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General Studies – 1
Topic: population and associated issues
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India
Why the question:
The Centre’s recent decisions have sent the already-delayed decadal Census 2021 into a deep freeze. The government issued a notification in March 2019 for conducting the census and issued another in July 2019 for updating the National Population Register and launching the first phase of the census
Key Demand of the question:
To write about importance of collecting census data and the impact of delaying it.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context of census in India.
Body:
In the first part, discuss the importance of census – essential for planning the provision of health care, education, employment, etc, helpful in the debate related to reservation policy, targeted poverty reduction programmes etc
Next, write about the impact of delaying the conduct census – freezing the administrative boundaries, migration data, unemployment, poverty data and lack of targeted policy making etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent);
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Live Mint , Insights on India
Why the question:
earlier, a small find in Karnataka had made news, but it’s a bulky discovery in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) that could put India on the world map of this metal’s reserves, after the Geological Survey of India reported “inferred” lithium resources of 5.9 million tonnes in Reasi district.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the potential distribution of lithium and its strategic significance.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
In the first part, write about the potential distribution of lithium deposits in India. Draw a small representative map for better presentation.
Next, write about the strategic significance of the above – reduce dependence on imports, make India self-sufficient, boost to our EV programme, use of lithium in other industries etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
Difficulty level: Easy
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 importance of preamble.
Elaborate – Give a detailed account as to how and why it occurred, or what is the context. You must be defining key terms wherever appropriate and substantiate with relevant associated facts.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving various views of significance of Preamble for the constitution.
Body:
In the first part, write about the all the core constitutional features of the Preamble.
Next, Mention about the significance of the constitution like how it tells the nature of Indian state, objective of constitution, how it is useful to judiciary.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising that the preamble represents the soul and spirit of the Indian constitution.
Topic: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
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.
General Studies – 3
Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India
Why the question:
“MIIRA” or Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness will be aimed at coordinating millet research programmes at the international level.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the MIIRA initiative to popularise millets.
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving aims and objectives of Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness (MIIRA).
Body:
First, give context about the 2023 being declared the international year of millets of the U.N and importance of millet cultivation.
Next, write about the how the MIIRA initiative by India will help in overcoming various limitation in the cultivation of millets -– lack of renumeration, lack of promotion, lack of awareness etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
At an unscheduled briefing during a Parliament session this week, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar released details of the government’s projects on border infrastructure and connectivity. It focused on initiatives in the north and east along India’s 3,488 km border with China (Line of Actual Control or LAC), including ramping up infrastructure on the Indian side in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, as well as projects connecting India to “friendly” neighbouring states such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the importance of border infrastructure for strategic and security reasons.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by giving status of border infrastructure of India.
Body:
First, write about the strategic reasons for development of border infrastructure – strategic autonomy, strengthen regional connectivity, improve overall political relations between the countries etc.
Next, write about the security reasons for development of border infrastructure – prevent encroachment, prevent infiltration, guard against cross border terrorism, check smuggling and trafficking etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: plato.stanford.edu
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4 and part of ‘Philosophical Mondays’ in Mission-2023 Secure.
Key Demand of the question:
To form a critique of hedonism.
Directive:
Critically examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we have to look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by explaining hedonism.
Body:
First, explain in detail the various components of hedonism.
Next, write to what extent how sensual pleasures can be considered as the ends and the limitations of the above school of thought. Cite examples to substantiate.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a balanced opinion.
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