QUESTION PYQ 02
GS2
10 marks
Indian diaspora has scaled new heights in the West. Describe its economic and political benefits for India.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Indian Diaspora: Economic & Political Value, describe in sequence: first, Indian diaspora has scaled new heights in the West.; then, Describe its economic and political benefits for India.. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
DescribeGive a clear, detailed account of the main features.
Demand-wise check
- 1Indian diaspora has scaled new heights in the West≈55 words
- 2Describe its economic and political benefits for India≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Strategic contextIndia’s interestsCounterpart/system interestsConvergenceFriction/constraintPolicy direction for Indian Diaspora: Economic & Political Value
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘Indian diaspora has scaled new heights in the West.’ while reducing ‘Describe its economic and political benefits for India.’ to a token paragraph
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Indian Diaspora: Economic & Political Value that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Indian Diaspora: Economic & Political Value: interest matrix — India | counterpart/system | convergence | constraint | policy lever
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
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