“Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people.” Discuss.
What the examiner wants
Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people.” Discuss.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Simultaneous Elections (Pros & Cons).
Demand-wise check
- 1“Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people.” Discuss≈55 words
- 2Support the Discuss with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Simultaneous Elections (Pros & Cons) without directly resolving: ““Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountab…”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss judgement required by the question
Value addition
- Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
→ 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.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.