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QUESTION 7
GS3
12.5 marks

What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? Can e-commerce help in overcoming these bottlenecks?

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What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? Can e-commerce help in overcoming these bottlenecks?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Food Processing Supply Chain.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? Can e-comme’, directly answer: What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? Can e-comme’, directly answer: Can e-commerce help in overcoming these bottlenecks?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry i’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Food Processing Supply Chain≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Food Processing Supply ChainExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? C’, avoid a generic note on Food Processing Supply Chain; answer the actual wording/directive and the Food Processing Supply Chain proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? C’, do not add examples around Food Processing Supply Chain 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.