PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Making of the Constitution
“The Constitution makers faced the great task of forging a common national identity in the face of unparalleled social and cultural diversity in India.” Comment.
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
shared constitutional values = common ground → Preamble values + Arts 14-18 (equality) + Art 17 (untouchability abolished) — one equal civic identity — diversity protected directly — Arts 29-30 (minorities) + Fifth/Sixth Schedules (tribal) + linguistic reorganisation (regional) — federalism binds both (Union / States / local)
Body flow
fear that unparalleled diversity threatens unity — answered by Manor: cross-cutting heterogeneity (caste, class, sub-region) strengthens rather than weakens unity
Counter-view
Rk! identity forged was plural and constitutional, not uniform or routes… ee.; coercive R2 unity by accommodation, not assimilation — diversity turned into unity’s strength
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
