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QUESTION N09
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12.5 marks

How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?

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What the examiner wants

Explain the exact proposition in the PYQ — “How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Tribes & Related Issues.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio a’, directly answer: How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Tribes & Related Issues, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Tribes & Related Issues≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Tribes & Related IssuesExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the s’, avoid a generic note on Tribes & Related Issues; answer the actual wording/directive and the Tribes & Related Issues proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the s’, do not add examples around Tribes & Related Issues unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.