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QUESTION 28
GS3
10 marks

How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous borders with most countries of South Asia and Myanmar?

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7 min
200 words

What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous borders with most countries of South Asia and Myanmar?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Border Management.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous borders wit’, directly answer: How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous borders with most countries of South Asia and…≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the lon’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Border Management, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the lon’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Border Management≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Border ManagementExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous b’, avoid a generic note on Border Management; answer the actual wording/directive and the Border Management proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management particularly in view of the long porous b’, do not add examples around Border Management 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.