Question is instructing you to | What should you do? |
Discuss | Give both the positive and negative points(prelution and conclusion are must) |
Describe | focuss should be only on that particular subject matter(for ex: e-governance only)(prelution is must but conclusion is your optional) |
Explain | the answer should be based on answering in detail Why, How, for what, of that subject of thequestion.ie., we have to give all the important points.(prelution and conclusion are must) |
Distinguish | answer should be based on How the suject of question differs from otherthings.(only prelution is must) |
Differentiate | there should be detailed comparision and distinguishing(as said above) the subject of question with others.(only prelution is must) |
Examine | the answer should consist of the how good, what disadvantages, what impact of the subject of question. |
Enumerate | first list out the all the relevant points, then explain one by one.(prelution and conclusion are must) |
Reason | Find out what is the correct reason for the subject and explain one by one without side heading but highlighting the point with dots or numbers.(only prelution) |
Analyse | try to give your view with future impact and goods and bads.(both prelution and conclusion are must) |
Break the Question in 3 parts
First step is break the question into its configuration parts.
For example, consider this question asked in General Studies (Mains) exam of 2004
"Discuss the e-governance in Indian context"
Let's start the process of breaking this question.
For example, consider this question asked in General Studies (Mains) exam of 2004
"Discuss the e-governance in Indian context"
Let's start the process of breaking this question.
- Focus on topic on e-governance (subject of question)
- How to do in the cotext of india(base of question)
- What to do dicussing the positive and negative points of view(tool of question)
7 steps answer writing
- Find out the conclusive theme, when you read the question at first.
- Write shortly what is meant by e-governance(should be ideal/neutral)
- Directly go to the discussion neutrally.
- Try to begin with the positive points
- Give a negative point only after a positive point. This shows you to the evaluator that you are on the correct way of the answering the question and understood the question perfectly.
- Carefully keep the word limit
- At the end, give a finishing touch with the positive points. Why because, the evaluator provide marks only at the end of the answer, if you do so, it will make a good impression in the minds of the evaluator. Then we will get more and plus marks.
- Draw a conclusion in accordance with your answer. Do not give your suggestion but give the existing fact with currant context of India. Worth noting when handling a question(what you are asked to do)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012
Yojana and Kurukshetra: How to use them for UPSC preparation without wasting time?
Question from a reader
I use to read articles of Hindu, economic times daily and cover articles of yojna,kurukshetra within a month.How to prioritize this as they take much time and eats up time of the subjects.
Answer
- You don't have to read Yojana or Kurukshetra line by line.
- They've information on a few schemes, some suggestion for Development, [overrated] success stories of SHG and NGOs.
- The exam oriented information in each month's issue, can be summerized in a note in barely 2 pages or even less, depending on your notes-making skill. [Most of the names,dates,numbers and data-tables given in the magazine, are useless from exam point of view.]
- So, just scan through the pages, note down any useful fodder related to schemes and Development [which you can use in descriptive answers or essay] and then throw away the magazine in the store-room [or delete the pdf file from the harddisk].
- This exercise should take less than two hours and two A4 sized pages, each month for each magazine of Yojana and Kurukshetra.
Regarding How to read newspapers,- read this article
http://mrunal.org/2012/06/current-affairs-ias.html
http://mrunal.org/2012/06/current-affairs-ias.html
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