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QUESTION 18
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15 marks

‘Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view.

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What the examiner wants

Substantiate: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “‘Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Women's Movement & Lower Strata.

SubstantiateAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1‘Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view≈95 words
  2. 2Support the Substantiate 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

Define/contextAddress each explicit social dimension in sequenceUse India-specific examples/evidenceCounterpoint/limitationsBalanced conclusion or way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Women's Movement & Lower Strata without directly resolving: “‘Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Substantiate 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.

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