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QUESTION 23
GS3
10 marks

Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water pollution control and management. What are the legal provisions for management and handling of hazardous wastes in India?

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water pollution control and management. What are the legal provisions for management and handling of hazardous wastes in…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Water Policy / Pollution / Hazardous Waste.

Enumerate · DiscussAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water pollution cont’, directly answer: Enumerate the National Water Policy of India≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water pollution cont’, directly answer: Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water pollution control and management≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water pollution cont’, directly answer: What are the legal provisions for management and handling of hazardous wastes in India?≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Water Policy / Pollution / Hazardous WasteExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water poll’, avoid a generic note on Water Policy / Pollution / Hazardous Waste; answer the actual wording/directive and the Water Policy / Pollution / Hazardous Waste proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss strategies for river water poll’, do not add examples around Water Policy / Pollution / Hazardous Waste unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Mini timeline or cause→event→consequence chain
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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