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QUESTION PYQ 20
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15 marks

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level rise of about one metre by AD 2100. What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region?

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250 words

What the examiner wants

For Sea-Level Rise & Island Nations, address directly in sequence: first, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level rise of about one metre by…; then, What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

Address directlyAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level rise of about one metre by AD 2100≈65 words
  2. 2What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region?≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Sea-Level Rise & Island Nations, 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 Sea-Level Rise & Island Nations

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level…’ while reducing ‘What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region’ to a token paragraph
  • Describing Sea-Level Rise & Island Nations without showing the physical mechanism or spatial relationship that explains the pattern asked in the question

Value addition

  • Sea-Level Rise & Island Nations: risk chain — driver/hazard → exposure → impact → mitigation/resilience
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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