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QUESTION 4
GS3
10 marks

Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with concerns it has generated in WTO.

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7 min
200 words

What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with concerns it has generated in WTO.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Food Security.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effe’, directly answer: Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effe’, directly answer: Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with concerns it has generated in WTO≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various appre’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Food Security≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Food SecurityExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions i’, avoid a generic note on Food Security; answer the actual wording/directive and the Food Security proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions i’, do not add examples around Food Security 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.