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QUESTION 15
GS3
12.5 marks

The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons for urban floods, highlight mechanisms for preparedness to reduce risk during such events.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons for urban floods, highlight mechanisms for preparedness to reduce risk during such events.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Urban Floods.

HighlightAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons for urban floods, hi’, directly answer: The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons for urban floods, hi’, directly answer: Discussing reasons for urban floods, highlight mechanisms for preparedness to reduce risk during such events≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Urban Floods≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Urban FloodsExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons for urban’, avoid a generic note on Urban Floods; answer the actual wording/directive and the Urban Floods proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘The frequency of urban floods due to high-intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing reasons for urban’, do not add examples around Urban Floods 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.