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QUESTION 15
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15 marks

Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune. Suggest lasting remedial measures.

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What the examiner wants

Account for: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune. Suggest lasting remedial measures.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Urban Flooding Remedial Measures.

Account forAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune≈95 words
  2. 2Suggest lasting remedial measures≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextAddress each explicit social dimension in sequenceUse India-specific examples/evidenceCounterpoint/limitationsBalanced conclusion or way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Urban Flooding Remedial Measures without directly resolving: “Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Suggest lasting remedial measures.”

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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