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QUESTION 11
GS3
12.5 marks

What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the advantages India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven satellites.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the advantages India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven satellites.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing IRNSS / Navigation.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the advantage’, directly answer: What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the advantage’, directly answer: Discuss the advantages India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven satellites≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? D’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to IRNSS / Navigation≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise IRNSS / NavigationExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the’, avoid a generic note on IRNSS / Navigation; answer the actual wording/directive and the IRNSS / Navigation proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the’, do not add examples around IRNSS / Navigation unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → 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.