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QUESTION 2
GS3
12.5 marks

Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Suggest remedial steps to be taken for increasing actual FDIs in India.

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What the examiner wants

Justify the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Suggest remedial steps to be taken for increasing actual FDIs in India.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing FDI.

JustifyAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Sugges’, directly answer: Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Sugges’, directly answer: Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Sugges’, directly answer: Suggest remedial steps to be taken for increasing actual FDIs in India≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise FDIExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FD’, avoid a generic note on FDI; answer the actual wording/directive and the FDI proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FD’, do not add examples around FDI 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.