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QUESTION 13
GS3
15 marks

What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success how has this system become bane in India?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success how has this system become bane in India?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Cropping Pattern(Rice -Wheat System Issues).

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success?≈95 words
  2. 2In spite of this success how has this system become bane in India?≈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(Rice -Wheat System Issues) without directly resolving: “What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “In spite of this success how has this system become bane in India?”

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