QUESTION 3(b)
GS4
10 marks
“To awaken the people, it is the women who must be awakened. Once she is on the move, the family moves, the village moves, the nation moves”.- Jawaharlal Nehru
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain why Nehru saw women's awakening as the driver of family, village and national progress, with evidence and current relevance.
Explain the quoteAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Meaning: women's education and agency spread to children, family choices and community≈30 words
- 2Evidence: female literacy linked with child health, lower fertility and higher school enrolment≈30 words
- 3Examples: self-help groups (Kudumbashree), women sarpanches, women in armed forces≈30 words
- 4Barriers that still remain: low female labour participation, safety, care burden≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
MeaningChain effect (womanFamilyVillageNation)ExamplesBarriers
Where marks usually go
- Only listing government schemes
- Not explaining the 'chain' in the quote
Draw this
- Arrow chain: woman → family → village → nation, with one example at each step
Value addition
- ExampleKerala's Kudumbashree mission (1998) runs a women's SHG network that is used for local planning and livelihoods.Government of Kerala
- Law73rd Amendment reserves one-third of panchayat seats for women; many states have raised this to 50%.Constitution of India, Article 243D
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