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One common doubt that students have is with regard to the style of
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answering questions. Though there is no set rule, it is wise to adopt a
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STYLEOFANSWERINGQUESTIONS:

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Issuesrelatedtodirectandindirect
farmsubsidiesandminimumsupport

It is just not enough to know all the facts and information but the most
importantthingtobekeptinmindistowriteananswerwhichhasaclear

and a logical frame, which presents information in a clear and concise

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whichisinterestingandabletoholdone'sattention.
Sothenextlogicalstepistoknowhowtowriteagoodanswer.Thefirst
step is to prepare the framework where one can list all ideas, thoughts
andfactsandwritethemdown.Itisimportanttoadoptanansweringstyle
which is natural, original and to the point. Emphasis should be given to

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language should be avoided at all costs. Care should be taken to avoid

grammatical mistakes which will give a negative opinion however good
theanswermaybe.Lastbutnottheleast,itisveryimportanttohavea
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Everyonerepeatedlytalksabouttheeffectivepartofthequestion.Thisis
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they wish the answers to be seen. The facts remain the same but the
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presentation differs. So enumerate means represent in numbers and

viewsmeansyouropiniononthoseverynumbersorfacts.Forexample

inenumeratethepopulationratioyougivedatalike93femalesper100
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Rights:Meaningandtheories

sameforwhichweneedtotakecareofthegirlchildetcetc.

differentkindsofrightsconceptof

Wewillexplaintoyouthemeaningandapplicationofsomeoftheterms
that appear repeatedly in questions in the IAS mains exam. We rae not

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goingbyfactsandthesentencesmaybefunnyattimes.Wearesimply

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Enumerate:

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Simplylistthepointsaboutthetopicanddon'tgivedetailedexplaination.

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"ThepopulationratioofIndiais93femalesper100males".

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CulturalEvolutionBroadOutlinesof
Prehistoriccultures

Narrate:

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"The Sex Ratio in India was okay till the time of Independence, but has

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been against women since then. In ancient times there seemed to be

morefemalesthanmalesasmalesseemedtohavemorethanonewife

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each. With growing say of women more and more women and girl
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morefemalesascomparedtomen."

Dene:
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should try to reproduce
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tofemalesinapopulation.SexRatioisatermusedtodefinethenumber
offemalesper1000males."

Evaluate/Assess/Examine:
Detailed explanations are required. Write in details whatever you know,
inlude one to two lines of introduction followed by three to four lines in
favourandthreetofourlinesagainstthegiventopic.Onetotwolinesof
implications if any, and then limitations of the concepts and finally the
conclusionintwotothreelinesneedstobeadded."Thehumansexratio,
isdefinedintermsofthenumberofmalesper100femaleswhichvaries
greatlybetweencountriesandregions.Thebiologicalnormisforthesex
ratio at birth to be about 105 more or less everywhere meaning just
over51%ofbirthsareboysandjustunder49%aregirls...."
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SelectLanguage
Opinion/Comment/Views:
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Whenever your opinion is asked, it should be full of optimism and your
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answershouldbefullofzealandenthusiasm.Giveconstructiveopinions
with optimistic, future oriented and progressive ideas. However your
opinions should be largely acceptable. "With India's growing economy,
gender equality and improving health facilites we are sure to have a
bettersexratio."

Purpose/Goal/Objec ve/Target:
What is to be achieved, what is the purpose, the goal, the objectives or
the targets? "India needs to control its population but at the same time
needstobringabalanceinthepopulationratio.Abalancedratioreflects
theprogressandfutureofacountry."

Analyse:
When it comes to analyse, it is the same as evaluation, assessment or
examination plus your opinion is also needed here. So, once you give
your opinion it means you are interpreting the event according to your
knowledge apart from detailed explanations. "The human sex ratio, is
defined in terms of the number of males per 100 females which varies
greatlybetweencountriesandregions.Thebiologicalnormisforthesex
ratio at birth to be about 105 more or less everywhere meaning just
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India's growing economy, gender equality and improving health facilites
wearesuretohaveabettersexratio."

Discuss:
A frequently used term, it means you can write whatever you know but
themostimportantthingistowriteasifyouaretalkingtotheexaminer.A
differing opinion can be used. "Surely India needs to do something to

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balance the sex ratio. We should do extra policing and stop clinics from
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Describe:
Thisistheeasiestthingtodoandjusttheoreticalknowledgeisrequired
here. You have to write basically its parts, what it is made up of,
constituents, characteristics and attributes. "Population Ratio is the sex
ratioortheratioofmalestofemalesinapopulation.Itisthenumberof
males per 100 females. Advanced countries have a sex ratio around
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100:97butIndiahas100:106....."

Cri cally:
An important term and a favourite of UPSC. Whenever it is asking
CriticallyExamine,CriticallyCommentorCriticallyAnalysejustremember
that you have to write both pros and cons and give a fair, unbiased or
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"Increasing the women population may increase the number of

dependants in a family in rural India and for a while it may be counter
productivebutasmoregirlsgeteducatedtheywillfindjobsandsupport
their families. Also eduacting a girl will only lead to increased level of
education in the next generation of the family as she will make sure all
herchildrengotoschool."

Elucidate/Elaborate/Expand/Exemplify:
Thesearemoreorlesssimilarwordsbutnotexactlythesame.Elucidate
means make it clear with examples to make it clear. Elaborate and
Expand mean detailed explanations. Exemplify means give a typical
exampleofthatparticularcategory.Pleaseincludecontemporaryaffairs,
connectionsorcurrentaffairs."Keralawith1084femalesforevery1000
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males has the highest sex ratio because of high levels of education
whereastheunionterritoryofChandigarhhasonly818femalesforevery
1000 males due to the gender bias in Punjab and Haryana. Since more
states are like chandigarh the overall India ratio is 940 females/1000
males."

Implica ons/Consequences/Outcomes/Results:
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Write about the possible scenario or impact of the event in question. "
DuetobetterhealthfacilitiesandreachofeducationtheIndiansexratio
hasshownmajorsignsofimprovementinthelast10years.Fromasmall
number of 933 in 2001, the bar has been raised to 940 in the 2011
CensusofIndia."

Contrast/Dis nguish:
Itmeanswritedifferencesnotsimilarities.Youcanwritesimilaritiesaswell
as differences if asked to Compare and Contrast. "Kerala with 1084
femalesforevery1000maleshasthehighestsexratiobecauseofhigh
levels of education whereas the union territory of Chandigarh has only
818femalesforevery1000males."

Signicance/Importance:
What happens because it exists or what happen if it doesn't exist. "Sex
Ratio is a great source to find the equality of males and females in a
societyatagivenperiodoftime."

Jus fy/Advocate:
Here you have to argue in favour of and write favourable comments as
far as reasonably possible. "More men per women is actually a good
thingaswomenareknowntolivelongerthanmenandasIndiadevelops
we are sure to catch up. We will not have the problem of missing men
any time soon like Russia has with sex ratio of 100:45." Illustrate:Use
examplesdata,diagramsandchartstomakeitclearer.

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