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QUESTION 14
GS2
15 marks

Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades. Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Highlight: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades. Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Rajya Sabha (Utility & Evolution).

HighlightAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades≈95 words
  2. 2Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

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 Rajya Sabha (Utility & Evolution) without directly resolving: “Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible.”

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

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