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QUESTION 17
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15 marks

Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change.

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250 words
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What the examiner wants

Examine: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Forest Resources & Climate Change.

ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change≈95 words
  2. 2Support the Examine with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/processCausal mechanismSpatial pattern and examplesImpacts/implicationsAnswer-specific conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Forest Resources & Climate Change without directly resolving: “Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Examine judgement required by the question

Value addition

  • Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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