BharatNotes Script
noun; verb (transitive)Usage in a UPSC answer
Civil-services reformers argue that genuine accountability requires officials to depart from the bureaucratic script of evasive replies and instead furnish citizens with substantive, time-bound answers to their grievances.
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Word Family
scripture (n), scribe (n/v), scripted (adj), inscription (n), prescribe (v), description (n)
Root
Latin scrīptum = something written, from scrībere = to write; via Old French escrit and Middle English scrit
Etymology
From Middle English scrit, from Old French escrit, from Latin scrīptum ("something written"), from scrībere ("to write"); first attested in English in the 14th century.
Memory Hook
Root SCRIB/SCRIPT = "to write" (as in scribe, inscribe, manuscript); a script is what a scribe has written down to be followed.
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Prelims 2021 — Ancient India
Real UPSC previous-year questions whose text uses “Script” — proof this word earns its place on your list.
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