Important questions regarding Competitive Examination. I'll start with the following two questions;

1) Certain questions request answers as 'notes', for example 'write notes on topic xyz'. As it seems open to interpretation, what exactly is the format of the 'notes'? Is it bullet points, numbered points, or paragraph format, etc?

2) This question is regarding the grading/scoring/marking of answers. Are answers marked/scored/graded on an all-or-none basis or are partial points given for partially correct answers?