MAINS 2013
GS1
5 marks
Bring out the causes for more frequent landslides in the Himalayas than in Western Ghats.
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4 min
100 words
What the examiner wants
Explain why landslides are more frequent in the Himalayas than in the Western Ghats.
Bring outMake the main points or contrast clear with examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Young fold mountains, still rising; tectonically and seismically active≈15 words
- 2Weak, fractured sedimentary rocks vs hard basalt and granite of old Western Ghats≈15 words
- 3Steep slopes, glaciers, cloudbursts≈15 words
- 4Human factors: road widening, hydro projects, deforestation≈15 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
GeologyTectonicsClimateHuman factorsNote that Western Ghats also face rising risk
Where marks usually go
- Only human causes
- No comparison with Western Ghats
Draw this
- Table comparing both ranges on age, rock, seismicity, rainfall
Value addition
- ReportISRO's Landslide Atlas of India (2023) ranked Rudraprayag as the most landslide-prone district.NRSC-ISRO, 2023
- EventKedarnath disaster (June 2013) showed cloudburst-triggered slope failures.NDMA
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Abhishek Singh · Page 11 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ritika Chitlangia · Page 12 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
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