Actually I enjoyed yesterday's competition. If it was GK it would have been boring. See the the aim of the competition was focus, focus on the goal when n number of distractions happen. The lights, the shriek sound( it was crazy to be frank). You need a calm mind. Well if look at first it doesnt have anything to do with civil services examinations.
But I would say it does have lot to do with competitive examination. Your focus in when n number of distractions are happening. How much you are prepared , if you are not focused enough and does not have a calm mind when you are in the examination hall you are going to lose big time how much smart you are.
Let me tell you one incident. When I had gone for writing CAT , there was a temple nearby to the school I was allotted. There was some festival going on there. We could hear wonderful songs like " Bole Chudiyaan " and " Kah do naa you are my Soniya" in the examination hall. Believe it was not easy doing data intrepration listening to that, nor was reading comphrehension. Your focus did waver when your ear drums are assaulted with chartbusters one after another. Results was there to see when my data intrepratation marks were low😕.
I didnt say I didnt perform well in CAT because there was temple festival. If my focus was intact that shouldnt have affected me as many people in that hall that included my friends did better than me.
Academics is one thing, but can you survive the distraction for a tough exam like UPSC. It might songs, some political party meeting with speakers and speeches going on, some procession on the road with people shouting slogans this all can happen near the school/college given to you for writing exams. This is India and you cant stop people from expressing what they want and it is you who have to live with it.
So the competition does judge the focus of the participant and that's why I want her tower to be intact. A girl going to face UPSC exam cannot be shown wanting focus.