[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 26 April 2018
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General Studies – 1
Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors
/contributions from different parts of the country.
1) Compare and contrast the swarajists and the no changers?(250 words)
Key demand of the question
The question demands us to bring out the point of similarities and differences between the swarajists and the no changers in terms of their objective, methodology, results etc.
Directive word
Compare and contrast – bring out the similarities and differences.
Structure of the answer
Introduction – mention in brief about the swarajists and no changers.
Body
- Cover the following issues (based on your own logic)
- Founders
- Objective
- Method
- Outcome
- Any ideological position they took
- Relationship with Britishers
- View of Gandhiji
- Achievements
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Conclusion – how they reconciled and their overall contribution to the Gandhian struggle.
General Studies – 2
Topic -structure, organization’s and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary
Why this question
Impeachment motion against CJI has been in news and the root cause behind the motion needs to be analysed in detail.
Key demand of the question
The question is asking us to examine whether the process of bench constitution is in tune with the principles enshrined in constitution, laws, PNJ etc. It asks us to formulate an opinion on whether the process merits reform based on the arguments provided.
Directive word
Critically analyze – bring out the various debates which have been brought to the forefront by the issue of roster of judges. Thereafter form your opinion based on your arguments
Structure of the answer
Introduction – Mention about the impeachment motion and correlate it to the issue at hand.
Body
- Discuss the current process
- Pros of the current process
- Mention about past judgments
- Authority of CJI as head of judiciary
- Etc
- Cons
- Violation of right againt arbitrariness ingrained in right to equality
- Various court judgements
- Misuse of discretionary power
- In this section also highlight how the current process caused an issue and will continue to do so
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Conclusion – mention your stand while suggesting a way forward
TOPIC: Devolution of power and finances upto local levels and challenges therein
Why this question
73rd and 74th constitutional amendment have often been asked in the exam. Moreover, the silver Jubilee year gives us an opportunity to reflect on the performance of LBs and suggest changes if required.
Key demand of the question
The question makes an assertion that it is better to have no panchayati Raj as compared to bad panchayati Raj because of the faith of people in democratic decentralization will weaken. Hence we have to assess the performance of the Act, shortcomingd and suggest way forward.
Directive word
Discuss – have to provide all the pictures of panchayati Raj – advantages, disadvantages, what more could be done, reports of various committees etc.
Structure of the answer
Introduction – mention in brief about the two constitutional amendments.
Body
- Highlight the negatives of the act
- Not real empowerment
- Lack of devolution
- Poor finances
- Etc
- Highlight positives
- Empowerment
- Women reservation etc
- Mention how can we improve local governments – suggest reforms suggested by various committees etc
Conclusion – summarise your answer while highlighting the need for democratic decentralization in India
TOPIC:Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating
to Health, Education, Human Resources.
Why this question.
The issue of health has been one of the most critical challenge faced by the recent. The issue of health coverage for the vulnerable section is sought to be improved through NHPS. Thus complete analysis of NHPS is important for the exam.
Key demand of the question
The question demands us to analyze the challenges and the shortcomings of NHPS taking cues from the experience of Rajasthan govt in implementing Bhamashah scheme. We also have to suggest the way forward based on the experiences of Bhamashah and other best practices
Directive word
Critically examine – have to analyze NHPS and Bhamashah from multiple perspectives and provide an opinion on the future of the scheme.
Structure of the answer
Introduction – discuss the health challenge faced by state and the need for a comprehensive health coverage scheme.
Body
- Discuss details of both the schemes
- Take cues from the learnings of Bhamashah and extrapolate it to NHPS
- Also discuss experience of the state in implementing the scheme previous to this with similar objectives – RSBY
- Discuss what can be done to better outcomes
Conclusion – mention your stand on the future of the scheme and suggest a way forward to mitigate the risks and shortcomings.
TOPIC : Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or
affecting India’s interests
Why this question
Inter-BRICS health cooperation is gaining momentum and represents a promising channel for improving health as illustrated by the yearly meetings of the respective ministers of health. Such cooperation provides the countries with a valuable platform to share their experiences and to work together to address key public health issues, including neglected tropical diseases. India has recently signed a MoU in this direction. The issue is related to GS- syllabus-
Key demand of the question
The question wants us to discuss why BRICS countries must cooperate in the field of regulation
amongst the medical regulatory agencies, what are the benefits involved.
Directive word
Analyze- we have to breakup the question into individual key issues involved here, and then write in detail about the each and bring about a holistic answer as per the demand of the question.
Structure of the answer
Introduction- introduce your answer by mentioning some key related facts for BRICS. E.g BRICS countries represent around 25% of the world’s gross national income, more than 40% of the world’s population and about 40% of the global burden of disease.
Body- divide the body into two parts.
In one part, discuss why there is a need for cooperation among regulating agencies of BRICS countries. e.g internationalization of education, migration of doctors, treatment of higher education as a trading commodity in WTO, high disease burden, greater role for the group in future.
IN the other part, discuss what has already been done ( e.g centre for Health Policy and promotion’s efforts, recent MoU etc.
Conclusion- briefly highlight the growing importance, prosperity and high disease burden of BRICS countries and bring out a concise yet holistic conclusion, based on the above analysis.
General Studies – 3
TOPIC : Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth,
development and employment.
Why this question
Any country including India wants to improve and increase its business opportunities, so that it could earn more revenue and create more employment opportunities. This can be corroborated by the ease of business reforms undertaken by India and also other countries. India is a large market and the size will further grow in the wake of economic growth and population increase. However, despite the presence of so many business opportunities, it is very difficult to undertake a large scale business activity. The question is related to GS- syllabus under the following heading-
Key demand of the question
The question wants us to write in length about; why India, as a market offers so many opportunities to the business and then we have to discuss what are the challenges involved therein.
Directive word
Discuss- we have to dig deep into the issue and write in detail about the opportunities as well as challenges involved. Here we also have to provide suggestions to improve the present situation.
Structure of the answer
Introduction- introduce your answer by the recent initiatives introduced by the govt. to improve the ease of doing business in India.
Body- divide the body of the answer into 2 main parts.
In one part, discuss in points, why India is promising market for the businesses. E.g large population, growing economy, increasing per capita income, low access to many business products like telecom etc.
In the other part, discuss, what are the challenges involved. E.g low per capita income, regulatory issues, issue of raising capital etc.
Conclusion- briefly suggest ways to improve the business opportunities in India and how to remove the challenges involved therein. E.g clubbing of business activities to gain a larger share of customer’s budgetary expenses, introduction of new technologies etc.
