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QUESTION 6
GS4
10 marks

What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many social problems. What contrasting attitudes do you notice about the caste system in our society, and how do you explain their existence?

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What the examiner wants

Explain the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many social problems. What contrasting attitudes do you notice about the caste system in our society, and…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Ethics Theory.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many s’, directly answer: What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems?≈35 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many s’, directly answer: Contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many social problems≈35 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many s’, directly answer: What contrasting attitudes do you notice about the caste system in our society, and how do you explain their existence?≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Ethics TheoryExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent ab’, avoid a generic note on Ethics Theory; answer the actual wording/directive and the Ethics Theory proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What factors affect the formation of a person's attitude towards social problems? Contrasting attitudes are prevalent ab’, do not add examples around Ethics Theory 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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