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Following are today’s Mains Marathon Questions.
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Questions
1) Uniformed personnel constantly function in an unpredictable, stressful and dynamic environment, affecting their mental well-being. Comment and suggest some measures to reduce mental stress at the constabulary level.
2) Bring out the rationale behind the One Nation, One Fertilizer plan. Also, highlight the challenges associated with it.
Nice answer! You have covered the issues well. I think in causes You can add the neglect of mental health. There is no support system within the department. Also include strenuous physical conditions of work coupled with low emoluments act as a demotivating factors. Good work!
Thank you , will work on suggestions.
This is a good answer if it was about nano-urea. You seem to have misinterpreted the question statement. This is about the new scheme where the Government has mandated the fertilizer manufacturing companies to sell their products under single brand name. Please read the reference article mentioned below the question statement, or this one, to understand the issue.
Thank you for pointing out. I also realized by reading others answers
Please review and let me know my mistakes
Excellent answer! Nothing to suggest here! Keep it up!
You have deviated from the issue. The question is about the new scheme where the Government has mandated the fertilizer manufacturing companies to sell their products under single brand name. Please read the reference article mentioned below the question statement, or this one, to understand the issue.
One request- if possible then please provide markings as well, along with suggestions.. I mean how much marks can we get out of 10/15 if we write similar answers in real exam.. As this will help us in understanding in a much better way. If possible then please do
The rationale for this initiative is to hone Your answer writing skills. By consistent practice, You will be able to understand what to write and what to skip, how to structure etc. By being consistent, Your brain will also become habitual to think in the right direction right after reading the question statement.
However, this is not an actual exam. Believe me, writing 20 answers in 3 hours a lot different than writing 1 single answer, even if You finish Your answer in 9-10 minutes.
So awarding marks based on 1 single answer will give a very wrong signal and You’ll be anchored on those marks. For evaluation, You can join a test series, and take tests in exam-like conditions. However, start writing full length tests once You have reached a sufficient confidence level about answer-writing.
Ok.. Thank you..
Great answer! You have covered the issues well. Only suggestion would be to cut down the content a little. Use smaller sentences. e.g., You can give simple title ‘Rationale of the Scheme’, no need to add any other sentence here. Will save time and words. Rest is great!
It is getting difficult for me to balance the quality in my answers with speed, I have been writing one answer daily from the past 3 months, but I am not able to sort this out, please advise me regarding the same.
If u have done revision then u can try this- for static portion like history pol etc- read the question and try to remember the points or u can memorize the points just before you start writing and then take a rough notebook and put a timer for 7mins or starting me u can put for 10mins..then write it on that notebook. After that match your ans with some model ans Or else if you are satisfied with your anser u can write it again in your ans writing notebook within 7min..starting me this will take time but gradaually habit ho jayega. Atleast for me it worked. Baaki Kisi aur se bhi advice lelijiyega
So, you mean that I should consider thinking and writing the core points around which I want to build my answer separately in 7 minutes first and after that rewrite them in a proper format in another 7 minutes ?
Great answer! Most of the points are relevant, coverage of suggestions is good too.
Suggestions for improvement:
– You can classify the suggestions under separate heads like (a) Improving work conditions: Provisions of regular leave, Emoluments like insurance, extra compensation for extra hours put on duty; (b) Addressing Mental Health: Regular Yoga, Meditation sessions, Helpline numbers to reach out in case of stress etc.
Such classification differentiates your answers.
– Some points are bit vague (profit prirotizing behaviour?), Also don’t mention points like war and inflation. Just mention emoluments/salary are not enough to cover cost of living,
– Avoid words like ‘careless’. Try not to use harsh/extreme words in any answer e.g., here you can write lack of appropriate measures to address mental health issues etc.
Overall nice work!
Thank you, will surely keep these points in mind while writing the next answer.
Good attempt! Some good points have been made but there is margin for improvement
– Mention directly the issue of poor work conditions. The job is physically and mentally stressful and salary/emoluments are not commensurate. Lack of holiday, working away from family add to burden. These points can be added.
– Introduction is a bit long. You can cut it short, quote some data or simply mention that rising cases of suicides/fratricides indicate stress in jobs.
Great answer! Nothing to suggest here. Pt. 2 under causes is bit confusing, couldn’t understand it. You can rephrase it.
Since they working in back of the organisation they doesn’t recive any recognition but often punished for their mistakes
Thank you for pointing the errors . Will rectify it in upcoming answers
Good attempt but there is margin for improvement here. There are some relevant points in the answer but some essential aspects have not been mentioned. Perhaps You can read the reference article or this one for better understanding. e.g., the Government has pointed out that rationale is to cut transportation subsidies. In concerns, the manufacturing companies lose their product differentiation and hence lose the incentive to innovate/improve product.
Keep writing 🙂
Review please 🙏
Excellent answer! Seems like all points have been covered, nothing to add here!
Thank you ☺
Great answer! Relevant points and all dimensions covered.
I feel the suggestion related to 33% women can be rephrased. Suggestion should be to increase the strength of the forces to reduce the burden, with efforts to bring proportion of women to at least 33%.
Okay…. thanks for regular mentoring 😊
This one seems perfect! May be You can also add the suggestion to provide regular breaks (like mandatory weekly offs) to reduce the workload and establish a balance.
Thank you for evaluate my answer.