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QUESTION PYQ 10
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15 marks

Comment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural hazard preparedness in these areas.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

For Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness, the core task is to comment the exact proposition ‘Comment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural hazard preparedness in these areas.’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

Comment · HighlightAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Comment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural hazard preparedness in these areas≈65 words
  2. 2Show the physical or spatial relationship behind Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness; a map/process sketch should reinforce, not replace, the explanation≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Definition/locationControlling physical processesSpatial patternConsequences/applicationLabelled map or process sketch for Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness instead of answering the question’s critical balance: ‘Comment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural…’
  • Giving only one side on Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • Coastal Resources & Hazard Preparedness: labelled process diagram tied to the written causal chain
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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