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QUESTION 5
GS2
10 marks

‘Once a Speaker, Always a Speaker’! Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? What could be its implications for the robust functioning of parliamentary business in India?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “‘Once a Speaker, Always a Speaker’! Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? What could be its implications for the robust functioning of parliamentary business in India?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Speaker.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1‘Once a Speaker, Always a Speaker’! Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha?≈55 words
  2. 2What could be its implications for the robust functioning of parliamentary business in India?≈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 Speaker without directly resolving: “‘Once a Speaker, Always a Speaker’! Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “What could be its implications for the robust functioning of parliamentary business in India?”

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.

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