MAINS 2013
GS1
10 marks
Discuss the various social problems which originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India.
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7 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss the social problems arising from fast urbanisation in India.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Slums and housing: overcrowding, poor sanitation≈30 words
- 2Social fabric: nuclear families, isolated elderly, weakened community≈30 words
- 3Crime, drug abuse, unsafe spaces for women≈30 words
- 4Migrants: informal work, exclusion, identity conflicts (sons-of-soil politics)≈30 words
- 5Inequality and gated vs slum divide≈30 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Urban growth dataHousingFamily and communityCrime and safetyMigrantsWay forward
Where marks usually go
- Listing economic and environmental problems instead of social ones
- No data on urban growth or slums
Draw this
- Mind map of social problems around 'rapid urbanisation'
Value addition
- DataCensus 2011: 31.2% urban; about 6.5 crore people in slums.Census 2011
- DataNCRB data show metropolitan cities report higher crime rates than national average.NCRB Crime in India
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 29 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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