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QUESTION 10
GS3
12.5 marks

To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?

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What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Solar Energy Costs.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does th’, directly answer: To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does th’, directly answer: What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Solar Energy Costs≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Solar Energy CostsExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implicatio’, avoid a generic note on Solar Energy Costs; answer the actual wording/directive and the Solar Energy Costs proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implicatio’, do not add examples around Solar Energy Costs 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.