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QUESTION 4
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How do pressure groups influence Indian political process? Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How do pressure groups influence Indian political process? Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Pressure Groups: Formal vs Informal.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1How do pressure groups influence Indian political process?≈55 words
  2. 2Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Constitutional/institutional contextAnswer each explicit limb in sequenceUse relevant provisions/judgments/policy evidenceLimitations/counterviewReforms or reasoned conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Pressure Groups: Formal vs Informal without directly resolving: “How do pressure groups influence Indian political process?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?”

Value addition

  • Cause→mechanism→outcome flowchart or compact process diagram
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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