The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.
What the examiner wants
Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Tolerance & Assimilation.
Demand-wise check
- 1The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present≈95 words
- 2Support the Discuss with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Tolerance & Assimilation without directly resolving: “The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present.”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss judgement required by the question
Value addition
- 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
→ 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.
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