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QUESTION N27
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5 marks

Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Secondary sector.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.’, directly answer: Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India?≈20 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.’, directly answer: Discuss with justification≈20 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Secondary sector≈20 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Secondary sectorExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with just’, avoid a generic note on Secondary sector; answer the actual wording/directive and the Secondary sector proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with just’, do not add examples around Secondary sector unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → 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.