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QUESTION 5
GS2
10 marks

“Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India.” Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies.

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7 min
150 words

What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India.” Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Business Associations (Pressure Groups).

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1“Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India.” Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies≈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

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

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Business Associations (Pressure Groups) without directly resolving: ““Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India.” Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Explain judgement required by the question

Value addition

  • Cause→mechanism→outcome flowchart or compact process diagram
    → 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.