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'eason
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one "ithout side heading but highlighting the point "ith dots or
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)nalyse
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2!345 Res+onses to DAILY ANSWER WRITING CHALLENGE
D Elder .omments
C& (a%ya
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at F:<G pm
0andate and structure of E,.W
*he Erganisation for the ,rohibition of .hemical Weapons (E,.W) is an international
organisation that "as established in CGGB by the countries that joined the .hemical
Weapons .onvention (.W.)
0andate : *he E,.W is the enforcing branch of .W. charged "ith the implementation
of the conventions H Iiradication of .hemical "eapons after ratification# prevention of
further reimergence of any chemical "eapon# assisting members against chemical threats
and fostering cooperation to promote safe research in .hemistry&7
-tructure : *he E,.W consists of the I.onference of the -tates ,arties7 as principal
organ of the Erganisation and the I!xecutive .ouncil7 designed primarily to determine
%uestions of policy and resolve matters arising bet"een the -tates ,arties on technical
issues or on interpretations of the .onvention as "ell as the I*echnical -ecretariat7
charged "ith assisting the .onference of the -tates ,arties and the !xecutive .ouncil
"ith the Jverification measuresK provided for in the .hemical Weapons .onvention&
*hree subsidiary bodies are established to aid the three main organs of the E,.W in their
"or/ : the -cientific )dvisory ;oard# the )dvisory ;ody on )dministrative and
(inancial 8ssues# and the .onfidentiality .ommission&
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o (a%ya
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at F:C1 pm
,lease provide a revie" everyone >
L 84-8G$*- please provide a response -irM
*han/ you
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:C1 pm
-abya#
)ll facts are right& ;ut one line introduction and conclusion is good for
CN< "ord ans"ers& 8 as/ed this because of -yrian situation# may be a
mention "ould have been good&
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,r-un .una-i
4ovember CN# 1<C6 at G:1G pm
ya u r right& if "e mention syrian tragedy "e7ll get more mar/s&
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o Daniel /raig
Ectober 1F# 1<C6 at 2:C2 am
nicely "ritten&& succinct and relevant information
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1& Ram (harma
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at F:CN pm
C& .omment on the performance of 8ndia recently as a nonpermanent member in the
+4-.
8ndia "as elected for the seventh time as the nonpermanent member of the +nited
4ations -ecurity .ouncil in 1<CC& .oming after a gap of CO years# 8ndia7s election "as
seen as a step in the direction of reforming the -ecurity .ouncil& 8ts rise "as also an
appreciation of 8ndia7s arrival at the "orld stage& 8n that sense# 8ndia failed in getting any
longterm commitment by the ,N# ho"ever# there do remain certain notable contributions&
During its presidency# 8ndia highlighted the need for reforming the -ecurity .ouncil& )s
an example# almost 1:6rd of the agenda of +4-. and 6:2th of the time of the +4-. "as
spent on )frican countries& )nd# therefore# argued that permanent and nonpermanent
members should be expanded&
8t criticised the "estern "orld for its highhandedness of conflict areas& 8ndia as/ed the
developed "orld to ensure that dialogue remains the first step to"ards reconciliation and
use of force "as the last resort& $o"ever# 8ndia came under criticism for its inconsistency
on the -yrian issue& 8t highlighted the "illingness of the developed countries to supply
arms and support to dislodge certain regimes# but remained noncommitted to the +4
,eace/eeping (orce&
*he presidency of 8ndia "as in line "ith its stated position of maintaining independent
foreign policy& *he country did not align itself "ith any particular group "ithin the ,N&
)t the same time# 8ndia used the platform to articulate its foreign policy and legitimise its
right for a permanent membership of a reformed +4-.&
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o alo& rai
-eptember 1<# 1<C6 at C:16 am
L ram sharma try this %uestion as it is related to your this %uestion&&
!xamine 8ndia claim for a permanent seat in +4 security councilM
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6& 0ic&y'''
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at F:16 pm
C)What are the main determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia?
)ns"er:
*here are various determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia& -ome of them have been
traditional and some have emerged as the society has progressed& *he traditional factors
include religion# caste# class# gender etc& Whereas the modern factors are development#
change# foreign policy inclusiveness# money# musclepo"er&
*he polity of 8ndia is a very uni%ue one and parties often to grapple maximum seats
create some factors "hich lead to changed voting behaviour& -ome ne" promises are
made in the manifestoes "hich claim to benefit the people& (actors li/e antiincumbency
also leads to voting against the ruling party& *he charismatic personalities of some leader
also attract huge votes due some of their %ualities# li/e Pa"aharlal 4ehru# 8ndira Gandhi#
)tal ;ihari 9ajpayee etc &
-ometimes the voting behaviour get influenced by certain recent incidents# ta/en place or
ta/ing place in and around the nation& Ether factors include social # economic #
educational bac/ground of the voters also& ,olitical consciousness is lac/ing in some#
thus affecting the voting reasons&
*he period before CGO<7s "as mostly mass based# clean polity& *he sense of freedom
attainment "as still fresh and almost largely leaders had a vision# honesty and integrity&
;ut since then features such as communalism# regionalism# casteism# mandalisation#
criminalisation # corruption etc have creeped inside the system and hugely affected the
voting behaviour&
;ut lately "e have seen more radical development issues li/e inclusivity # humanbased#
massbased# sustainability have come and political consciousness have enlarged
significantly& *hus "e can conclude that 8ndian polity is a multideterminant system and
different factors play at different places and time&
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o 0ic&y'''
84-8G$*- please revie"& please chec/ the intro and conclusion part &
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at C<:2G pm
5our introduction is excellent& ;ut the second paragraph is not in
continuity "ith the introduction& 5ou "ould have explained Itraditional
factors7 there "hich "ould have given continuity&
'est of the ans"er is good& 0ore point are needed& )lso 8 don7t thin/ it is
a good idea to mention names of politicians in the ans"er&
.onclusion is also good& 8t is apt&
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mani
-eptember CO# 1<C6 at B:<O pm
dont use the "ord Mthus "e conclude bossMremaining good
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o souvi& %aner-ee
-eptember G# 1<C6 at C<:C< am
9ery good&
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o (an-eev 1umar
Ectober CF# 1<C6 at N:2B pm
C& !ducation level play a huge role in modern voting behavior as uneducated
people are less care about integrity:human value:democracy# as they are not a"are
about it&
1& ?ac/ of faith in governance lead to divert even educated cro"d as they are less
interested in voting thin/s it7s a time "aste activity
6& ?egislative policy: as 4E*) option recently announced can affect voting
behavior
etcM
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sailor (*RI 22
Ectober 11# 1<C6 at C:<F pm
dear sanjeev&
i "ould li/e to disagree "ith you on your first point #Kuneducated are less
care about integrity :human value :democracy&K
uneducated and poor "as the major force behind 8ndian national
movement and they firmly hope and believe in democracy (mostly fooled
by leaders) #
human values could be e%ually understood by uneducated people
and
issues on national integrity are "ell explained to them by media
although immediate economic gain (food #shelter #house&job etc) are more
tempting for such people because of obvious reasons&
/indly ac/no"ledge
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2& 0ic&y'''
1)J*he conditions of the urban poor are more deplorable than that of their rural
counterpartsK& Give your vie"s&
)ns"er :
)lthough poverty itself is a curse "hether it is in urban or rural areas& ;ut it has been
lately observed from various surveys and analysis that urban poor are more deplorable
than their rural counterparts& *his picture comes as contradiction to the general notion
that urban area people have better %uality of life than rural areas& $o"ever this does not
follo" in the case of poor&
*he urban poor perform poorly #on majority of the parameters studied #as compared to
rural poor& Whether it may be infant mortality# illiteracy # child marriage# healthcare etc
or other factors li/e malnourishment # hunger# safe provision for delivery# defecation etc #
condition of urban poor is "orse than the latter & !ven on the factors li/e declining sex
ratio# poor access to "ater# child labour # high cases of anaemia in children and "omen
etc # rural poor fare better than urban counterparts&
)lthough the facilities available in cities and to"ns are more and better than rural areas #
still it has been seen that access to them is negligible for the poor& *hey continue to live
on their subsistence level in the slums& )bove all the prices and costs are more in cities
for almost every commodity# thus urban poor even if getting more pay is not able to
sustain itself& *he %uality of air# contaminated "ater of industries# drains etc feed these
people leading to greater health haQards for them than in rural areas&
*hus it can be seen although urban poor are increasing consistently# but there condition is
no better than the rural poor&
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o 0ic&y'''
Guys please chec/
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,n-ali
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 6:NG pm
9ic/y rest of the ans"er is good& first t"o lines# in introduction are not
coherent&
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N& 3anish
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at B:N< pm
Q) What are the main determinants of the voting behavior in 8ndia?
