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QUESTION 18
GS3
15 marks

Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India, departing from the earlier reactive approach.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India, departing from the earlier reactive approach.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Government Disaster approach shifting.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India, departing from the earlier reactive approach≈95 words
  2. 2Support the Discuss with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/processCauses/driversImpacts and spatial/India evidencePolicy/management responseLimitations and way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Government Disaster approach shifting without directly resolving: “Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India, departing from the earlier reactive approach.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss 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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