PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Making of the Constitution
Indian constitution maker’s concern on social inequality.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
R1 social inequality not a side issue → deepest threat to the new democracy 2 society split by caste / religion / gender / economy → cannot sustain political freedom
Body flow
Ambedkar: political democracy needs social democracy → equal in vote, unequal in life = contradiction → no nation without fraternity → Austin: Constitution as social document → Art 14 equality before law → Art 15 non-discrimination → Art 16 equal opportunity → Art17 untouchability abolished → SC/ST reservations vs historical exclusion → DPSP → welfare order → universal adult franchise → equal voice
Counter-view
political equality secured on paper vs persisting social- economic inequality → the contradiction Ambedkar forced the makers to confront
Conclusion routes
rR! Santhanam: a social revolution → exit from medievalism of iasiaas birth k2 the concern shaped the Constitution's moral core → equal status, justice, dignity for all
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
