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QUESTION 2
GS3
10 marks

Account for the failure of manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports.

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7 min
150 words

What the examiner wants

Account for: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Account for the failure of manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Industrial Policy.

Account forAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Account for the failure of manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports≈55 words
  2. 2Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextExplain the mechanism or trendAnswer each explicit limb with India-specific evidenceConstraints/trade-offsBalanced way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Industrial Policy without directly resolving: “Account for the failure of manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports.”

Value addition

  • 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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