QUESTION PYQ 11
GS2
10 marks
“With the waning of globalization, post-Cold War world is becoming a site of sovereign nationalism.” Elucidate
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Sovereign Nationalism & Globalisation, the core task is to elucidate the exact proposition ‘“With the waning of globalization, post-Cold War world is becoming a site of sovereign nationalism.” Elucidate’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
ElucidateExplain the statement clearly and bring out its meaning with examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1“With the waning of globalization, post-Cold War world is becoming a site of sovereign nationalism.” Elucidate≈55 words
- 2For Sovereign Nationalism & Globalisation, tie each argument to India’s concrete strategic/economic interests and the partner/system constraint named in the prompt≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Strategic contextIndia’s interestsCounterpart/system interestsConvergenceFriction/constraintPolicy direction for Sovereign Nationalism & Globalisation
Where marks usually go
- Turning this into a broad note on Sovereign Nationalism & Globalisation instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘“With the waning of globalization, post-Cold War world is becoming a site of sovereign nationalism.”…’
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Sovereign Nationalism & Globalisation that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Sovereign Nationalism & Globalisation: interest matrix — India | counterpart/system | convergence | constraint | policy lever
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
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