)) 9oting rights is among the main pillars of democracy& +nderstanding "ho participates
and "hy is important to determine "ho has a voice in politics& 8n the diverse country li/e
8ndia 8ndividuals:groups:-ociety:city:state:region might have different voting behavior
"hich could be buc/eted in follo"ing factors:
'epresentation of group:8nterest: 8ndia represents diversity of religion# language# caste
etc& "hich motivates citiQens to have their representation in policy ma/ing to
protect:develop their rights& -imilarly economic differences among people necessitates
the need of fair representationR thus influencing the voting behavior of citiQens&
.ivic and political involvement: *he active involvements of people in civil society
issues or political issues encourage citiQens to vote& *he active involvement could be both
progovernment and antigovernment# but it reflects the acceptance of democratic system&
*rust in government institution: ;y and large# if there is no trust in government
institutions# citiQens tend to avoid their participation& *he case of 0aoists affected area is
clear evidence of that&
*olerance level: *hough it7s a resultant of above mention points but in extreme cases#
level of tolerance determines the active or passive or disruptive voting behavior&
Ether factors li/e education# gender# age# %uota etc& are factors "hich further impact the
degree of voting behavior&
*hus# in a democracy li/e 8ndia# to ensure the smooth functioning and legitimacy of
electoral process# it is essential to observe the voting behavior of 8ndia& *he role of
government and its institutions is critical to ensure inclusive involvement of citiQens in
electoral process&
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o 3anish
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:N1 pm
L8nsights
,lease revie"& *hough after reading the ans"ers of others 8 thin/ 8 missed point
of charismatic leadership& )lso in the conclusion 8 missed !.8# code of conduct
etc&
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:2F pm
8ntroduction is not good& 8t is confusing actually (second line)& 0any
points are there# but you should arrange them "ell (for eg& this point
7-imilarly economic differences among people necessitates the need of
fair representationR thus influencing the voting behavior of citiQens&7 under
I representation of group:interest 3 should have been a "hole different
point)
.onclusion is good&
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F& tushar
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at O:11 pm
8ndia is the largest functioning democracy in the "orld and every electoral process is
largest in the "orld because of the sheer number& !lections are one of the crucial aspects
this democracy& *he voting behaviour in 8ndia has not been static and has sho"n
variations across regions and across time&
During the first t"o general elections# voting behaviour "as influenced by the
charismatic leadership& 0ost of the leaders li/e Pa"aharlal 4ehru# -ardar patel# etc&
played important part in the national movemement and thus attracted huge support among
masses&
)nother factor affecting voting behavior is .aste and community& 8ndian society is highly
plural and divided into multiple communities and sects& ,eople often identify "ith the
leaders of their group and this affects voting behavior&
With the rise of regional parties and emergence of regional aspirations# regionalism has
also become one of the important factors during elections& *his is "ell supported by the
gro"th of strong regional parties in states li/e )ndhra ,radesh# tamil nadu# Erissa etc&
8n addition# sympathy "ith the certain leaders is also one of the important reasons
affecting voting behaviour& *he general elections of CGO2 and CGGC "ere "on by riding
on the sympathy votes&
8n addition# "ith the gro"ing literacy and rising middle class# issues such as
developent# high inflation# misgovernance# corruption etc have become very important
factors in determining the electoral results&
*hus the voting behavior in 8ndia has been dynamic and very complex& *here are a mix
of factors "hich operate and decide the voting behavior& )lso# these factors are not
uniform throughout the country# but vary accordingly&
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o tushar
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at O:16 pm
8nsights#
,lease revie"& (1FC "ords)
*han/s#
tushar
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at C<:N2 pm
4o comments& 8t is a good ans"er& ;oth introduction and conclusion are
very good&
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,n-ali
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 2:<C pm
*ushar# conclusion is very good&
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o souvi& %aner-ee
-eptember G# 1<C6 at C<:CF am
9ery "ell "ritten&
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B& (hu%hangi
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at O:6F pm
L 8nsights and Lall MM&&,lease help me out "ith this %uestion&
JGive your vie"s on "hether ';87s mandate should be confined to price stability or it
needs to pursue other objectives as "ell?K
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o ece%loggers
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at G:2B pm
,lease find belo" some pertinent points from a recent speech by ';8 guv -ubba
'ao "hich addressed your %uestion
*he 'eserve ;an/7s monetary policy aims at three objectives 3 price stability#
gro"th and financial stability& *o contend that the 'eserve ;an/ is obsessed "ith
inflation# oblivious to gro"th concerns# 8 thin/# is both inaccurate and unfair& *he
'eserve ;an/ is committed to inflation control# not because it does not care for
gro"th# but because it does care for gro"th&
an environment of lo" and stable inflation is a necessary precondition for
sustainable gro"th&
monetary policy is also about reducing hunger and malnutrition# putting children
in school# creating jobs# building roads and bridges and increasing the
productivity of our farms and firms
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O& tushar
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at G:C2 pm
,overty is one of the major social challenges facing the country& *hough# it affects people
living in rural areas and urban areas ali/e# the situation of poor in the urban areas is
particularly bad& -everal reasons are responsible for this&
+rban areas have in the recent years seen a lot of gro"th in terms of population and
density& *his has resulted in lac/ of ade%uate facilities
li/e sanitation# "ater# drainage etc& *hese conditions affect the poor the most as they rely
solely on the governments7 efforts and can7t afford private facilities&
Gro"th of large urban centres has seen a great increase in the prices of land and housing
has become extremely expensive in these areas& ,oor people "ho are unable to afford
houses in a good locality are forced to live in slum areas& *he slums li/e Dharavi in
0umbai and slums in outs/irts of Delhi lac/ basic facilities and people are forced to live
in confined places&
8n addition# most of the slum d"ellers are mostly migrant "ho come for better future and
livelihood prospects& *hese people often don7t have the re%uired documents for opening
ban/ accounts# getting ration cards etc& and are most often excluded from the government
entitlements&
)lso# unli/e the rural areas# the social "elfare schemes in the areas of health# maternity
"elfare# employment are lesser in the urban areas and their penetration is lo"&
Ef late the government has realiQed the plight of urban poor and started a lot of "elfare
schemes for them& ;asic -ervices for +rban ,oor (;-+,)# -"arnajayanti -hehari
-"arjogar yojana# 'ajiv )"as 5ojana etc are fe" steps in that direction&
(1FG "ords)
8nsights# please revie"&
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o IN(I)*+(
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:<F pm
)gain no comments& )ns"er is lucid and to the point "ith good introduction and
conclusion&
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o Ni&&u
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at B:C1 pm
L8nsights# 8 had a doubt regarding this %uestion& )lmost everybody has ans"ered
"ith a vie" that urban poor are "orse off than rural poor& -ince the %uestion has
the directive JGive your vie"sK# can "e ta/e an opposite stand to the statement
made in the %uestion& -tatistics seem to point that the poverty is "orse off in rural
areas (in terms of the human indexes)# and it is the lac/ of opportunity in rural
areas that is acting as a push factor for urban migration&
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at B:N1 pm
4i//u#
*hat7s "hat most of us do 3 "e ta/e the given statement for granted& 8n
such cases the directive "ord comes to the rescue&
*o the %uestion above you can give either vie"s but must have solid
evidence to substantiate your arguments&
0ost of us have read or heard some"here that the given statement above
is mostly true&
8 thin/ you can not compare urban and rural poverty in terms of $D8
"hich considers education# life expectancy and income levels as major
criteria& 8n some cases# in these indicators urban poor "ill be ahead
compared to rural poor# but "hen compared to their urban compatriots#
their condition is pathetic&
0ay be you can give a balanced ans"er to this %uestion& 8f you argue in
favour of rural poor being very poor# this belies many other studies&
,lease see the follo"ing lin/s:
http:::"eb&"orldban/&org:W;-8*!:!S*!'4)?:*E,8.-:!S*+';)4D
!9!?E,0!4*:!S*+';)4,E9!'*5:<##content0DT:1<11BFBGUme
nu,T:2B6O<2Upage,T:C2OGNFUpi,T:1CFFCOUthe-ite,T:62C61N#<<&html
http:::"""&theguardian&com:"orld:1<C6:mar:11:indiaslumdogcensus
poorconditions
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o souvi& %aner-ee
-eptember G# 1<C6 at C<:6< am
Well
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o dp45
-eptember 6<# 1<C6 at 2:1B pm
9ery nice# lucid and to the point ans"erM"ith perfect balance
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G& 0i-ay .ateriya
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at G:6B pm
)What are the main determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia?
8n a Democratic -ystem#individuals and parties contest in election to get the votes and
represent the general !lectorate in the sacred ,arliament&*hese people and parties
prepares manifestos containing demands and needs of the general public and party7s
priority and ideology&,eople are expected to cast their vote after careful
ac/no"ledgement of these ideologies&*hus these should be the main determinants of
voting behaviour&;ut practically many latent influences do function&
8ndia is a multiparty#multilevel democracy "here a billion plus electorate elects the
representatives to various levels of political system#8n last FF years#CN ?o/sabha elections
people have voted different parties to po"er not solely on the grouds of their socio
economic programmes#their developmental ideologies but different other forces have
been used by these political parties to influence voters opinion&
.asteism#'egionalism#?inguism#;ribing#offering (avouratism#.ommunalism are the
important needing mention "here parties projects the cause of a particular
caste#region#language#disadvantaged sections#offers cash and other luxuries to get the
valued votes in its favour&0ost often no" parties are betting upon .riminals as they can
also have a hard on impact upon voting pattern&
8ndia7s vast diversity might be a factor to these causes#!lection commission7s efforts has
curbed many of these evil practices li/e booth capturing#providing illegal incentives to
voters&0oral code of conduct has been an useful device but some other li/e casteism are
there to stay considering 8ndia7s social structure&!fforts li/e a"areness of voters#9oting
campains could be considerable#media needs to play a bigger role&)lso individual has a
moral responsibility to himself maintain the dignity of election process&
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o 0i-ay .ateriya
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at G:21 pm
insights and everybody please have a loo/ at my ans"er do provide feedbac/
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:6< pm
Good ans"er& ;ut one observation: 5ou should not use the "ord I*hus7 in
the introduction 3 I*hus these should be the main determinants of voting
behaviour7 3 it sounds li/e a conclusion& )lso you have not mentioned
many Ideterminants7 there to use the above mentioned sentence&
)lso# your second paragraph sounds li/e another introduction& 5ou "ould
have given a single solid introduction by combining paragraph C and 1&
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0i-ay .ateriya
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:<2 pm
*han/ you i7ll try to improve&
do you thin/ i m getting improved or just holding on my "ea/ness&
please reply
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:61 pm
5ou have improved a lot& .ontent is great& !ven fe"
introductions "ere very good&
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0i-ay .ateriya
)ugust 1F# 1<C6 at B:1B pm
than/s a lotMMencouraging
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(hu%hangi
)ugust 1F# 1<C6 at O:2N am
good attempt& )s rightly pointed out by insights# use of JthusK not
recommended in initial para&
5ou missed most imp pointM&educational level of voter n candidate&
(ollo" simple la" of T8-- /eep it simple and short&
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neera-
)ugust 1G# 1<C6 at C:1O am
L -hubhangi )re you from 88*;$+# 1<C< batch&&
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C<& 6vi&a
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at G:6G pm
9oting behaviour is politically and psychologically driven& *he term explains "hy and
ho" do people decide their votes& *he various factors driving voting behaviour in 8ndia
can be grouped under socioeconomic and political factors&
)n important socioeconomic factor is education that enhances people7s normative
commitment to"ards voting& 8t gives them a higher sense of civic duty and "ith more
political resources at their disposal they can ma/e informed choices&
Wooing a particular caste has al"ays been the principal agenda of many politicians in
8ndia& 'ecently the )llahabad $. placed a ban on castebased rally in +,# particularly by
;P,# .ongress# ;-, and -,&
'eligion plays as important a role as caste in influencing voting behaviour& ;P, is
notorious for perpetuating secularism and causing communal violence by raising issues
li/e )yodhya&
?ingual controversies play a role in state level politics& *he decision on separation of
*elangana from ), by the .ongress that is seen as election gimmic/ is a case in hand&
*here are other factors li/e 'egionalism# ideological commitment# class interests and
gender that play a major role&
*he political factors li/e campaigns# rallies# manifestos and freebies are emotional
appeals to increase the support base& +nli/e socioeconomic factors# these instill positive
emotions and raise hope about the candidate in the minds of the voters& *hese help the
political parties expand their voteban/s into rural areas "here media fails to reach at
times&
*he parties use populist slogans li/e I;harat 4irman7 by the .ongress# and I8ndia
-hinning7 by ;P, to induce confidence among voters by giving a consolidated account of
the past activities&
Ether factors are .harismatic personality of the candidate# his contacts and party loyalty
of the people&
-o# voting behaviour in 8ndia is influenced by many factors& Different factors manifest
themselves in different regions at different points of time&
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CC& &alyani
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at C<:21 pm
*he conditions of urban poor are more deplorable than that of their rural counter parts&
Give your vie"s
When it comes to the matter of urban poor# majority of us has a misconception that the
condition of urban poor are much better than their rural counter parts& ;ut they are
actually the "orst neglected section in every society& 0any of them "ere migrated from
rural areas eyeing better job opportunities and living conditions& ;ut urban cities are not
yet prepared to accept such a large floc/ of migration& -o# their life got ended in
unhygeinic slums "ith highest density of population& ;ac/ in rural areas they "ere atleast
privileged to pure drin/ing "ater and though majority of them didn7t have latrines# there
vast lands "ere there for open defacation& ;ut in urban slums they do lac/ pure drin/ing
"ater and in a small area hundreds "ere defacating# "hich are the main reasons for
communicable diseases& *hen# even if they are getting some job# as living cost is too
high# they cannot fetch out a decent living "hich they dreamt& .ondition of children are
also much "orse& *hey are not getting enough education and child labour is more
prevalent among urban children& 0ost of them prefer child labour to education to earn
money and live in the "hims and fancies# "hich are offered in the urban life& )nd even
anti social elements are more palpable in urban children& -o# in every strata of life urban
poor are suffering more& -ince they are labelled as Iurban poor7 government aids are also
meagre "hen compared to their rural counter parts& -o it is the need of the hour from
government7s side to improve the living condition of urban poor "ith more urban poor
friendly policies and strategies&
What are the main determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia?
