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QUESTION PYQ 20
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15 marks

Examine the factors responsible for depleting groundwater in India. What are the steps taken by the government to mitigate such depletion of groundwater?

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250 words

What the examiner wants

For Groundwater Depletion, examine in sequence: first, Examine the factors responsible for depleting groundwater in India.; then, What are the steps taken by the government to mitigate such depletion of groundwater. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Examine the factors responsible for depleting groundwater in India≈65 words
  2. 2What are the steps taken by the government to mitigate such depletion of groundwater?≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Groundwater Depletion, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Frame Groundwater DepletionCausal drivers/mechanismQuestion-specific evidenceEffects or second limbRelative-weight/balanced conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Examine the factors responsible for depleting groundwater in India.’ while reducing ‘What are the steps taken by the government to mitigate such depletion of groundwater’ to a token paragraph
  • Giving only one side on Groundwater Depletion; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • Groundwater Depletion: working-principle schematic — input → process → output/application → risk/limit
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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