QUESTION PYQ 07
GS2
10 marks
"The growth of cabinet system has practically resulted in the marginalisation of the parliamentary supremacy." Elucidate.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Cabinet Government & Parliamentary Supremacy, the core task is to elucidate the exact proposition ‘"The growth of cabinet system has practically resulted in the marginalisation of the parliamentary supremacy." Elucidate.’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
ElucidateExplain the statement clearly and bring out its meaning with examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1"The growth of cabinet system has practically resulted in the marginalisation of the parliamentary supremacy." Elucidate≈55 words
- 2Anchor Cabinet Government & Parliamentary Supremacy in the relevant constitutional/legal institution, then test how that design works in practice or where it is limited≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Constitutional/legal basisInstitutional designDisputed issue in Cabinet Government & Parliamentary SupremacyJudicial/committee/statutory anchor where relevantSafeguard/reform/judgment
Where marks usually go
- Turning this into a broad note on Cabinet Government & Parliamentary Supremacy instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘"The growth of cabinet system has practically resulted in the marginalisation of the parliamentary…’
- Listing provisions/institutions for Cabinet Government & Parliamentary Supremacy without connecting them to the concrete institutional tension or outcome in the prompt
Value addition
- Cabinet Government & Parliamentary Supremacy: 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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