+nli/e +-) or ;ritain# 8ndia is a vast country "ith different languages# ethnicities and
religion& $ence voting behaviour is also much different from other countries "ho follo"
parliamentary system of government& 8n 8ndia vote ban/ politics plays an important role&
'eligion# caste# race# charisma are cited some of the fe"& *hough 8ndia is /no"n as a
secular state# during election and voting time# it seems li/e blood is thic/er than "ater& 8n
a particular area# "here a particular religion is prevalent then people "ill choose that
candidate irrespective of that candidate7s other %ualifications or ability to perform& -o is
the case "ith caste& 'ace is another factor& 8t is difficult for a Teralite to "in a seat in
0iQoram and vice versa& 8n the case of charisma# many film stars are entering into
political field "ith this charisma& (or !g# a -outh 8ndia actor contesting in any -outh
8ndian constituency and "inning the seat& $ere people expects that li/e in films they "ill
be a super hero or God 0an in their constituency to "ipe out their problems&?anguage#
states and even districts also determines the voting behaviour& *hen emotional sentiment
for a particular party is another factor& !ven if that particular party didn7t meet their
expectations# people are not much bothered about that& -ome sudden provocation or un
expected events also affect the voting behaviour& 4o" "ith the spread of internet#
socialnet"or/ing sites also plays an important role&
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o &alyani
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:2O pm
8nsight# please revie"
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:NB pm
Talyani#
;oth are good ans"ers "hen it comes to content& ;ut not so good "hen it
comes to structure& 0a/e introduction and conclusion visible by ma/ing
them separate paragraphs&
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&alyani
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at CC:61 pm
$i 8nsights# than/s a lot for your valuable comment& Will try to
rectify it& you r doing a great job& *his ans"er "riting and
evaluation "ill help a lot to understand that "here "e stand
actually in our preparation process
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o sapthagiri
-eptember C# 1<C6 at C1:16 pm
When it comes to the matter of urban poor# majority of us has a misconception
that the condition of urban poor are much better than their rural counter parts& ;ut
they are actually the "orst neglected section in every society&
avoid intro li/e this&
spea/ about social deplorability# psychological deplorability etc&
try to "rite in paragraphs "ith side headings& good try&
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o (an-eev 1umar
Ectober CG# 1<C6 at C:N6 am
(irst point is: $o" "ould you compare them ie urban poor is "orse than rural# i
mean "hat are the criteria on "hich you are comparing because socioeconomic
political context is different so ho" can "e compare?
so i thin/ you should mention the basis or your ans
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C1& Firely
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:CC pm
*he diversity of 8ndia7s population ensures multiplicity of determinants "or/ing in
tandem that influence voting behaviour& $o"ever# the "eight of certain determinants li/e
caste# religion# region and language far out"eighs other determinants such as party
ideology# election manifesto# charismatic personality of leader etc&
*he vast majority of 8ndian population resides in villages& *hey are illiterate and poverty
ridden and have a single source for basing their identity "hich is their religion or caste&
*hus# mobilisation of people on caste lines during elections majorly affects their voting
behaviour& ,aul ;rass and 'ajni Tothari have substantiated this line of argument by
stating that there has been Jpoliticisation of casteK in 8ndian elections& .aste has rooted
itself first as the sans/ritisation tool and later to act as pressure groups in elections&
'egion and language have been the cause for mobilisation of people too as can be seen
"ith )8)D0T and D0T in *amil 4adu# )G0 in )ssam and )Tali dal in ,unjab&
*his is not to argue that other determinants do not influence the choice that the voters
ma/e& !lection manifestos presented in rallies do count "hen a voter decides so does the
proximity or connection he: she feels "ith the leader and the ideology& .ommunication
and especially social net"or/ing and the messages that they churn out bear heavily on the
minds of young voters& )nother factor that influences voting behaviour is ho" feudalism
continues to operate in certain places& *heir is proxy voting and the dominant classes do
not allo" the suppressed classes to exercise their democratic right to vote "hich
influences the ultimate outcome of voting&
+narguably a gamut of factors are in play but the major determinants continue to be
caste# religion and language&
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o IN(I)*+(
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:CG pm
*his is a very good ans"er> 8ntroduction is excellent and second paragraph is
superb& 8 "onder "hy you didn7t ans"er all these days> ,lease continue to
ans"er all the %uestions& 5ou have grip on language and flo"&
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Firely
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:1F pm
*han/ you
*his is very encouraging&
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o ece%loggers
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:6O pm
good ans"er& ;ut avoid bringing optional /no"ledge into G- li/e mention of
,aul ;rass# sans/ritisation etc& 5ou can directly introduce concept of
politicisation of caste
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Firely
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:1O pm
*han/ you& 8 "ill bear that in mind for future&
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C6& vipul
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:1F pm
0andate and structure of E,.W
0andate:
E,.W stands for organiQation for prohibition of chemical "eapons& E,.W promotes
and ensures the adherence to .hemical "eapon convention "hose main objective is to
exclude completely the possibility of use of chemical "eapon and promote peaceful use
of chemistry& Declaration Vdestruction of existing "eapons V nonproliferation are the
fundamental tenets of .hemical "eapon convention&
-tructure of E,.W
.onference of state parties:
8t is the main organ of organisation consisting of all members of E,.W& .E-,
underta/es the responsibility of decision ma/ing body&!ach member has one vote& .E-,
ta/es decision on matters or issues "ith in ambit of convention&on majority vote basis&
!xecutive council
.onsists of 2C members elected by .E-, for a tenure of 1 years&!xecutive council7s
main objective is to promote the effective implementation V compliance "ith the
.onvention&
*echnical -ecretariat
*echnical secretariat underta/es the verification measures as mentioned in the
convention&8t may carry out other functions as assigned by .E-, or executive council&
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C2& Firely
)ugust 12# 1<C6 at CC:N1 pm
Q1& -tructure and mandate of E,.W
Erganisation for ,rohibition of .hemical Weapons (E,.W) is an intergovernmental
organisation located in *he $ague# 4etherlands that upholds the principles set out in
.hemical Weapons .onvention& 8t promotes adherence to the convention and verifies the
same by onsite inspections& *he .hemical "eapons convention outla"s production#
stoc/piling and use of chemical "eapons& *he organisation has expressed its concern at
allegations of use of chemical "eapons in Damascus and has hoped for an intensive
investigation& E,.W is currently a part of +4 8nvestigation team at -yria&
8t has an !xecutive .ouncil that loo/s after the budget and coordinates "ith the General
;ody& *he *echnical -ecretariat carries out the tas/ set out by !xecutive .ouncil& *he
members meet annually at .onference of -tate ,arties& *he countries are represented at
the conference by a Jpermanent representativeK "ho is generally also the ambassador to
4etherlands& *he conference decides on matters li/e guidelines# imposing penalties and
future plans&
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CN& e&ta
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:CC am
C& What are the main determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia?
