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QUESTION 15
GS3
12.5 marks

Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schemes. What quantum leaps can help preserve the river Ganga better than incremental inputs?

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schemes. What quantum leaps can help preserve the river Ganga better than incremental inputs?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Namami Gange / NMCG.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schemes. What q’, directly answer: Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schemes≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schemes. What q’, directly answer: What quantum leaps can help preserve the river Ganga better than incremental inputs?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from prev’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Namami Gange / NMCG≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Namami Gange / NMCGExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schem’, avoid a generic note on Namami Gange / NMCG; answer the actual wording/directive and the Namami Gange / NMCG proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schem’, do not add examples around Namami Gange / NMCG unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Small labelled map plus cause→impact arrows
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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