QUESTION 9
GS1
10 marks
“Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss whether empowering women is the key to controlling population growth.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Link: education, jobs and autonomy lead to later marriage, fewer and planned children≈30 words
- 2Evidence: Kerala and Tamil Nadu; NFHS data on education and fertility≈30 words
- 3Other factors: health services, contraception access, child survival, economic growth≈30 words
- 4Conclusion: key but not the only factor≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
LinkEvidenceOther factorsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Coercive population control ideas
- No NFHS-5 data: TFR 2.0, lower fertility among educated women, Kerala vs Bihar
Draw this
- Graph sketch: female education vs fertility
Value addition
- DataNFHS-5: women with no schooling have about 2.8 children on average vs about 1.8 for those with 12+ years of schooling.NFHS-5
- PolicyThe Cairo ICPD (1994) shifted population policy from targets to women's rights and choice.UNFPA
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 29 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
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