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QUESTION 16
GS3
15 marks

With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Nuclear energy.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme?≈95 words
  2. 2Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

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 Nuclear energy without directly resolving: “With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy.”

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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