i haven't seen any marks sheets etc but i asked seniors to recommend whether to opt economics or not as i have done m.sc economics. a few suggested not to opt as its low scoring and its scores range from 120-25 on average. a few encouraged me to opt it as they thought it was high scoring subject. but then i decided not to opt, because the opponents were more. i will not suggest u personally, because in css all what we need is SCORES. u have plenty of other high scoring subjects and u can go for them (in your profile u have mentioned geography OR economics) geography has consistently been scoring subject, its my optional subject as well so i have some know how about it, its very easy to prepare.... final choice is always yours
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