: Understand the difficulty level before answering #IndiaNEWS #Education Today Hyderabad: Checking previous years questions helps aspirants to get some pointers on how to answer similar ones. In our

Understand the difficulty level before answering #IndiaNEWS #Education Today
Hyderabad: Checking previous years questions helps aspirants to get some pointers on how to answer similar ones.
In our weekly series of answer writing in Mains exam, we are learning how to write appropriate answers for the questions asked in previous year’s papers of UPSC and State Public Services. The main reason why one has to check the previous year’s questions is for two reasons. Number one, they help you in understanding the difficulty level of questions that can be framed from the given syllabus. Number two, the most important one – aspirants shall get an idea about what the public service commission is expecting from the aspirants, and what are the specific topics/trends and this helps aspirants in preparation level itself to cover the specific important topics and make notes accordingly before hand.
In this article, we shall discuss a question from the Indian Society (General Studies Paper -1 -UPSC).
Topic: Effects of Globalisation on Indian society.
1) Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalisation on women in India? (PYQ – 2015)
Framework:
Introduction: Briefly define globalisation
Body:
i) Positive effects on women by globalisation
ii) Negative effects on women by globalisation.
iii) Conclusion: By mentioning women’s importance in a country like India.
Answer:
Introduction:
Globalisation in simple terms is the interaction between people of various countries, and ideas to make the world a global village. It has an impact on various sections of Indian society, including women.
Body:
Positive effects on women by globalisation:
i) Social benefits:
Decision making: Women now have a greater say in the household and also in choosing their life partner. Men and Women have equal say in the family.
Education: Globalisation spread awareness among the governments and also women. That, in turn, nudged governments to provide better education.
Healthcare: Globalisation also spread awareness about sanitation and menstrual health to women. That helped towards better growth of women.
ii) Economic benefits:
New jobs: Globalisation created a service sector boom in India. That in turn created more jobs by MNCs for people irrespective of gender.
Equality: Change in mentality from traditional treatment to pay equally to men and women based on their work.
Poverty alleviation: Globalisation helped to reduce the poverty across the world. Poverty reduction indirectly benefits women by making them access to nutritious food.
iii) Political benefits:
Legal awareness: Women became aware of their rights and started demanding better treatment. Ex: Sabarimala Case, where women protested for temple entry.
Political participation: The increased presence of women in Assemblies and Parliament one of the reasons for increased participation is globalisation.