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"Preamble is a microcosm of the Constitution and is a key to the constitution" "Poor people who wander about, find no work, no wages and starve, whose lives are a continual mud of sore affliction and pinching poverty, cannot be proud of the constitution or its law."   - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on Democratic Society "The only possible, real object that we, in common with other nations, can have is the object of co-operating in building up some kind of a world structure, call it one world, call it what you like."  - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on Fraternity "Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity which are not to be treated as separate items in a trinity. They form a union of trinity in the sense that to divorce one from the other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy. Liberty cannot be divorced fro...

LENGTH OF  ANSWERS 60 marks: 600 – 700 words 40 marks: 400 – 450 words 30 marks: 300 – 330 words 20 marks: 200 – 220 words 15 marks: 150 – 170 words 10 marks: 100 – 110 words Required writing speed 22 words/minute 60 MARKS: 50 words – Basic concept (explain) 50 words – Causes of origin (background) 300 words – Body (in detail) 150 words – Evaluation, Comparison, Contrast, Criticism, suggestion 50 words – Balanced Conclusion (Depending upon the demand of the Question) 600 WORDS + DIAGRAMS 40 MARKS: 40 words – Basic concept (explain) 20 words – Causes of origin (background) 200 words – Central theme (in detail) 100 words – Evaluation, Comparison, Contrast, Criticism, Suggestion 40 words – Balanced Conclusion 400 WORDS + DIAGRAMS 30 MARKS: 25 words – Basic concept (briefly) 25 words – Causes of origin (background) 150 words – Central theme (in detail) 75 words – Evaluation, Comparison, Contrast, Criticism, Suggestion 2...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2012 Essay (Compulsory) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 200  Write an essay on any one of the following topics :                                                             200 1. In the context of Gandhiji's views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms 'Swadhinata', 'Swaraj' and 'Dharmarajya'. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy. 2. Is the criticism that the 'Public-private-Partnership' (PPP) model for development more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context justified? 3. Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible? 4. Managing work and home - is ...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2012 GENERAL STUDIES Paper I  Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300    Candidates should attempt all questions strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question.   1. Answer any five of the following in about 250 words each :                                         25*5=125       (a) What do you understand by the term "innovation" ? Discuss the need for launching a national innovation policy in India.       (b) Keeping in view the informal sector's share in the total workforce of the country, critically examine the relevant inclusive measures initiated by the Government of India and their effectiveness.      ...

( By : Rugved Thakur ) Answer writing is the key to getting good marks in Main Examination. 2 Main areas of concentration should be Meeting expectation of UPSC answering style and Presentation. When an answer requires 250 words or more, it is better to prepare  synoptic notes  in rough. This involves quickly jotting down the main points we are to write in the answer. Arranging the points in order of importance. This gives a good structure and flow to the answer. Try as far as possible to stick to the word limit mentioned in the question. Good control over language will help you to write more points in lesser number of words. Read the editorials of the newspaper and try to use that language in your answers. Exceeding the word limit may lead to problems in completing the paper. There is no need to count the exact number of words in the answer. During preparation itself one should know the length of the page that one needs to write for a 100, 200, 250, 300 and 600 words...