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QUESTION N10
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12.5 marks

With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Urban Planning.

Discuss/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’.’, directly answer: With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Urban Planning, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Urban Planning≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Urban PlanningExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Prog’, avoid a generic note on Urban Planning; answer the actual wording/directive and the Urban Planning proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Prog’, do not add examples around Urban Planning 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.