Some answer writing queries answered

Russell Peters:

Hello Mam, Did you follow point wise writing approach in optional papers also? Was it your priority to write in points ? And what if you don't have much idea about the answer and know little, then I guess writing in points wont be beneficial, plz comment.

Reply: I generally prefer writing in points. With shorter answers being asked in the exam, writing style, introduction etc are not very important. I used to try and give a one line summary of my answer in the beginning itself, so that the examiner knows what he is going to read. If there are 5 broad ideas in the answer, you can mention them in the beginning. 

For eg. 5 macroeconomic problems facing India are: 1) Inflation 2)..... 3).....      5)...... and then elaborate them in separate paragraphs with the same headings.

Even if this is not possible, i used to prefer bullet points. Another benefit of points is that you dont beat around the bush. You can try and put different facets and that would help you better articulate your thoughts. This is valid even if you know less. 

Having said that, it depends on the question, the time at hand and your comfort level with each style. Nothing is cast in stone...

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Max Weber:
thanks. one more question. coming to GS and optionals. is there a factor of attempting max questions ??? is it the quantity or the quality that matters?  but my point here is....question 

attempts are factors? should we like focus on less number of questions and present in better way? or attempt as much as possible?

PS: coz when you write point wise you can simply vomit relevant points and make answers. thats not tough. i hope u got my point what am struggling to explain. 

Reply: In GS, you should attempt as much as possible and do not rely on your judgment of the quality of your answers...It is better to write point-wise as much as possible to be clear abt the answer and save time....For questions you know less, dont write very long answers, but write your guess in brief in para format...Obviously quality matters but sometimes the examiner likes your answers and sometimes not...Even similar answers of 2 people could fetch different marks based on non-uniform checking...This view is based on the experience of number of people around me...

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