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QUESTION PYQ 08
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10 marks

Explain the term social capital. How does it enhance good governance?

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What the examiner wants

For Good Governance, explain in sequence: first, Explain the term social capital.; then, How does it enhance good governance. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Explain the term social capital≈55 words
  2. 2How does it enhance good governance?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Frame Good GovernanceCausal drivers/mechanismQuestion-specific evidenceEffects or second limbRelative-weight/balanced conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Explain the term social capital.’ while reducing ‘How does it enhance good governance’ to a token paragraph
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on Good Governance that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • Good Governance: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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