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QUESTION 13
GS1
15 marks

“There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Evaluate: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Inter-War Democratic Crisis.

EvaluateWeigh what works and what does not, and say how far it succeeds.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1“There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement≈95 words
  2. 2Support the Evaluate 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/contextAddress each explicit social dimension in sequenceUse India-specific examples/evidenceCounterpoint/limitationsBalanced conclusion or way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Inter-War Democratic Crisis without directly resolving: ““There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Evaluate judgement required by the question

Value addition

  • Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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