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QUESTION 16
GS3
12.5 marks

With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact of recent incidents of cloudbursts in many places of Uttarakhand.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact of recent incidents of cloudbursts in many places of Uttarakhand.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Cloudbursts.

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

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact’, directly answer: With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact of recent incidents of cloudbursts…≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Cloudbursts, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Cloudbursts≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

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

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate t’, avoid a generic note on Cloudbursts; answer the actual wording/directive and the Cloudbursts proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate t’, do not add examples around Cloudbursts unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Provision/institution → issue → implication table
    → 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.