is informative to upgrade your knowledge and skills. Proud of Rubi for being so informative❤️

"likh leta hu, kya pata #UPSC mein na aajaye" meme just got real by @RubiDilaik 🤭#RubinaDilaik #UPSCPrelims2022 pic.twitter.com/hRVioXp4zX
— Rubina Dilaik Team 💎 (@RubinaTM) June 5, 2022

The UPSC CSE 2022

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) CSE prelims 2022 unofficial answer key is now available. According to expert exam analysis, the question paper was relatively easier than last year, but some questions were in the moderate to difficult range. This year's cut-off is expected to be in the 90-95 range, which is higher than last year's cut-off — 87.54 for the general category.

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