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QUESTION 3
GS3
10 marks

How far is Integrated Farming System (IFS) helpful in sustaining agricultural production?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How far is Integrated Farming System (IFS) helpful in sustaining agricultural production?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Integrated Farming System.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1How far is Integrated Farming System (IFS) helpful in sustaining agricultural production?≈55 words
  2. 2Support the Explain with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

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 Integrated Farming System without directly resolving: “How far is Integrated Farming System (IFS) helpful in sustaining agricultural production?”
  • 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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