Define potential GDP and explain its determinants. What are the factors that have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP?
What the examiner wants
Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Define potential GDP and explain its determinants. What are the factors that have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Potential GDP.
Demand-wise check
- 1Define potential GDP and explain its determinants≈55 words
- 2What are the factors that have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP?≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Potential GDP without directly resolving: “Define potential GDP and explain its determinants.”
- Under-developing the second scoring limb: “What are the factors that have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP?”
Value addition
- 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
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Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.