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QUESTION 20
GS3
5 marks

What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity project?

WRITE IN
4 min
100 words

What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity project?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Run-of-river Hydro.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity project?’, directly answer: What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project?≈20 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity project?’, directly answer: How is it different from any other hydroelectricity project?≈20 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelect’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Run-of-river Hydro≈20 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define both sidesComparison matrix on Run-of-river HydroExamples/evidenceSignificance/judgement

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity pro’, avoid a generic note on Run-of-river Hydro; answer the actual wording/directive and the Run-of-river Hydro proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What do you understand by run-of-river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity pro’, do not add examples around Run-of-river Hydro unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Small labelled map plus cause→impact arrows
    → 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.