QUESTION 15
GS3
15 marks
How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on IPR& Traditional Medicine.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies?≈95 words
- 2Support the Explain with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Define/contextExplain the mechanism or trendAnswer each explicit limb with India-specific evidenceConstraints/trade-offsBalanced way forward
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about IPR& Traditional Medicine without directly resolving: “How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies?”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Explain judgement required by the question
Value addition
- 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
→ 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.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 11 minutes, then get it checked.