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QUESTION N15
GS2
12.5 marks

An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies on their return. Discuss the merit of state-sponsored talent hunt and cultivation as against the rationale of a reward mechanism as encouragement.

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9 min
200 words

What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies on their return. Discuss the merit of state-sponsored talent hunt and cultivation as against…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Human Resources.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various’, directly answer: An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various’, directly answer: victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies on their return≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various’, directly answer: Discuss the merit of state-sponsored talent hunt and cultivation as against the rationale of a reward mechanism as encouragement≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Human ResourcesExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives b’, avoid a generic note on Human Resources; answer the actual wording/directive and the Human Resources proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives b’, do not add examples around Human Resources unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Mini timeline or cause→event→consequence chain
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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