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QUESTION 14
GS3
15 marks

How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in recent past? Elaborate the emphasis on millets production and consumption.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in recent past? Elaborate the emphasis on millets production and consumption.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Cropping Pattern(Millets).

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in recent past?≈95 words
  2. 2Elaborate the emphasis on millets production and consumption≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextMechanism or present statusAnswer each agriculture/economy limb with India-specific evidenceConstraints/trade-offsTargeted way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Cropping Pattern(Millets) without directly resolving: “How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in recent past?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Elaborate the emphasis on millets production and consumption.”

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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