Overview: After clearing Prelims every Judiciary Aspirant has to prepare for Judiciary Mains and in order to score like a topper in Judiciary Mains you have to write your answers properly.

It is important to remember that answer writing skills cannot develop overnight and every aspirant must make sure that they give enough time to practice for Judiciary Mains Answer Writing.

Every Aspirant must understand that Mains answer writing involves skills like, choosing right words, framing the structure of the answer, mentioning the correct case laws with examples and amendments.

In Judiciary Exams, the score in Mains Exam will decide your eligibility for the Interview Round. For this reason, the mains exam is given the most weightage in the selection procedure for the Judiciary Examination.

So in order to give a proper clarity to Judiciary aspirants, we have curated all the important points that you need to keep in mind while preparing for Judiciary Mains Answer Writing:

• Points to keep in mind for Judiciary Mains Answer Writing
• What should be the format of answer for Mains Exams
• Sample Answer Writing for Mains

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Points to remember for Answer Writing in Judiciary Mains Exam 2024

For all the Upcoming Judiciary Mains Exams in 2024, you must prepare for Prelims and Mains examination together. 

Note these key pointers for Mains Answer Writing preparation:

• Prepare for prelims and mains examination together because after prelims examination there is not a lot of time in hand for you to prepare for mains examination.
• Make your own notes, focus on making your own short notes, this will help you in revising better during the final preparation days.
• Memorizing the sections and understanding the concepts, both are equally important.
• Note all the important case laws and landmark Judgements are noted while making notes.
• You can refer to reference books as well for getting a better understanding on the subject/topics.

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Important points for Mains Answer Writing for 2024:

• Your answer should have a proper structure in your answers (for example: Introduction, Main body, examples, important case laws, amendments and explanation.)
• Do not start writing directly without giving a proper framework and introduction to your answer.
• Your answer must have an appropriate flow with the use of correct legal language.
• Try writing with clarity and explain the concepts clearly.
• Do not write very long paragraphs, using pointers can help you shape your answers better.
• Understand the question before starting to write the answer, read the question properly and then write the answer.
• Give a thought before starting to write.
• Practice as many answer writing questions as possible from the previous year's question papers of Judiciary Mains to be well-versed with the format and trends of the state judiciary exam.
• Include the general application of legal principles in a given set of facts.
• If the word limit to a question is not provided, you can consider two parameters mainly - the marks allotted and the scope/need of extension in the answer.
• The answer length or the number of pages is not a decisive factor for marking. Hence, it would help if you keep your answers brief and to the point, and this will help a lot in completing the exam on time.
• Neat and legible handwriting is also essential to ease readability. 
• Writing in short paragraphs or pointers also helps hold the examiner's interest.
• You should only write the landmark judgments or recent essential case laws, which can help convey your clarity of the concept. 
• Even though the kind of question asked, some requisites of a good Mains level answer are: Legal Provision and concept of the law. Illustrations and case laws are only meant to beautify an answer.

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Types of Questions Asked in Judiciary Mains Exam 2024

On this basis, Questions in the Mains exam are:

• Short Note Types (which are usually less than ten marks and require only a precise answer)
• Long Answer Types (which are more than ten marks and demand elaboration on the point of the law asked)

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General Format of the Judiciary Mains Answer

Introduction of the Answer

An answer can be made impressive by starting it with a brief introduction. It can be about the definition of the legal concept asked in the question, the importance, the object of the law, or the background or history of the provision.

A quick introduction can help in making a response more impressive. The intro should be about the legal concept's definition, the legislation's significance or object, or the provider's background or history.

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Main body of the Answer

This is the most significant and decisive aspect of the complete answer. You should incorporate all the necessary details asked in the question here.

The main body of any answer must   include the relevant provisions of law, applicability or enforcement of the same, recent amendments (if any), and illustrations for clarity of your conceptual knowledge.

Conclusion

While most of you skip this part, writing a brief and effective conclusion can significantly impact your marks.

Here, a summary or gist of the honest answer is written along with major takeaways to ensure that your knowledge of the law has been sufficiently conveyed.

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Format of a Short Note in Mains Exam

You can skip the elaborative general format since short notes carry fewer marks and are usually asked on short law concepts.

Tips for Answering Factual Matrix Questions

Since factual matrix questions are usually elaborative and demand more specific information, completely sticking to the general format will not be sufficient.

You can refer to the following format while answering the factual matrix questions.

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Introduction

Since the object of asking a factual matrix question is to test if a candidate can decode what law and legal provision will be applicable in the given facts, the introduction should lay down the law/legal principles relevant to the mentioned factual scenario. This needs to be brief and on point.

Main Body

In this part, you should emphasize the appreciation of facts and elaboration on the law and legal provisions relevant to the facts.

Laying down the ingredients of law and establishing a connecting link between the facts and direction is very important in this part of the answer.

You should also mention illustrations or case laws based on similar facts and convey a better idea of the applicable law.

At this stage, justifying your answer with logical and legal reasoning adds quality.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, summarize the whole answer.

For example, if the question is whether the theft offence is made out in the given facts?

After discussing the law of theft, its provision and ingredients, and justifying your answer that theft here is not made out, the conclusion should lay down a summarized, direct response that the robbery is/is not made out in these facts along with its reasons.

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Things to Remember While Answering Fact based Question

• Always write an answer that is balanced both in incorporating facts and legal principles.
• Avoid directly answering. Like in the previous example of a question on theft, this means building on the answer by discussing the ingredients of theft and appreciating facts in its light rather than simply writing; that theft offence is not made out here.
• Always use the Deductive approach (General to specific) while answering factual matrix questions.
• Do not forget to consider all the aspects of the relevant law and set of facts and justify your chosen answer elaborately. By questions like these, the examiner aims to test your skill of applying the law in factual situations.

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Conclusion:

2024 Judiciary Mains Answer Writing can be a tough skill set but once you learn it, it can be rewarding.

Keep all the points mentioned above in your mind and then practice as much as you can.

Do not underestimate the difficulty level of your mains examination.

All thr best for your preparation.