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QUESTION 20
GS3
12.5 marks

Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the challenges and strategies for effective border management.

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What the examiner wants

Elucidate the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the challenges and strategies for effective border management.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Border Management.

ElucidateExplain the statement clearly and bring out its meaning with examples.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the challenges a’, directly answer: Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the challenges a’, directly answer: Elucidate the challenges and strategies for effective border management≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucid’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Border Management≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Border ManagementExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the ch’, avoid a generic note on Border Management; answer the actual wording/directive and the Border Management proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the ch’, do not add examples around Border Management unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Small labelled map plus cause→impact arrows
    → 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.