QUESTION 13
GS3
12.5 marks
Discuss India’s achievements in the field of Space Science and Technology. How has application of this technology helped India in its socio-economic development?
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss India's main space achievements and how space applications aid development.
Discuss... HowAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Achievements: launch vehicles (PSLV, GSLV, LVM3), Chandrayaan-1 water detection, Mars Orbiter Mission, Chandrayaan-3 south pole landing, Aditya-L1, NavIC≈45 words
- 2Applications: communication and broadcasting, weather and cyclone forecasting, remote sensing for crops (FASAL), fishing zone advisories, Bhuvan, telemedicine and tele-education, disaster management≈45 words
- 3Reforms: IN-SPACe, private launches≈45 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
AchievementsApplication areas with examplesReformsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Listing missions without socio-economic applications
- No examples of development use
Draw this
- Table: application area → satellite series → benefit
Value addition
- ExampleMars Orbiter Mission (2014) made India the first to reach Mars orbit on its first attempt.ISRO, 2014
- ExampleChandrayaan-3 landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.ISRO, 2023
- ExampleSatellite-based forecasts enabled evacuation of about a million people before Cyclone Phailin (2013).Odisha, 2013
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