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QUESTION 17
GS2
15 marks

How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?

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250 words

What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Hunger Causes(Food vs Human Dev).

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?≈95 words
  2. 2Support the Explain with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Constitutional/institutional contextAnswer each explicit limb in sequenceUse relevant provisions/judgments/policy evidenceLimitations/counterviewReforms or reasoned conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Hunger Causes(Food vs Human Dev) without directly resolving: “How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development poli…”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Explain judgement required by the question

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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