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QUESTION 6
GS2
10 marks

Despite consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.

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What the examiner wants

Examine: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Despite consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Human Development vs Economic Growth.

ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Despite consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development≈55 words
  2. 2Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive≈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 Human Development vs Economic Growth without directly resolving: “Despite consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.”

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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