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QUESTION 2
GS2
10 marks

“Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission”. Discuss.

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7 min
150 words

What the examiner wants

Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission”. Discuss.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Information Commission.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1“Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission”≈55 words
  2. 2Support the Discuss 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

Constitutional/institutional contextAnswer each explicit limb in sequenceUse relevant provisions/judgments/policy evidenceLimitations/counterviewReforms or reasoned conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Information Commission without directly resolving: ““Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission”.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss 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

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