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QUESTION N06
GS2
12.5 marks

The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a team. How far is the efficacy of a government inversely related to the size of the cabinet? Discuss.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a team. How far is the efficacy of a government inversely related to the size of the cabinet? Discuss.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Union Executive.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a team. How’, directly answer: The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a team≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a team. How’, directly answer: How far is the efficacy of a government inversely related to the size of the cabinet?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can m’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Union Executive≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Union ExecutiveExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a’, avoid a generic note on Union Executive; answer the actual wording/directive and the Union Executive proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a’, do not add examples around Union Executive unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.