Pointers

GENERAL 

1. Intro — Def approach, gen intro like done by Frank in RS Big Pic... Never start
intro with opinion.
2. Conclusion — Always optimistic.
3. Paper Completion — Divide the paper in 6 time sections — 1 section = four 10-marker
and three 15-marker.

SUBJECTS

1. History and A&C
a. Diagram — Timeline or Map
b. Conclusion — this event led to this successive event, quote
2. Geo
a. Diagram - min 2 diagrams
b. Intro — Explaining concept, gen intro like done by Frank in RS...
3. Society
a. Data
b. Intellectual writing as done in socio-pol philosophy
c. Quotes & Couplets
d. Dimension — child, women, elderly, SC/ST
e. SDG
f. Schemes & Committees
4. Polity
a. Const Articles — must
b. SC Judgements — must
c. Committees & Commissions — must [Quote LCI]
d. Schemes & Committees
5. Governance
a. Data
b. Sch & Committee
c. Structural & Functional issues
d. Current examples [use ethics]
6. IR
a. Premier leaders speech & view
b. Country’s official stand on any issue
 c. Convergence & Divergence in dimensions like energy, defence, P2P, B2B, G2B
contact, Climate, economy, terrorism...
d. India’s interest and trade relationship [Trade deficit & total trade]
e. Map — must
f. Conclusion — connecting the idea with visionary leader like Patel, Nehru stand
on same issue.
7. Economy & Agriculture
a. Short-term, Medium-term, long-term 
b. Sectoral impact - Primary, secondary, tertiary
c. Extensively quote ES and Niti and Budget
d. Measures Taken — Committees & Schemes.
e. Quote economist - Raghuram, Joseph Stiglitz, Friedman, Yusuf Khan
8. S&T
a. Quote Facts
b. Explain the concept.
c. Make diagram of the concept.
d. How it will benefit humanity.
e. Future aspect of the concept.
9. Envt
a. Background & Concept of the theme.
b. IPCC report, Biodiversity report.
c. Impact on Sustainablity 
d. Dimension — 17 SDG & impact on it [must]
e. India — status, stand & effort wrt given theme.
f. Must quote innovations & BP
10. Security
a. Permanent [naxalism, cyber security, regionalism, radicalisation]
b. Current [China-Pak, Terrorism, S Asia].
c. Schemes & BP
d. Recent incidents
e. Some Sections like 144 of CrPC and Sedition law 124-A.
11. Ethics
a. Th — Standard examples → explain with examples → Quotes [Dig only if simplify
understanding].
b. CS — Stakeholder → crux → ED [3-4] → Options [+ve & -ve wrt stakeholder in mind]
→ Course of Action [P-L-A-C-E] → Justification of Course of Action → Conclusion
[No Dig].