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QUESTION 15
GS2
15 marks

Do Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees keep the administration on its toes and inspire reverence for parliamentary control? Evaluate the working of such committees with suitable examples.

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250 words

What the examiner wants

Evaluate: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Do Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees keep the administration on its toes and inspire reverence for parliamentary control? Evaluate the working of such committees with suitable examples.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Parliamentary Standing Committees.

EvaluateWeigh what works and what does not, and say how far it succeeds.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Do Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees keep the administration on its toes and inspire reverence for parliamentary control?≈95 words
  2. 2Evaluate the working of such committees with suitable examples≈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 Parliamentary Standing Committees without directly resolving: “Do Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees keep the administration on its toes and inspire reverence for parliamentary control?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Evaluate the working of such committees with suitable examples.”

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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