QUESTION PYQ 12
GS1
15 marks
The groundwater potential of the gangetic valley is on a serious decline. How may it affect the food security of India?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
For Gangetic Groundwater & Food Security, address directly in sequence: first, The groundwater potential of the gangetic valley is on a serious decline.; then, How may it affect the food security of India. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
Address directlyAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1The groundwater potential of the gangetic valley is on a serious decline≈65 words
- 2How may it affect the food security of India?≈65 words
- 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Gangetic Groundwater & Food Security, 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 Gangetic Groundwater & Food Security
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘The groundwater potential of the gangetic valley is on a serious decline.’ while reducing ‘How may it affect the food security of India’ to a token paragraph
- Describing Gangetic Groundwater & Food Security without showing the physical mechanism or spatial relationship that explains the pattern asked in the question
Value addition
- Gangetic Groundwater & Food Security: labelled process diagram tied to the written causal chain
→ 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.
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