Top Terminologies used in the Main UPSC exam

UPSC IAS Main Issue Paper includes some primary words in queries that also have very similar interpretations and candidates are lost in writing regarding the responses. In order to write the right response in the IAS main exam, the candidates should know the exact meaning of these words. It is compulsory to write the answers in the correct context in the IAS main Exam.

• Discuss

The answer must explain an issue or concept, and then explain the facts from various points of view with supporting evidence, examples for and against.

• Examine

Candidates must carefully examine or audit and offer their view on the subject matter.

• Suggest

Suggest involves implicitly sharing concepts or emotions. The candidates must know what the object is for and against and propose the measures they are asked for.

• Comment

Comment implies a declaration of fact or belief, in specific a comment reflecting an individual response or attitude.

• Explain 

Students must compose how or why something occurs to render the essence or sense of the subject or concept clear.

• Significance

In the given subject, students must write important or interesting facts, details or events.

• Highlight

Students must emphasize the significance of the subject or its implied significance.

• Illustrate

Using examples, diagrams, and figures, students should explain the subject.

• Contrast

Students should draw distinctions between two or more things, ideas and so on.

• Purpose

Students must write about the purpose or objective of the particular subject or idea.

• Concept

A general idea derived or inferred from particular instances or events.

• Analyze

In order to discover the significance, students must analyze in depth and methodically and logically arrange important features of the provided query and response.

• Evaluate

The students can address in an examination questions an in-depth assessment of the issue emphasizing all benefits and limitations. Assessing all contributions and shortcomings in ias exams includes authoritative and, to a lesser degree, personal judgment.

• Objective

Students must write about the final intent of the subject (one’s effort)

• Impact

The student must compose constructive and negative material about the potential effect of the topic on the method.

• Measures

Students must write about the strategy or course of action to fulfill a given mission.

• Distinguish

Students must write about the various ideas on the subject.

• Causes

Students have to write an impact, result or consequence about the producer.

• Amplify

By diagrams, students must add to the topic; render the subject full and extend.

• Assess

The value, importance, or extent of; the evaluation of the given topic or idea must be determined by students.

• Substantiate

Student must prove or demonstrate the topic or render it firm or heavy.

• Expand

Students must increase their subject or idea size, volume, number or scope

• Defines

The correct sense of the word, concept or concept is to be clarified.

• Enumerate

The term list defines an answer list or contour type. Students should one by one take a brief description of the points required in such questions.

• Summarize

The main points concerning the subject must be briefly recounted by students.

• Critically examine

It must be considered in depth and examined to detect important characteristics or importance.

• Critically analyze

Students must look at their strengths and weaknesses for the subject or argument.

• Critically review.

The summary and assessment of the ideas and information in a paper is a critical review. Critical review means to be careful and clear about the strengths and faults of the material under review and to take into account them.