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Following are today’s Mains Marathon Questions.
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Questions
Teachers with skills and passion for the profession are foundational to the positive educational change envisaged by the NEP. In light of the statement, suggest the steps required to improve the quality of teaching in India that can be helpful in the realization of goals envisaged in the National Education Policy.
What are registered unrecognized political parties (RUPPs)? Highlight the issues associated with RUPPs.
Please review and let me know my mistakes
very apt answer.
This is a very high quality answer! Very nice introduction mentioning SDG and RTE. All the points mentioned in problems and solutions are relevant. Perhaps making the process transparent can also be added (to check corruption/scams in recruitment). Nothing else to suggest!
Only thing, if writing as 10 marker, try to list down problems as a schematic/diagram and elaborate solutions. The focus should be more on solutions (suggest steps in question statement).
Perfect!
Right! I’ll keep that in mind. Thanku for the suggestions and review
Good answer! You have mentioned many points, some are very apt while other are more generic in nature. You can also add points related to reforms in recruitment, in-service training, continuous evaluation of teachers etc. Refer to Ruchi’s answer.
Intro is good but can be improved e.g., mentioning SDG or RTE (Refer other answer).
Thank you, I will try to improve in the next answer.
Good attempt! You can add more content here e.g., You can list down parameters for recognition (mention 2-3 if You don’t remember all).
Highlight the provision of exemption of payment of taxes and anonymity of donors to political parties. Combining the two, such political parties can be a front for black money dealings or money laundering. Hence the recent crack-down.
Very nice handwriting! Answer is good too, but some more points can be added e.g., clearly defined career-progression, mid-career evaluation, continuous training, more transparency in recruitment process etc.
Looks great! Concerns have been addressed properly. Suggestions are good, do mention some suggestions from Committees/Commission on electoral finance e.g., Law Commission has recommended disclosure of identity for contributions above certain threshold amount.
Also if possible, mention 2-3 criteria for recognition of political parties.
Thank u . I’ll do it
Please read the reference article if there is a lack of understanding about the issue. Here, the concerns are related to provisions (like exemption from income tax, anonymity of donations) to engage in dubious transactions like money laundering, black money etc., norms set by Election Commission are violated. Then suggest some measures for check these practices.
Very apt suggestions. I think introduction can be added to add more value to the answer, e.g., You can mention about emphasis of NEP about quality of teaching or link it with SDGs or RTE Act.
Overall this is nice answer!
Good answer! The major concerns have been mentioned (money laundering etc.). However, avoid other issues like red tapism (or elaborate how?) because they do not seem to be relevant here. Major concern is that such parties seem to be a front for undertaking dubious activities.
While providing suggestions, IF there are any reports by some Commission or Committee always try to include them. It gives more authenticity to suggestions e.g., Law Commission has made some recommendation about electoral finance (removal of anonymity for donations above certain threshold), You can add here.
My first answer..
Plz review..