0ain determinants of voting behaviour determine the factors "hich can influence the
psychology of a person to vote a certain person of a certain party in direct elections&
Due to the hegemony of certain parties# people do get driven by their popularity& !ven a
candidate "ith criminal record associated "ith a popular party can get elected&
8ndia being deeply a caste based society# people feel ensured by voting a person from the
same caste& 8t is said that Jin 8ndia# you do not caste your vote# rather you vote your
caste&K 0any parties include reservations in their manifesto to "oo certain caste group&
*hus# caste politics is a major feature and determinant of elections in india&
-uccess of policies# "elfare schemes aimed especially at the poor and lo"er income
group also influence their voting behaviour& (or example# recently tabled 4ational (ood
-ecurity ;ill is seen by many parties as a game changer in favour of the present
government in the next general elections& 8t is also seen that
people from lo"er strata actively participate by casting votes as compared to upper strata&
8ndia being a tolerant society and accomodating different religions is still to cope up "ith
the mentality that only persons from same religion can ensure proper representation& -o
religion plays an important part in shaping voting behaviour&
8n today7s technology driven "orld# reachout of political leaders through mass media#
social net"or/ing sites also appeals to conscience of younger urban population&
*he effect of these determinants vary "ith time and the nature of society& )t the time of
first general elections in 8ndia# providing +niversal adult -ufferrage to such a large and
mostly illiterate population "as called as Ione of the biggest gambles in the history of the
"orld7& $o"ever# it is observed that people in 8ndia have voted in a very intelligent
manner by punishing the ruling govt and voting the other "henever re%uired&
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o e&ta
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:1G am
84-8G$*-#
/indly revie" &
than/you&
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&arav
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 1:21 pm
nice try& simple #almost touched every point needed# but still some in
depth points are missing li/e constitutional literacy related points#
regionalisation of poltics#&;ut it "as %uite good that you "rote in
points#easy to read&
good
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e&ta
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at N:<< pm
*han/you /arav for the revie"&
5es# regionalisation of politics is a good point# don7t /no"
constitutional literacy in depth as a determinant of voting
bahaviour&
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CF& 1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:CG am
8 have been facing the same problem as firefly& ?ost confidence because of lac/ of
/no"ledge on %uestions given and tendency to compare ans"ers& Will attempt ans"ers
from no" on
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o 3aaduri
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:N< am
Tirthi#
8 am also facing the same problem& ;ut trying to ans"er one %uestion daily& join
the club
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1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C:<< am
*han/s a lot for the motivation&
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o ,n-ali
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 2:C< pm
5ou "ere# "riting nicely# 8 am no"here if compared to others !nglish# structure
and flo" in ans"er# but 8 attempt one %uestion to learn evryday& 6 months less
time and more to do& Teep your morale high&
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1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:<6 pm
*han/ you anjali# 8 realiQed it is improvement over oneself that matters
and not ho" "ell one does in comparison to others& *han/s a lot )njali
8 o"e a lot to insights and people here "ho motivate and push us to "rite
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CB& +R
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:6G am
-olution:
*he voting behaviour in a democracy refers to the study of various factors and their
effects on creating or changing the outloo/ of general public "ith regard to their choice
of the candidates in the elections& 8ndia # having the virtue of being one of the most
heterogeneous regions in the "orld a is certain to have a plethora of the factors "hich
affect the mindset of voters in tandem&
*he most important factors for selecting the candidate are based on socioeconomic status
and the level of education of the voters& )nd for 8ndia# as these factors are indirectly
influenced by the caste# the caste itself acts as a pivot factor for influencing voting
behaviour& *he poor#uneducated and ppl having lo" level of political a"areness "ould
often choose the candidate "hich belong to a specific caste disregarding other credentials
of the candidate e&g& party7s ideological postion# past record and the achievements of the
party and the candidate&
*he next big factor is the performance of the party in the past# the development "or/
done in the region concerned and promises made by the party in the manifesto& )lso
general perception about the party in the -tate determines chances of success of the same
at the center and vice a versa&
Eften the ideological position of family#teachers and peers has a big impression on a
persons choice of the candidate&
'ecently# there is a rising trend of selecting celebrities related to film#cric/et and other
fields to advertise for one7s party or even giving them tic/ets for the constituency& *his
again is very important factor for changing the mindset of people&
8n brief# there are numerous factors "hich modify voting behaviour and a number of
these factors "or/ in tandem to modify the final result# and also the importance of these
factors for each society#region and state vary "ith time& *hus it is very complex to
determine their conclusive effect on the people7s outloo/&
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o +R
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:2< am
8nsights# please revie" and if possible# provide a rating out of <C<&
*han/s#
*'
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at CC:61 am
Good ans"er& 8ntroduction and conclusion is good& 611 "ords&
F out of C<&
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CO& 1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:NO am
Determinants of voting behavior in 8ndia?
9oting pattern in india depends on interplay of number of factors both local and national&
(or the first past the post mode of representative elections in 8ndia# the voter turn out
ratio of around F<B< percent is comparable to other mature democracies& *he inspiring
factor is that poorer sections of population has highest voter turnout demonstrates their
confidence in democracy# in spite of the sufferingsthey face&
9oters are exploited by various identities existing in 8ndia# its feudal faction ridden past#
hierarchies in society etc& 9oting pattern depended generally on local exploitation of
factors li/e caste ideologies# religion based identify# tribal identities etc& $o"ever post
mandal period and introduction of reservation for E;.s in educational and government
services# voting pattern is considerably influenced by promises of inclusion of caste in
E;.s&
9oting pattern during CGB<s for 8ndira Gandhi govt& sho"s considerable support for pro
poor policies li/e nationaliQation of ban/s# abolition of pricy policies# Garibi hatao
promises etc& ,ost emergency historic voting for Panata party cross cutting all other local
ideologies sho"s that civil liberties# democracy and freedom of press etc are not just
preoccupations of middle or upper classes&
$o"ever# recently# at the constituency level there is dominant anti incumbency factor
because of lac/ of good governance# basic necessities of life to live a human existence
etc&
9oting pattern had changed according to times and depends on dominant issues among
perceived governance# identity factors# ideologies# perceived benefits etc&
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o IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at CC:1B am
Good ans"er& -ome points are missing but approach is very good&
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1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at CC:N2 am
*han/s a lot for the revie" insights&
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o ,n-ali
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 2:C6 pm
Good ans"er Tirthi&
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CG& ,%hishe& 1umar
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C:<O am
JWhat are the main determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia?K
9oting as a right to its every citiQen has been provided in the article 61F of constitution
"hich acts as important constituent of a democratic country& 8t directly associates public
opinion in the political decision ma/ing of the country& *he study of the factors "hich
influence the voting pattern is called as voting behavior& 8t is difficult to find out any
particular factor for voting behavior "hich can be used by political parties to "in the trust
of its people&
.ast has been one of the pertinent determining factors in pointing out voter7s behavior&
.urrently it is playing important role in state politics "ith parties "ith their caste agenda
gaining sympathies people of their cast by pointing neglect and ignorance on their
development&
'eligion is also playing important role in both state and national politics& 'ather than
integrating# it is becoming the very reason for dividing the society for the bias to"ards
particular religion& ?anguage as a factor is not active in state politics but in national
politics it manifests in the form of $indi and non$indi belts&
'egionalism since independence had been a popular determinant of voter7s attitude "ith
parties populariQing underdevelopment# poverty# unemployment in their region and
demanding separate states on the basis of better administration& *his factor can be seen in
the demands of *elengana# Gor/haland# 9idarbha etc&
,olitical parties "ith no current achievement sometimes try to reiterate the achievements
gained in the past and by commemorating the decisions of their earlier charismatic
leaders they try to arouse the sentiments of voters to"ards them&
.atchy slogans li/e I'oti Tapada )ur 0a/aan7# IGaribi $atao7 mixed "ith strong
political commitments helped in a"a/ening the hope of development in the masses "hich
turned out to be major factors in political victory& -ometimes immediate cause also
determines the public opinion li/e the decision of !mergency by .ongress in CGB<7s had
cost them CGBO election to Panata ,arty&
)part from above election manifestos# economic condition# political consciousness are
also turning out to be major factor in ma/ing out voter7s decision in current scenario& )ll
the above factor "or/ in tandem at any particular time and it is also not definite that
"hich factor play major role at any specific time&
8 "ill be than/ful if anyone commentsMMMM
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o IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at CC:11 am
Good ans"er& 0ost of the points are there& ;ut you have used 6FO "ords instead
of 1N<&
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adi
)ugust 1F# 1<C6 at C:11 am
"hile its too much to as/ but its e%ually needed that i lac/s in "riting
s/ills as my counterparts are sho"ing here#even i thin/s i am not up to that
level in terms of flo" and maintaining "ords&0orever #this time upsc had
deducted the ans"er sheet #-o playing "ith "ords ma/es sense as
examiner "ill have ans"er = %uestion in same page&so no bluffing could
be adhered &so "ould you suggest us some more intensive points to bridge
this gap in such short spam time&
"hile i had read your comments on "riting s/ills but that too small #so
please sir "or/ for us "ith more planned strategy #0Erever i "ill try my
best from toom&to "rite more ans"er and get indulge "ith my counterparts
to boost my s/ill level #still sir have a bird eye vie" over this also&
than/ you
you are doing immense hard "or/ "ithout telling your identity M/eep it
up sirM>>
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o ,n-ali
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 2:CF pm
)bhishe/# don7t use# it is difficult to find out# political parties do use various
means to influence voters& 'est is good&
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1<& ,vi&
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:<O am
,overty in rural and urban 8ndia is one of the major problems& 8n spite of Govt&7s
initiative the problem has remained more or less same& 8n rural 8ndia problems faced by
poor are different in /ind than urban poor in some aspects& ;ut the reason behind their
deplorable condition is same i&e financial incapability&
8n 8ndia from past itself# the trend of migration remained from rural to urban area mainly
for job opportunity& 8n rural 8ndia people are solely dependent on agriculture "hich is
fully dependent on uncertainty of monsoon& *he problem remains more pathetic because
most of the rural poor are landless and "or/ as a "age labour in others land& En the other
hand urban areas re%uire mainly s/ill "or/force but "or/ of "age labor also more or less
available& -o it is found agriculture labour or farmer are committing suicide more than
"age labourer of urban area&
'ural poor also face the illtreatment of higher class in the form of untouchable but in
urban area caste system is rarely visible&
8n case of natural calamities# Govt&7s help hardly or lately reaches to urban poor because
of their distant from authority and absence of social media& Whereas in urban areas# it
readily attracts the attention of people and govt&
;ut the story is not favorable in all aspects of urban poor& 8n urban areas hardly any space
is left for poor& -o they need to ta/e shelter in congested# unhygienic slum or under the
flyover or under the open s/y "hether it is summer or "inter or rainy season&
-lums rarely get attraction of govt& or any political party because most of them are
migrated and do not figure in voter list& )s they are not having ration card# hardly get the
facility of ,D- or other govt&7s scheme& -o they are in most of the cases deprived of basic
amenities&
+rban poor also bears the heat of high prices of food articles and other basic amenities in
comparison to their rural counterpart& ?i/e rural poor faces the tyranny of urban elite#
urban poor comes under the tyranny of local gundas and need to give hafta&
+rban and rural poor both are struggling "ith poverty& 8t is hard to compare "ho is in
"ho is in "orst condition& ;ecause all the problems faced by them are spatial in nature
and dependent on time to time& -o rural poor in West ;engal may be in better condition
than their counter part in urban areas of Tol/ata or 0umbai and rural poor of )&, are in
"orst condition in comparison to their counterpart in Delhi or 0umbai&
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o ,vi&
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:CN am
8nsights and other friends please comment on my ans"er and may 8 go agaist the
statement of %uestion specially "hen direction of %uestion Jcoment or evaluate or
give your vie"s&K
