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QUESTION N08
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12.5 marks

An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable examples.

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What the examiner wants

Substantiate the exact proposition in the PYQ — “An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable examples.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Poverty and Related issues.

SubstantiateAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable ex’, directly answer: An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable ex’, directly answer: Substantiate this statement with suitable examples≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statem’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Poverty and Related issues≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Poverty and Related issuesExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with s’, avoid a generic note on Poverty and Related issues; answer the actual wording/directive and the Poverty and Related issues proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation. Substantiate this statement with s’, do not add examples around Poverty and 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.