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QUESTION 4
GS3
12.5 marks

Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Livestock.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, suggesting suitable me’, directly answer: Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, suggesting suitable me’, directly answer: Discuss, suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, su’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Livestock≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise LivestockExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, suggesting s’, avoid a generic note on Livestock; answer the actual wording/directive and the Livestock proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss, suggesting s’, do not add examples around Livestock unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Mechanism flowchart: policy/input → transmission channel → outcome → risk
    → 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.