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at CC:CO am
)vi/#
*he "ord limit is 1N<& 4ot 2N<&
5ou have used more "ords unnecessarily to explain a single point& 5ou
should directly hit the point& *ry to tell more in fe" "ords&
8n %uestions "here the directive is Icomment7 or Igive your vie"s7 you
can give your opinion but you should argue "ith evidences& 8f the same is
prefixed "ith Icritically7# you have to give a balanced opinion&
!valuate is different "here you have to assess the value of something& 8t
usually as/ed "here you have to assess performance of something or
validity of some statement&
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1C& (ahil )arg
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:C< pm
)ns
9oting behavior is one of the most important pillars of credible democratic system& 8t
determines the future leadership "ho "ill command the politicoadmin structure and
enact policies for socioeconomic developments of a nation& )s 8ndia is a multi ethno
cultural# religious and lingual country# various factors are at "or/ that defines the voter7s
conscience&
(irstly# 8ndia has a prevalent caste system that affects the consciousness of the voter& 8t
has been misused# abused and overused by political parties to garner votes& -econdly#
religious divide also change the voting proportions and has the capacity to brea/ or ma/e
a government& *hirdly regional issues are fast gaining strength after the advent of
globaliQation& *he issues based on divisive politics# socio economic development
disparities have ta/en a toll in the parochial and state elections "hich led to mobiliQation
of vast number of voters in favour of regional parties leading to formation of coalition
governments& Ether factors li/e educational level of voters# ideology of the political
parties and charisma of leadership# cronyism has also affected the pattern of voting
system&
*here is also a disjunction bet"een rural and urban voting& *he last mile penetration of
internet and social net"or/ing sites in urban spaces and innovative# assertive media
helped in increased political culture of the voters "hich led to increased paid ne"s in
mainstream media and ne"spapers&
$ence# 8ndia as a diverse country has a diversified voting pattern based on multifarious
interest and needs leading to mitigation of polariQation of po"er in political structure&
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o (ahil )arg
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:C6 pm
please revie" both of my ans"ers
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(ahil )arg
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:CF pm
in the last line # it "ould be diversified voting pattern instead of political
system&&please change it& *han/ 5ou
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,n-ali
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at 2:CG pm
-ahil# introduction is excellent&
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C<:61 pm
8mportant points li/e announcement of freebies by political parties#
contents of manifestos# antiincumbency# performance of
governments# influence of local leadership# etc&
0edia influence is a very good point&
,oint on ruralurban voting disjunction is not clear& 8t starts "ith
mentioning the influence of social media and end up tal/ing about
paid ne"s&
;oth introduction and conclusion are very good&
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(ahil )arg
)ugust 1F# 1<C6 at O:<O am
*han/ you insights for providing more points& i thin/ social
media importance and its relation "ith paid ne"s can also
alter the voting bahaviour but in urban areas as there is
more literacy there& 8 thin/# i did not "rite in lucid language
and "as not able to convey my idea& *han/ you insight for
pointing out&
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(ahil )arg
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:2< pm
Linsight : sir # revie" please
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11& (ahil )arg
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C1:CC pm
1) J*he conditions of the urban poor are more deplorable than that of their rural
)ns
*he advent of globaliQation and corresponding gro"th has created prosperity in certain
poc/ets leading to great migration of countryside people for better opportunities& *his led
to gro"th of urban slums# pavement d"ellers and petty uns/illed and marginaliQed
sections suffering from lac/ of basic amenities& *he urban poor are becoming more and
more vulnerable to due various reasons and employment in degrading and menial jobs&
*he non availability of basic amenities li/e house d"ellings# drin/ing "ater# proper "aste
disposal and se"age system# lac/ of sanitation facilities have led to a pathetic situation
for urban poor as there are large spaces of free land in rural areas& (urther they are al"ays
at ris/ of being evicted by the municipal corporations and public "or/s departments due
to trespassing over government property and lac/ of a"areness of their rights& While is
case of rural areas# ,anchayats are the governing units "ith grass root level participation
of the people&
?o" health indicators of urban poor due to environmental problems and pollution "ith
high population density in slums areas have led to increase in contagious diseases& *his is
also leading to high out of poc/ets expenses due to higher cost of treatment thus eroding
their savings base& Ether conditions that defines urban poor are that their areas the fast
becoming the hotspots of hunger and under nutritionR high cost of living in the urban
areas# employment in manual scavenging jobs etc
*he government has introduced various measures li/e 'ajiv )"aas 5ojna# P44+'0 and
health and insurance cards for urban poor for better delivery of services and basic
amenities and is also considering implementation of food security but still a lot needs to
be done to achieve an all inclusive society&
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16& (h!eta
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at N:1F pm
8n a democracy as diverse as 8ndia# economically# socially# culturally and politically#
various factors# major and minor# "or/ in tandem to influence the voting patterns and
behaviour of voters during elections& While factors li/e caste# religion and language are
the major influences# others as language# party ideology# legacy of influential
leaders:parties also play their role&
.astebased and religionbased politics have made a firm grip on 8ndian democracy "ith
parties li/e ;-,# ;P, etc having "ide base among people of particular caste and religion
resp& ?anguage has played a major role in mobilising people ever since independence#
more so in the southern part of the country& With parties li/e -hiv -ena# )/ali Dal
coming to the political stage# regionalism has ta/en roots among 8ndian democracy&
,arties li/e .,8(0) have found a solid ground in states of West ;engal# Terala based on
their ideological commitments& )s "as most evident during the 4ehru years of .ongress#
often the charisma of a particular leader has led to people rallying behind that particular
party&
!conomic factors li/e state of development# inflation# unemployment# election freebies
and promises made in election manifestos do have# but mainly a shortterm impact on
voter preferences in 8ndia& ;ecause of their greater penetration in urban areas# literacy#
technology# mass media# social net"or/ing and internet reflect the variability in 'ural v:s
urban voter patterns&
*hough a plethora of factors are at "or/ currently to affect the voting behaviour in 8ndia#
but "ith structural reforms under"ay# and gro"ing spread of literacy and technology# it is
expected that 8ndian electorate "ill rise above the parochial considerations and ma/e
more informed choices in future&
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12& (h!eta
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at F:C1 pm
,ainting a grim picture of 8ndia7s other"ise lavish urbanscape are the urban slums
hoarded "ith uns/illed and marginalised sections "ho ma/e their living as domestic
"or/ers# petty street vendors# construction "or/ers etc& ?iving in closely pac/ed
d"ellings around uncongenial settings these people lac/ access to basic amenities#
sanitation# "ater and electricity supply& *he overcro"ded and shady habitations are
usually breeding grounds for vectorborne diseases# asthma etc&
'ural inhabitants "ho migrate to urban areas in search of better employment# education
and housing avenues often face identity crisis in cities and are therefore# excluded from
the social security net and various government entitlements and subsidies& $aving to face
a much higher cost of living in cities# these people end up being prey to hunger#
malnutrition# poverty and diseases& *he pavement d"ellers# "omen and children in
particular# often fall victims to drugabuse# traffic/ing# alcoholism etc&
With majority of government "elfare schemes (04'!G)# -PG-5# 0D0 schemes#
4'$0# ,'8s) targeted at improving conditions of rural livelihood# urban poor face lac/
of access to these basic resources and amenities "hich their rural counterparts enjoy# as
has been pointed in a +48.!( study&
Ef late# the government has realised the tragedy of this vast section of population "hich
constitutes a large chun/ of the unorganised "or/force in cities and come up "ith
schemes targeted specifically at the urban poor li/e ;-+,# P44+'0# ')5# '-;5 etc&
8t no" needs to be seen if these "elfare programmes acheive the desired benefits for the
urban poor as have been reaped by the rural populace via ruralcentric shemes&
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o IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C<:22 pm
;oth are very good ans"ers& Welcome bac/&
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(h!eta
)ugust 1B# 1<C6 at F:2< pm
*han/you insights&
*rying to overcome my apprehensions about "riting Jgood ans"ersK and
"ould definitely try to be more regular "ith "riting practice& ;ut this
exercise is really helpful and JconfidencebuildingK indeed&
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1O# 1<C6 at C:CN am
Eh >> you have "ritten best ans"ers here& 8 have "ished that you
"ould "rite every day here& that adds value to the efforts "e put
in here&
$onestly# you have got very good s/ill at "riting ans"ers 3
conveying lot "ith fe" "ords&
*han/s and 8 am glad this has helped u ?oo/ing for"ard to read
more from you&
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(h!eta
-eptember C# 1<C6 at N:2B pm
*his "as surely a moralebooster&
,inned it up to my des/top so i "ould be motivated to "rite
everyday> &
*han/ you so much&
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IN(I)*+(
-eptember C# 1<C6 at CC:CB pm
5ou are "elcome -h"eta
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1N& 1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:1G pm
What do you understand by the term I'ule of ?a"7? $o" does the constitution of 8ndia
see/s to establish it
*he rule of la" concept as propounded by )9 D8.!5# has three main elements 3 no man
can be punished expect for breach of la"# e%uality before la" i&e& every man subject to
ordinary la" and tried in ordinary courts of land and primacy of rights of individual& *he
first and second elements have been incorporated in indian constitution&
'ule of la" has been realiQed by having a "ritten and rigid constitution# doctrine of
supremacy of constitution# independent judiciary# art 61 "here in judicial revie" being a
fundamental right#art C2 ensuring e%uality before la" and rule of la" forming a part of
basic structure of constitution& $o"ever# exercise of arbitrary po"er by the state has been
possible by complexity of la"s# subordinate legislation# slo" moving criminal judicial
system# archaic la"s and vague provisions li/e hurting religious sentiments etc& the recent
arrests of t"o girls in 0umbai## "riter in +, for posting content in (aceboo/ on vague
grounds is a case in point& -ome provisions in )(-,) subjecting armed forces personnel
to martial courts even for allegations of sexual violence etc& tend to dilute the spirit of
rule of la"&
0oreover # tendency to nullify the judicial pronouncements rather than revie" li/e recent
judgement on tax 9odafone case# .8. order# gola/nath# privy purses and nationaliQation
of ban/s cases by constitutional amendments# 6G and 2C constitutional amendments
placing governor# president # 9,# ,0 free from civil and criminal proceeding lifetime etc&
are excess committed on the part of legislature&
'ule of la" being part of basic structure of constitution is given its due place and cannot
be altered by amendment of constitution# ho"ever there is a need for spirit of rule of la"
to be realiQed&
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o 1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:6C pm
8nsights#
8 am little confused# can )rt C6 "hich express judicial revie" and art 61 be
included by their contribution to rule of la"?
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at O:N1 pm
5es )rticles C6# 61 and 11F should be mentioned in this ans"er& *he
%uestion is not about Icontribution to rule of la"7&
*he %uestions as/ you ho" our constitution Isee/s to establish7 rule of
la"# so# above articles does the same by giving courts and citiQens the
means of Pudicial 'evie" and .onstitutional 'emedies (in case of
infringement of fundamental rights) respectively&
)rticle 61 is the very soul of our constitution as said by Dr& )mbed/ar&
)rticle C2# "hich is at the heart of rule of la" doctrine# is secure because
of articles C6# 61 and 11F&
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1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:C1 pm
Got it& *han/s a lot:)
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1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:62 pm
-mall doubt# have 8 diverted from "hat is as/ed in the %uestion
and further complicate the matter? What are the things that
shouldn7t be mentioned
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IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at G:NF pm
5es you have diverted& ,enultimate paragraph and fe"
sentences before tal/ about ho" 8ndian state is breaching
Irule of la"7& 8nstead you should have tal/ed about ho"
constitution see/s to establish it by stressing on articles C6#
C2# 61# and fe" -. cases upholding the rule of la"&
8n the second paragraph# first line you have said rigid
constitution7& )ctually our constitution is Imore flexible
than rigid7&
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1irthi
)ugust 1N# 1<C6 at C<:CF pm
*han/ you& -hould tal/ about ho" sanctity of art C2
is maintained& 5es # even 8 "as not happy "hile
mentioning rigidity aspect& *han/s a lot&
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1F& 3aaduri
)ugust 1F# 1<C6 at CC:2O am
$i 8nsights#
)long "ith best ans"er# if there is a mention of t"o or three good sources for each
%uestion that "ould be an added advantage&
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o IN(I)*+(
)ugust 1F# 1<C6 at CC:2G am
5a sure 8 "ill try to do that& *han/ you
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1B& ,ingbac/: 8nsights Daily )ns"er Writing .hallenge 3 Day 3 6B W 84-8G$*-
1O& ,mol
)ugust 1O# 1<C6 at 6:<< pm
,lease .omment 8 am "riting ans"er first time&
;ring out some positive and negative social conse%uences of Green revolution& $o" has
Green revolution changed the rural social structure?
