QUESTION PYQ 18
GS3
10 marks
What is oil pollution? What are its impacts on the marine ecosystem? In what way is pollution particularly harmful for a country like India.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Marine Oil Pollution, explain in sequence: first, What is oil pollution; then, What are its impacts on the marine ecosystem. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1What is oil pollution?≈55 words
- 2What are its impacts on the marine ecosystem?≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Driver/hazardExposure/vulnerabilityEcological/economic impactsIndian evidenceMitigation/governance instrumentResilience for Marine Oil Pollution
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘What is oil pollution’ while reducing ‘What are its impacts on the marine ecosystem’ to a token paragraph
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Marine Oil Pollution that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Marine Oil Pollution: risk chain — driver/hazard → exposure → impact → mitigation/resilience
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.