QUESTION PYQ 16
GS1
10 marks
Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Tribal Diversity & Common Category, the core task is to address directly the exact proposition ‘Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
Address directlyAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?≈55 words
- 2For Tribal Diversity & Common Category, differentiate effects across relevant groups/institutions and keep the Indian social context visible throughout≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Define the social processDriversDifferentiated impact across groupsIndian evidenceTension/counter-trendJudgment on Tribal Diversity & Common Category
Where marks usually go
- Turning this into a broad note on Tribal Diversity & Common Category instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be…’
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Tribal Diversity & Common Category that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Tribal Diversity & Common Category: exact-demand matrix mapping each limb to one evidence point and one inference
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
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