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QUESTION PYQ 04
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15 marks

Critically examine the procedures through which the Presidents of India and France are elected.

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What the examiner wants

For Presidential Election: India vs France, the core task is to critically examine the exact proposition ‘examine the procedures through which the Presidents of India and France are elected.’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

Critically examineWeigh the strengths and the weaknesses, then give a balanced verdict.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1examine the procedures through which the Presidents of India and France are elected≈65 words
  2. 2Anchor Presidential Election: India vs France in the relevant constitutional/legal institution, then test how that design works in practice or where it is limited≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Presidential Election: India vs France, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Constitutional/legal basisInstitutional designDisputed issue in Presidential Election: India vs FranceJudicial/committee/statutory anchor where relevantSafeguard/reform/judgment

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Presidential Election: India vs France instead of answering the question’s critical balance: ‘examine the procedures through which the Presidents of India and France are elected.’
  • Giving only one side on Presidential Election: India vs France; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • Presidential Election: India vs France: legal/institutional flow — basis → actor/process → friction/delivery gap → safeguard/outcome
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Verified value additions

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