QUESTION PYQ 09
GS2
10 marks
Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman, the core task is to discuss the exact proposition ‘Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha≈55 words
- 2Anchor Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman in the relevant constitutional/legal institution, then test how that design works in practice or where it is limited≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Constitutional/legal basisInstitutional designDisputed issue in Vice-President as Rajya Sabha ChairmanJudicial/committee/statutory anchor where relevantSafeguard/reform/judgment
Where marks usually go
- Turning this into a broad note on Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha’
- Listing provisions/institutions for Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman without connecting them to the concrete institutional tension or outcome in the prompt
Value addition
- Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman: legal/institutional flow — basis → actor/process → friction/delivery gap → safeguard/outcome
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
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