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QUESTION 10
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What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Anti-Discrimination Laws for Scheduled Tribes.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?≈55 words
  2. 2Support the Explain with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextAddress each explicit social dimension in sequenceUse India-specific examples/evidenceCounterpoint/limitationsBalanced conclusion or way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Anti-Discrimination Laws for Scheduled Tribes without directly resolving: “What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Explain judgement required by the question

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    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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