Topic: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
4. Form a critical assessment of the parliamentary form of government adopted by the Indian polity. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 2 and mentioned as part of Mission-2023 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about features of parliamentary form of government, its pros and cons.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by describing parliamentary form of government adopted by India.
Body:
In the first part, write about the major features of Parliamentary forms of government in India. Nominal and Real Head, Executive is a Part of Legislature, Majority Party Rule, Collective Responsibility etc.
Next, write about its advantages – Represents Diverse Group, Better Co-Ordination Between Legislature and Executive etc.
Next, write about its limitations of the parliamentary form of government.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a balanced opinion on parliamentary form of government.
