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QUESTION 16
GS3
15 marks

Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India. What is the advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India. What is the advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Fast Breeder Reactors (Nuclear tech).

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India≈95 words
  2. 2What is the advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India?≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define the threat/contextCauses and operating mechanismIndia-specific impacts/vulnerabilitiesExisting responseGaps and calibrated countermeasures

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Fast Breeder Reactors (Nuclear tech) without directly resolving: “Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “What is the advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India?”

Value addition

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    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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