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Decoding the Directive Words to Clear UPSC Exam  What is a Directive Word? Directive words/Task words are the words or phrases which tell you what to do. The foremost step to write an answer is that knowing the nature or in-depth meaning of these directive words. Reading and understanding the question with heartsease is very important to dismantle the taboos. Imbibe the essence of the directive words and dismantle the question. Brainstorm, plan to organize and start writing. Knowing the Directive Words and Understanding the Question There are lots of task words that tell you what to do. Some of them are ‘Critically evaluate, Discuss, Evaluate, Elucidate, Justify, Analyze, Do you agree etc. Unpacking the directive words enables us to write flawlessly. Analyze Analyze is digging deeper than examine but into every aspect of the question. It is very necessary to dismantle the questions into parts and explain. One has to demonstrate how principles, theory or ideas works, apply theory to...

Jayant Nahata IAS, AIR 56 Answer Writing Strategy 

UPSC mains Answer writing tips 7 से 8 questions 1 hour में पूरा करो । Answer UPSC format Mein likhna chahiye Point wise / Paragraph wise ( depending upon questions) Answer writing approach : Introduction - Basics Body               - The demand of the Question Conclusion    - Try to end on positive note or progressive note    Confusing Key Terms in Questions : Discuss   : - Essentially this is a written debate where you are using your skill at reasoning backed up by carefully selected evidence to make a case for and against an argument or point out the advantage or disadvantage of a given context. Illustrator : - Examples and Stats (उदाहरण और आँकड़े) Critically Analyse / Examine : - Not criticism , Analysis all aspects of the issue. Do not have pre disposed notions in the discourse . Then conclude in the end what you think . Compare and contrast : -Self explanatory . Comment : -...