With gro"ing population after independence policy ma/er faced problem of hunger or
food insufficiency& (irst and third five year plans specially focused on increase in food
production&
During B<s 8ndian agricuultural industry introduced "ith green revolution& 8t brought
high yielding species and chemical fertiliQers "hich has raised food production in same
natural resaurces&
8ncrease in ffod production help to reduuce problem of hunger and malnutrition& 8n
patrierchial society of 8ndia most vulnerable part generally reagrded as "omen# since this
raise in production solved the problem of "omen domestic exploitation& )s farmers could
get surplus produce "hich they started to sell in mar/et& ;y selling farmers got direct
money and so could afford to teach their children& *hese also enable them to approach
technology and media trough *9 sets&
)s surplus produce help to improve allied business of agriculture li/e rearing of cattle
"hich have provide domestic employment& *his surplus have promote food processing
industry "hich have provided employment to vast section& *his brought improvement in
percapita income&
Demar/ation of society on te basis of religion# cast# gender also get fainted due rising
literacy&
+se of high yielding species in some cases had lo" nutritional value "hich resulted in
health rpoblems in society& 8n some cases large %uantity of "ater re%uired resulted in
salination of land "hich edangered future generation right to have their needs&
$igh cost of seeds and technologies "ere proved to be unaffordable to small farmers&
"hich ultimately result in "idening of economical rift bet"een society&
Green development caused some negative impact on social and environmental front yet it
has sho"n substantial change in socioeconomic condition of people# and provided
platform to prove constitutional values li/e e%uality and justice&
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1G& ,mol
)ugust 1O# 1<C6 at 6:<F pm
Dear 8nsight#
(irst of all than/ you for your support# 8 refer your blog dailly& 8 found it so useful&
)ctually 8 have been "or/ing as an !ngineer and as "ell studing for +,-. fom last one
and half year& 8 thin/ after much reading it is really difficult to "rite ans"er on this stage&
What strategy should "e adopt to include ourselve in real flo"? $o" can "e improve?
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6<& ,mol
)ugust 1O# 1<C6 at 6:2< pm
,lease comment my ans"er&
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6C& vipul
)ugust 1O# 1<C6 at N:N2 pm
Which parts of 8ndia have been identified as Droughtprone? 0ention the norms for such
identification
Drought is a region of rainfall deficiency& 8n 8ndia# at subdivisional level# Drought is
defined as condition "here deficiency of rainfall is 1N X or more than long term average
of rainfall of a particular subdivision& Drought prone area is the region "here probability
of occurrence of drought year is more than 1< X&8f the probability of occurrence is more
than 2< X#such are classified as chronically drought prone area&
4early CF X of 8ndia7s geographical area falls under drought prone area& 0ajority of this
area falls under aridsemi arid region# sub humid region& 'egions of Gujarat V 'ajasthan#
"estern +&,&# "estern 0&,& are drought prone "here the annual rain fall is less than BN
cm&
'ain shado" Qone situated east of Western Ghats is also drought prone area& 8t consists of
-outh *elangana# 'ayalaseema region of )&,# 8nterior regions of Tarnata/a V parts of
*amil nadu& )part from this Drought prone areas are also found in patches spread across
the country& Western Gujarat V 'ajasthan region falls under category of chronically
desert prone areas& -uch areas are characteriQed by lo"est rainfall and major variability in
rainfall&
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61& (ahil )arg
)ugust 6<# 1<C6 at 1:1< pm
Q& .omment on the !8) process for nuclear facilities in 8ndia "ith an example& (1<<
"ords)
)ns
!8) is done to gauge and mitigate the impact of project on environmental# social# health
and aesthetic needs of the area& *he concept gains importance as 8ndia has been fast
embracing nuclear plants for its starving economy&
!8) is provided under !,) CGOF& 8t envisages "ide consultation "ith various
sta/eholder# ris/ assessment and geological factors# impact of nuclear lea/age and
ecological sustainability# plant feasibility# people displacement and independent en%uiry
etc& !8) is used to mitigate adverse effect of radiation lea/age on the health of people
and environment& )fter that special Qones are demarcated according to ris/ and proximity
of the project&
)fter post (u/ushima# there has been gro"ing suspicion about the safety of nuclear
plants and impact seepage of nuclear "aste in the soil and "ater sites& )lso# there have
been doubts about the objectivity# neutrality of !8) teams& 8n the case of Tunda/ulam
4,,# opposition has been sho"n on the grounds of conflict of interest bet"een the
reports of )!'. under D)! and its mandate as regulator of atomic energy& )lso
concerns of the people and environmentalists are not included& 0oreover# the report does
not mention "here the nuclear "aste "ill be stored and "hat "ill be the protection in
case nuclear disaster&
*herefore# it has been contended that the process of !8) is not inclusive and doesnot ta/e
into consideration the grievances of people and objective scrutiny by a third party
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66& amala
-eptember 1# 1<C6 at F:2C pm
please tell ho" to ans"er this %uestions already prepared persons can give good ans"er r
/no" something about that %uestion by loo/ing to %uestion i am not getting any idea &
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62& neera-
-eptember 1# 1<C6 at G:CG pm
J.ommunalism does not reflect any social truth: "hat it declares to be the social reality is
not the social realityR "hat it declares to be the causes of social discontent are not the
causesR and "hat it declares to be the solutions of the social malady are not the solutions
3 in fact it is itself a social malady&K .ritically examine the characteristics of
communalism in the 8ndian context in the light of the given statement
8n 8ndian context# communalism means a system of community based on religion&
.ommunalism has deep roots and can be traced as far as the 8ndian freedom struggle& *he
0orley 0into reform introduced communal representation in 8ndia "hich led to partition&
!ven after independence the communal riots have been regularly ta/ing place# the last
major one ta/ing place in Gujrat in 1<<1&
0ost of the demography of religious concerns "ill find that their descendents "ere of
$indu origin& ) large chun/ of muslim population# almost all of the christian# si/h# jain
and buddhism population have hindu ancestors& )lso# most of them share common
language# customs and practices& *hey freely attend religious# matrimonial and other
ceremonies of friends of other religion& -o# socially they are close and donot have ill
feeling to"ard other religion&
8t has also been argued that the ideological difference bet"een the religions are vast& 8t is
true that different religion have different gods and different "ays of "orship but its also
true that every religion preaches the same basic principles li/e unity of God# peace loving
nature# to avoid hatred and ill "ill to"ards others#to help poor and needy#to respect elders
and "omen and to sacrifice for motherland& -o# the causes of discontent are mostly
politically driven to perpetuate the vote ban/ and not the ideological differences per se&
8ndependence of 8ndia brought about division of the country "hich "as assumed to be
panacea for the minorities& ;ut "e have seen that though ,a/istan being a 8slamic state is
considered a failed -tate& -hia-unni riots are a common place and to divert the attention
of people from the issues in country# Tashmir card is often played& !ven the christians in
;ritain are divided in protestants# orthodox and 'oman catholic& 8t is clear that some
issues "ill often raise their heads even if its a homogeneous society& 8n 8ndia these issues
are politically driven for vote ban/& *he issues have to be sorted out amicably&
*he constitution of 8ndia has many safeguards for the minority community and being a
secular state "e must sho" respect to"ards other religion and not let politicans and other
sectarian forces divide us for their petty gains&
JM.an you sho" me an example in history "here the state has tolerated violent defiance
of authority for a single day? ;ut here you /no" that the Government is puQQled and
perplexed&K .omment on the statement
*his is a statement given by Gandhiji to justify his non violent means of protest& *his
statement contains the pith of the rulers on the ruled& *his "as given in bac/drop of
8ndian freedom struggle in early CG2<s#"hen 8ndian freedom struggle movement "as at
its pea/ and "hen any voice against ;ritish rulers "as severely dealt "ith& ?athi charge
on peaceful protest "as the norm and our forefathers too/ to hunger stri/e and peaceful
noncooperation movements& *he strategy of Gandhiji "or/ed "onders&
We /no" that most of the successful !uropean revolutions li/e the (rench 'evolution#
the )merican 'evolution or the ;olshevi/ revolution "ere violent in nature& )nd their
success story has inspired many of the revolutionaries of 8ndian freedom struggle& ;ut in
a destitute country "hich "as economically "ea/ and marred by fre%uent occurrence of
famine# it "ould have been foolish to spend resources on buying foreign made "eapons
and put extra burden on the existing meager resources&
When the ruler is po"erful and the ruled are "ea/ and armless# the ruled are oppressed# a
revolutionary uprising "ould have brought unexpected suppression from the mighty
;ritish army& 8t is evident from indiscriminate firing in Pallia"alah ;agh and execution of
several of our revolutionary leaders li/e ;hagat singh# .handrashe/har )Qad and others &
*o counter the mighty oppressor# "e needed to ta/e a stance "hich "as morally right&
4onviolence "as one such tool to bring the mighty rulers to their /nees& 8t "or/ed by
not giving the oppressor any chance to oppress the "ea/ as any suppression of peaceful
protest "ould have brought international shame and pressure on the govt&
*hough to"ards the end# Gandhiji let loose the countrymen after his do or die speech#
still the independence "as to a great extent a result of the non violent movment "hich
"ould have other"ise petered out if violent means "ere used from the start& -o# this
statement is justified and sho"s the path for our future generation to follo" the path of
non violence&
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6N& su%hash
-eptember 6# 1<C6 at CC:<O pm
Q)What are the main determinants of voting behavior in 8ndia?
