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General Studies – 1
Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography.
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2024 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the reasons for changing temperature, pressure and density in earth’s interior and importance of studying interior of the earth.
Directive word:
Explain – Clarify the topic by giving 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 a brief about the composition of the interior of the earth.
Body:
First, draw a small representative diagram of the interior of the earth. Highlight the changes in temperature, density and pressure along with it.
Next, write the reasons for changing temperature, pressure and density in earth’s interior.
Next, write about importance of studying interior of the earth.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2024 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the geomorphic process and significance of exogenic processes.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by defining geomorphic processes.
Body:
First, write about the detailed classification of geomorphic processes in to endogenic and exogenic. Use a flow chart to show the classification and cite examples.
Next, exogenic forces and how the shape the landforms.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
Data on the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s mobile app ‘Swachhata Abhiyaan’ identifies 6,253 cases of manual scavenging in the country. But the Ministry is not sure if the numbers are authentic.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the persistent practise of manual scavenging despite being banned and steps needed to stop it.
Directive:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate 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.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
First, write about reasons for lack of effective implementation of the law – lack of alternative livelihood opportunities for affected communities, political will, resources, and capacity-building of government agencies.
Next, write about the steps we can take in this regard – multi-pronged approach that addresses the root causes of the problem, provides alternative livelihood opportunities, ensures effective implementation of laws and policies, and promotes public awareness campaigns to change societal attitudes etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
It is a matter of shame for the Union Government and several State governments that the Supreme Court has had to remind them of their “consistent failure” in the past five years to act against the lynching of and mob violence against Muslims and marginalised sections by “cow vigilantes” in particular.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about why despite the presence of anti-mob lynching laws, there are incidents of mob lynching in India and providing measures to tackle the same.
Directive word:
Directive:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate 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.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
First, write about reasons for lack of effective implementation of the law – lack of alternative livelihood opportunities for affected communities, political will, resources, and capacity-building of government agencies.
Next, write about the steps we can take in this regard – multi-pronged approach that addresses the root causes of the problem, provides alternative livelihood opportunities, ensures effective implementation of laws and policies, and promotes public awareness campaigns to change societal attitudes etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
General Studies – 3
Topic: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Live Mint , Insights on India
Why the question:
The article argues that Indian gig workers should be provided with a well-crafted social security net.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the issues faced by gig workers, need to ensure and protect rights of gig workers.
Directive word:
Comment– here we must express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining gig workers and present a statistic regarding the number of gig workers in the Indian economy.
Body:
In the first talk about the ambiguity in gig economy which results in the exploitation of gig workers – lack of formal employer-employee relationship, remuneration, rigidity of working hours and the working conditions etc.
Next, write about the benefits of regulating the gig economy and steps needed to protect the rights of workers and grant them social protection.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
Topic: Government Budgeting.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Down to Earth
Why the question:
The article sheds light on the issue of trafficking in persons and how misinformation contributes to the persistence of this social problem, in the context of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the challenges faced in combating human trafficking and to evaluate the importance of long-term approaches in effectively curbing trafficking.
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 regarding the issue of human trafficking and its global prevalence.
Body:
First, Challenges in Combatting Human Trafficking – Identify and analyze the challenges faced by governments, law enforcement agencies, and civil society in addressing trafficking. Role of poverty, lack of education, and unemployment in perpetuating trafficking. Write about the complexities of investigating and prosecuting traffickers and the protection of victims.
Next, write about the Importance of Long-Term Strategies – education, and awareness campaigns can create a lasting impact, importance of international cooperation and the role of legal frameworks, Victim- Centred Approaches etc.
Next, write the downside of increased capital expenditure programmes – higher inflation, higher fiscal deficit etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
General Studies – 4
Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in private and public relationships.
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-2024 Secure.
Directive word:
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 describing the Rawl’s theory of justice.
Body:
Elaborate on Rawls developed a theory of justice based on social contract theory, holding that the natural state of human beings is freedom, not subjugation to a monarch, no matter how benign or well intentioned. Rawls’s theory views human beings as inherently good and, echoing Kant, inclined toward moral rectitude and action.
Next, write a critique that Rawls’s theory focuses primarily on the issue of distribution, because decisions made in ignorance can neither reward innovation and enterprise nor encourage risk.
Conclusion:
Complete by summarising.
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