Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

(i) Reservation of one-third tickets for women: This reform is meant to solve the problem of under-representation of women in political parties. Women are rarely given election tickets by parties; this measure would ensure their meaningful participation in electoral politics and decision-making bodies.

(ii) State funding of elections: This reform addresses the problem of excessive dependence on money and corrupt funding by political parties. Since parties need huge funds for elections, they often rely on illegal or black money. Government funding would reduce this influence and make elections fairer.

Source: Democratic Politics II, Chapter 4 – Political Parties (How can parties be reformed?)

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• The question asks you to link each reform to the specific problem it solves — examiners want a clear cause-effect connection for each point.
• For (i): the key phrase is under-representation of women; mention that parties rarely give tickets to women.
• For (ii): the key phrase is influence of money/black money; state funding reduces parties' need for corrupt donations.
• Keep both answers balanced since the question awards 3 marks total (roughly 1.5 marks each).