-ince india "as struggled for long under colonial rule "ith much exploitation in all
means including education "hich force them to live as same even after independence for
the generations "ho seen both "hen compared to the ne"er generations "ho are ne"ly
born after independence "ho "ere enjoyed some basic rights# minimum education and
social a"areness by the communities&
the people are increasingly maturing "ith the passing generations in one "ay or the other
by ta/ing the previous experience as granted in electing a candidate across india except
some parts "ho are still under some feudal# muscle# and anti social groups "ho are ta/ing
care of the people by hoo/ or truth in providing basic amenities apart from government&
and the first past 3 the post system "hich compels the leaders to maintain certain
number people in their capacity on the ground of caste# religion or community to "in the
electoral race by ta/ing the innocence or lac/ of a"areness of vast section of society into
confidence& "hich escalating the caste # communal based politics in india&
8 don7t thin/ lac/ of education is only a ground to blame on people bcQ even most of the
so called educated # upper strata of society is voting on caste# religious grounds instead of
loo/ing for a candidate "ith rational mind &
all together# the first past the post system# lac/ of education and a"areness about the
political structure "hich most of indian7s din7t a"are even no" bcQ of failure of
promoting by the education system&
hence "e can7t generaliQe the determinants of the voting behavior since it is very
dynamic in such a large diversity country "hich varies "ith time# place and conditions &
by and large voting behavior is lin/ed "ith caste# community and religion though india is
secular in nature&
84-8G$*- plQ revie" my ans"er and give me feed bac/ )-), bcQ this is my first one
in practice and in urs as "ellM&am "aiting for ur response
than/ you
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6F& N,7IN8naveen9
-eptember 6# 1<C6 at CC:22 pm
)ns"er :poverty is the main reason for so many problems and also eradication of poverty
is the solution for so many problem# "hich is doesn7t left urban poor and rural poor
"here india is having 1< crore people belo" poverty level& recent studies sho"s that
problem poverty in urban poor is more compare to village poor "here poor people from
village migrate to urban for lively hood but they "ill experience "orst conditions as
compared to former&&
'easons to migration of people to cities is to get lively hood# as in case of villages
marginal farmers are account O<X "here they hold less than 2 acre of land# so their full
day toiling in fields are not sufficient for their lively hood&so in "a/e of their aspiration
and colour full "orld depicted by our electronic medium and filmy "orld "ill attract
young generation&)s the move into urban life their problems start arising#has the migrants
"ill get the job as construction labourers and their salary are lesser#and they force leave
in slums due they cant afford other than that&
;oth parents force to "or/ has one person cant afford for their needs#and in case of their
home# sorry room "here N to F member leave their& every activity is performed their only
sleeping#procreation#"ashing#eating#bathing# and "ithout proper ventilation and
sanitation health haQardous "ill arise&
$as children start gro"ing they "ill start attracted by another "orld called cosmopolitan
"orld and their aspiration start multiplying and they "ill start enter into crime "orld# to
fulfill their needs# and these are the people "ho entered into under"orld#exD)WEED
once he "as a blac/ tic/et seller&
but in case of village it is different "here family can leave "ithout food for one day in
their home by eating in their neighbours home&but in case of city it different if "e dint
have salt "e need to buy from shop& children7s "ill under control and fear of their elderly
villagers so they cant s"itch into bad "orld&
so finally govt need to tac/le this by providing residential facilities & labour ministry need
to tac/le it do"n as most of migrants are labourers and in case of tac/le migration "e
need to adopt the policies of china& govt "or/ing in this context "ell providing food
security bill#mgnrega#and still so many schemes& ne" concept called /alam village "here
every village "ill have same facilities as cities having li/e
internet#electricity#sanitation#irrigation#drin/ing "ater&#
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o N,7IN8naveen9
-eptember N# 1<C6 at O:1C pm
,?Y can anyone revie" my ans&& i thin/ our insights is busyM
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6B& N,7IN8naveen9
-eptember 6# 1<C6 at CC:2O pm
84-8G$*-
please revie" me this is my first effort& i dont /no" ho" to "rite "hat is introduction or
"hat is ending but i tried after seeing my friends efforts in this "ebsite### others also
"elcome
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o IN(I)*+(
-eptember B# 1<C6 at C<:1G pm
4a"in#
8 really loved your ans"er& 5ou have depicted very practical problems in an
interesting "ay& )ll points are very good and insightful&
;ut you should "or/ hard on language& 8t gets better "ith lot of practice& Do
ans"er "riting practice regularly& 8t "ill help you a lot&
-econdly# you have used 6GG "ords& 8 understand it is difficult for you to covey
message in short sentences at this time& ;ut don7t "orry& 5ou "ill get better& Pust
don7t give up& Teep practicing&
-ome spelling mista/es: 8t is ?ivelihood& )nd it is ,+') concept# you have said
Talam village# but still mar/s "ill be given as you are successful in conveying the
message&
)void mentioning Da"ood or any politicians name in the ans"er&
Teep it up 4a"in& *ry to ans"er more %uestions regularly&
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N,7IN8naveen9
-eptember O# 1<C6 at C1:6B am
than/ u sir::: i "ill
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6O& 1irthi
-eptember B# 1<C6 at C:2< pm
'ecent 8ndia 3 ;hutan relations (CN< Words)
*he geographical location of ;hutan has tied its destinies "ith 8ndia and traditionally
shared good relations and its location is of immense geo political significance for 8ndia&
;hutan is dependent on 8ndia economically and is recipient of development aid and
subsided diesel# /erosene etc& and as trade transit& ;hutan is evolving from the monarchy
to parliamentary democracy and had t"o elections so far& 8ndia though has "elcomed the
democratic processes in the country# the controversy of 8ndia in canceling the subsidy of
oil on the eve of second round of elections to favor the *obgay# present ,0# "ho has
called for stronger indo ;hutan relations sho"s the insecurity of india in dealing "ith
;hutan and some calls for greater ;hutan china cooperation from its democratiQing
polity&
)ccording to the revised 1<<B treaty of friendship the ;hutan has more liberty in its
foreign affairs and as country is democratiQing# there are calls for better relations "ith
china economically and settlement of boundary dispute&
8ndia cannot afford to spoil the good "ill shared "ith the ;hutan and should sho" more
sensitivity to concerns obvious to a land loc/ed tiny nation and unilaterally grant
significant concessions in po"er cooperations etc& and ma/e it a partner in 8ndia7s gro"th
story&
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o IN(I)*+(
-eptember B# 1<C6 at CC:C< pm
Good introduction# good points and good conclusion&
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6G& 1irthi
-eptember B# 1<C6 at 6:<F pm
$o" does the ,arliament control the financial system in 8ndia?
,arliament in theory is in control of the executives finances and demands accountability
and transparency from the government in the form of budgetary and post budgetary
control&,ublic 0oney cannot be appropriated and taxes cannot be imposed "ithout the
approval of parliament& ,arliament has to approve the finance bill and later
supplementary#excess#additional demands for grants etc& according to the constitution&
)fter the I annual financial statement Ipresented in parliament# the demand for grants are
referred to respective departmentally 'elated standing committees and later are discussed
and voted upon&
,arliament can pass cut motions 3 policy cut disapproving the policy# economy cut
disapproved the amount of expenditure and to/en cuts&
.)G audits the revenue and expenditure accounts of central and state govt& departments#
,-+s and submits report to the parliament that is considered by the parliamentary affairs
committee that points out the impropriety# loss# corruptions etc& from the action of the
executive& !stimates committee examines the estimates and can suggest alternative
policies to improve efficient and economy# suggest improvement in economies&
$o"ever over the last ten years#ON percent of demands are guillotined and in 1<C1#
G1percent guillotined& 4o cut motions in reality can be passed as the government enjoys
majority& 0ost of the recommendations of ,). are follo"ed by administration& *he
estimates and ,). are in nature off post 0ortem report and all demands are never
estimated# and ,). reports ta/e considerable time to act upon&
,arliamentary control over public finances is the ultimate instrument of accountability
and is an essential element of good governance&-teps li/e more po"ers to committee and
accepting the recommendations of ,). etc& be ta/en to maintain the sanctity of control&
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o IN(I)*+(
-eptember B# 1<C6 at CC:CN pm
Good analysis& *hird paragraph is a very good point&
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1irthi
-eptember O# 1<C6 at 2:NF pm
*han/ you sir source : prslegislature blog
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IN(I)*+(
-eptember G# 1<C6 at CC:11 am
8t is a good blog "ith lot of insights&
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2<& Naveen
-eptember O# 1<C6 at CC:CN pm
)What are the main determinants of voting behaviour in 8ndia?
