In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in the Arabian Sea by the International Maritime Organization. What impact does this have on India’s maritime security concerns?
What the examiner wants
Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in the Arabian Sea by the International Maritime Organization. What impact does this have on India’s maritime…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Maritime Security.
Demand-wise check
- 1For the prompt cue ‘In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in the Arabian’, directly answer: In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in the Arabian Sea by the International Maritime…≈45 words
- 2For the prompt cue ‘In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in the Arabian’, directly answer: What impact does this have on India’s maritime security concerns?≈45 words
- 3For the prompt cue ‘In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Maritime Security≈45 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- For the prompt cue ‘In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in th’, avoid a generic note on Maritime Security; answer the actual wording/directive and the Maritime Security proposition
- For the prompt cue ‘In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 degrees east to 78 degrees east in th’, do not add examples around Maritime Security unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked
Value addition
- Provision/institution → issue → implication table
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
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