These words/phrases limit the scope of your answer. There is something else – called as Limiting Words/phrases. These words/phrases in the question tell you which ideas and concepts are required to be dealt with in your answer.These words guide you to establish the general focus of your answer.īut only directives and content words do not sufficiently guide you to write a complete answer. You need to follow its instruction to make your answer relevant. They ask you to follow a clear path throughout your answer/essay. Directives are also called as Task Words. It is an instruction that tells you what to do with content words given in the question. But we see diverse directives including a directive that expects candidate to ‘Discuss Critically’ the given question. In the above mentioned question paper, every directive would have been just ‘Discuss’. In every question, when they are given, they demand specific response from candidates. For example, in last year’s (2013) General Studies Paper – 2, out of 25 questions, 23 questions had clear Directives ranging from ‘Discuss’ to ‘Elucidate’ ( Other Directives given – ‘Comment’, ‘ Examine’, ‘Critically Examine’, ‘Analyse’, ‘Critically Evaluate’, ‘Assess’, ‘Outline’, ‘Justify’ and ‘Discuss Critically’.) We see lots of Directive words being given in UPSC Civil Services Mains General Studies and Optional question papers every year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Previous Years' Question Papers-Prelims.Insta 75 days Revision Tests for Prelims 2022.Insta 75 Days Revision Tests for Prelims.
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