8ndia is a multilingual# multireligious and multiethnic nation having democratic polity
"ith universal adult franchise& We embrace the "ord I+nity in diversity7 for 8ndia7s
charecter& ;ut there is no unity in diversity in voting pattern&
8literacy# loyalty to narro" /inship and cast groups instead of "ider community# vested
political interest and other inherent conflicting charecters infuenced voting patterns in
8ndian political history&
9oting pattern can be roughly divided into 6 phases in 8ndia7s post independence period&
CG2BCGFB
CGFBCGGC
CGGC ,resent
,eriod from CG2BCGFB 8ndia sa" matured decision ma/ing by voters "ho prefered
national# seular party at the centre of reactionary communal and narro" regional parties
at that time&
During the second phase regionalism strenthened# "ith declined voting share of national
party and corresponding increase in share of regional parties& Westbengal and /erala and
*amil nadu succeed in establishing theier respective non congress governments&
During the last phase# pseudo secularism# cast politics# communal politics# deeply too/
root in democracy "hich "as hither to vacillating in the periphery&
)ll along its history since 8ndependence# 8ndian voters gave importance to credibility of
political party rather than the contestants&
Due political illiteracy# voting pattern is significantly influence by money# li%uor#
attractive but impractical election manifestos# and personaly cult of national leaders&
;ut# these are the general vie"s# there are honourable exception "ho voted for genuine
candidates&
8t is certain that approach of indian voters# their behaviour# allegience should be changed
to fulfill nations aspirations&
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o Naveen
-eptember O# 1<C6 at CC:CO pm
$ey guys# ,lease give inputs
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IN(I)*+(
-eptember G# 1<C6 at G:1G am
Good ans"er& Good analysis too&
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o deepi&a
-eptember C2# 1<C6 at C1:1G am
good ans"er&you can add improved communication# rise of modern middle class
and economic aspirations in 6rd phase etcR plus factors in all phases social
prejudice# political sycophancy etc&
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2C& deepi&a
-eptember C6# 1<C6 at B:1< pm
Q) Determinants of voting behavior in 8ndia&
9oting behaviour refers to the behaviour of individual#groups or society in general# in the
sense of 3 $o" do they chose for "hom they voteR "hether and "hy or "hy not they
voteR "hat influences them regarding voting as a process and act in "hole election cycle&
8ndia being multidiverse# "orld7s largest democracy# %uenched in past of coloniQation
#freedom struggle# partition# and no" aspirations of young#vibrant 1Cst century 8ndians# is
"itness to e%ually diverse and dynamic voting behavior&
9oting behavior is basically determined by the maturity and a"areness level of masses
clubbed "ith their short and long term expectations and leverages available in electoral
process all of "hich vary across regions# social groups and time& *hese determinants can
be broadly categoriQed as:
a) social :
8nfluence of caste# religion# class# ethnicity#language is still dominant on average 8ndian
voter7s mind& ,olitical parties and issues along communal# linguistic and casteist line are
proof of such determinants& *hese usually get predominance in discussions of political
groups over developmental issues as they easily appeal to common man7s emotional
psyche&
b) !conomic :
!conomic aspirations and corresponding services in terms of promises# policies and
programmes #targeted subsidies and social security schemes etc& play an important role
too&
8nflation#economic gro"th#jobs#etc& all effect daily lives of people and in turn their voting
behavior&
c) !ducational:
?iteracy level of masses is mostly directly proportional to their democratic literacy&
)lthough 8ndia7s literacy level(BNX) is lo" globally# but democratic literacy is high
o"ing to past masses7 freedom struggle and present active civil society#media etc 5et
blots of educational bac/"ardness and poverty are still visible in form of preelection
distribution li%uor# money#freebies and mobilisation of masses on communal lines etc&
d) 'egional :
'egional ine%uality# distributional injustice and neglect in form of demand for separate
state# regional autonomy etc& coming up as electoral promises# and rise of regional parties
in national politics# naxalism and insurgency all are evident of such determinants of
voting behavior&
e) *echnological: Development in media# internet #mobility etc increases exposure and
a"areness of voters and hence has influenced their behavior&
f) Dynamic factors: increasing crime rates# economic crisis# corruption scams# foreign
policy miscalculations# border disputes# mass agitations etc& too factor in a big section of
voter7s behavior&
g) +nfortunately muscle and money po"er have become engraved in propaganda policy
of almost every political party# "hich directly or indirectly do alter a common voters
behavior in 8ndia&
)s an aspiring "orld democratic po"er# hopefully 8ndia "ill do "ell to promote more
informed#balanced and pro development voting behavior&
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o IN(I)*+(
-eptember C6# 1<C6 at C<:12 pm
9ery good ans"er& ;ut crossed "ord limit by large margin& (2CO "ords)& 8t is very
important to stic/ to "ord limit&
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deepi&a
-eptember C2# 1<C6 at C1:CN am
than/s insights> &&i am "or/ing on being succinct# i "ill be than/ful if u
could revie" my language and "riting style# points to improve&
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21& 1irthi
-eptember C2# 1<C6 at G:<B pm
J*he nationalist leadership failed to some extent in raising the political consciousness of
0uslims to the higher plane of secular political consciousness&K .ritically comment& (1N<
Words)
*he contribution of moderates in economic criti%ue of colonialism has not been
substantiated "ith a clear understanding and criti%ue of deliberate policy of
communalism driven by colonialists&
*he nationalists though had supported 0uslims in their rising political consciousness
post CGC< by supporting them in their /hilafat cause "hich is essentially religious in
nature# post "orld "ar 3 1# they failed to use the opportunity to raise to a secular political
consciousness& 8t is evident from the failing to explain the root cause of various conflicts
bet"een $indus and 0uslims stemming from economic or class basis "here hindus
mostly formed the land lord or middle class and 0uslims mostly peasants and lo"er class
and exploitation mainly is class conflict and not on religious ideals& *his is due to
deliberate favoring $indus in administration post CONB revolt by ;ritish "here in they got
exposed to "estern education and its ideals of humanism# secularism etc&
*hough Gandhi through his constructive programs tried to emphasiQe hindu 0uslim
unity# failed to substantiate it "ith complete understanding and root cause of
communalism in 8ndia& 8t has been complicated by a tinge of communal $induism 3
dipping in Ganga# using hindu festivals for propaganda etc& by extremists& *hey further
failed to explain on the basis of elections of CG6B# that people as such aren7t
communaliQed and that india has 'ich composite history of hindu 0uslim unity pre CONB
and any conflicts are only to favor the narro" interests of people&
(ailing to evolve a thorough criti%ue of communalism in indian context by the leadership#
though they sympathiQed "ith the sufferings of 0uslims# they "ere unable to attac/ the
very roots of communalism and unable to chec/ the rising tide of communalism later&
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o alo& rai
-eptember 1<# 1<C6 at C:NN am
L /irthi overall good ans"er &you can also include some more point just li/e lac/
of representation of 0uslims in 8nterim Gov&# drafting committee of
constitution #etc& one thing more aap /o nahi lagta /i aap /i language thode se
complicated hai matlab 8f u use more easy "ords the ans"er can be more
effective & humae ans"ers /e through ye nahi sho" /arna hai /i humari !nglish
/itni aachi hai unhae bas ye janna hai /i .an "e explain the basic concept in easy
manner ? although it7s totally my opinion and it can be "rong but mujhe lagta hai
/i agar aap easy "ay mae apni baat logo /o samjha pa rahe hai to is better
administration nahi ho sha/taM
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26& 1irthi
-eptember C2# 1<C6 at G:C< pm
4arro" interests of the rulersZ
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22& +ushar
-eptember CO# 1<C6 at O:N< pm
)ns3
8ndian founding fathers opted for Democracy based on elected representation by
universal adult franchise()rt 61F)& 9oting and its behavior are integral process of
functioning democracy in 8ndia&9oting behavior in 8ndia has al"ays been changing "ith
contemporary demands from sociopoliticaleconomiccultural domain&Disenchantment
"ith ruling government#religioncaste factors#regionalism and cultural factors are major
drivers of voting behavior&
a) 'eligion and caste Diversity and .omplexities in socioreligious sphere gives rise to
voting behavior hovering around particular caste or religion&*hough 8ndian preamble
tal/s about J-ecularismK as an objective of democratic setup#use of religion and caste is
rampant&
b) 4ature of governance and ideology of political party*his is an emerging determinant
"hich is considered beneficial for strengthening of democracy&;ut it re%uires citiQens
"ith proper literacy in general and some"hat political literacy&
c) ?eadership of political parties and propaganda 3 .harismatic personality are al"ays
benefited by inclination of common people "hich occasionally leads to voting in their
favor&
d) 'egionalismWith the rise of regional political parties#change in voting behavior is
largely evident&;y focusing on issues related to region #parties are getting success to get
vote&
*hese are broad determinants for voting behavior in#such a diverse country#8ndia&9oting
is the most important mean to participate in democracy&8n 8ndia voting behavior has been
dynamic&;ut for ideal democracy it should be based on type of governance and political
ideology rather than region#religion#caste#moneymuscle nexus&(or this# %ualitative
education and a"areness among people are important besides strengthening
constitutional and statutory institutions li/e !lection commission&
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o +ushar
-eptember CO# 1<C6 at O:N1 pm
L84-8G$*-
,lease revie" my ans"er
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2N& alo& rai
-eptember 1<# 1<C6 at C:2C am
Q *o "hat extent B2 .)) created a Ifederation "ithin a federation7 in 8ndia&
B2 .onstitution )mendment )ct gives a constitutional status to ?ocal +rban Government
in 8ndia# in order to establish a "ell defined procedure of ?ocal Governance&*his .))
direct states to establish a 8nstitution of local governance in urban areas at district level&
*he basic aim behind establishment of these urban bodies is to ensure development at
grass root level by decentraliQation of authority# responsibility and po"er& *his .))
changes the face of administration in 8ndia& 4o" a 6 tier system "or/s to"ards the
"elfare of common masses i&e central state and local #in "hich local authority plays a
most vital role in overall development of all spheres of society& )s these institutions are
grass root institution it is easy for them to interact "ith the common masses &
*his .)) also gives a significant amount of po"er to these local government "hich
enable them to perform their job in a ethical manner "ithout ant unreasonable
interference of higher authority& *his .)) also establish line of authority "hich act as a
safeguard of their sovereignty and dignity&
so it is %uite clear that because of B2 .)) only 8ndia "itnessed a ne" /ind of
administrative and social reform "hich led to transformation of our 'epresentative
Democracy into ,articipative Democracy
8nsights please revie" it Guys please give your valuable suggestions M&&
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2F& p&
-eptember 1B# 1<C6 at N:26 pm
insight sir#please suggest strategy for gs2
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2B& asho&
Ectober C# 1<C6 at C1:NO pm
ya got lin/s for paper 9 & 8ts very good& -ir# can you compile some case studies#both
historical and contemporary# "hich "e can use contextually to substantiate our ans"ers?
8 "ant to /no" if "e can use some stories and anecdotes from our indian scriptures also
"hile ans"ering the %uestions framed around issues of present day administrationMli/e
can "e %uote things from 0ahabharata for example dilemma of Dhritrastra due to his
family attachment## ;hisham7s devotion to duties "hen he ta/es side "ith government in
"ar etc&&? similarly there are many stories from panchtantra or stories of /ings in our oral
tradition li/e that of 'aja ;hoj&& "ould that carry "eight or the examiner "ill laugh haha
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o IN(I)*+(
Ectober C# 1<C6 at B:<O pm
8 thin/ you should not use examples form 'amayana # mahabharata or any
religious scriptures&
0ay be you can use from ,anchatantra# but only if the story genuinely suits the
context&
Er you can %uote a philosopher# or an example of exemplary action of a leader&
!xaminer might laugh and reduce your scores too& 8t is better to be on safer
side&
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2O& dryadav
Ectober 1# 1<C6 at C1:2G pm
$ello&
)s there7s hardly anytime left for the mains and 87ve already started getting the jitters&
*here7s so much to do and such less time& .an you please tell me ho" should 8 go about
my preparation in these t"o months&
*han/u
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2G& soarings&ies
Ectober 2# 1<C6 at 1:<O pm
J4ext day# a best ans"er chosen from the ans"ers "ritten by aspirants "ill be posted
belo" the %uestions "ithin the same post&K
[ -ir# 8 am not able to find best chosen ans"er that are posted next day for archives
%uestion> can you help me to locate them?
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o IN(I)*+(
Ectober 2# 1<C6 at 1:1N pm
*hey are not posted unfortunately as 8 could not isolate one good ans"er as there
"ere many extremely good ans"ers& ;ut there is a plan to create a pdf of good
ans"ers& Within CN days it "ill be done&
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N<& pravali&a
Ectober 2# 1<C6 at CC:CG pm
sir i am not able to find the lin/s for daily ans"er "riting challenge on august month & sir
please provide the references&
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o IN(I)*+(
Ectober N# 1<C6 at B:6< am
all are here:
http:::insightsonindia&com:dailyans"er"ritingchallenge:archivesinsights
dailyans"er"ritingchallenge:
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NC& p-
4ovember C6# 1<C6 at C1:12 am
*hese mains ans challenge "ill be there after mains 1<C6 ????

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