"After the minor success at preliminary examination of 2013, I was invited to a small party by one of my friends who had tasted that success two times earlier also. During the dinner he switched on the debate on tv channel times now hosted by ArnabGoswami. That was the first time I had witnessed such an outrageous debate live on a news channel. I inquired the reason of my friend’s enjoyment during the show. “These debates help you create an opinion and these opinion based questions would come in your mains examination in polity paper.”
My friend was a victim of the similarity created by two terms polity and politics. Both are widely different. An aspirant is required to bring the polity out of the political news. For example; I may be least interested in what Mr. Kejriwal campaigns for bringing the BJP govt to conduct election in Delhi. But I have to check in the constitution that as per A - 239AA for how long can president’s rule stay in Delhi. What is the role of Lt. Governor of Delhi in such a scenario when the capital is functioning with no elected government? Similar thoughts must baffle your mind while reading the political news.
As far as the debates on tv channels are considered, the more provocative a debate is the more its rating may be. Thus, it seems to me that there is a competition among the news channels and the hosts of the prominent shows to ask agitating questions on burning issues. The media is utterly callous to the intolerance that is being propagated by these methods of propaganda. And surprisingly these shows are big hits. People are enjoying word wars – the murkier its get the more enjoyment it brings! Thus, dear aspirants, even if you have a little propensity for this prime time political debates please avoid them. They will do more harm than good not only by wasting your precious time but also making you intolerant personality in the long run, which in fact, is a character contrary to the quality of a civil servant."