QUESTION 6
GS3
10 marks
How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off by the science-based technologies?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how science shapes daily life, then describe the major changes in agriculture brought by science-based technology.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Daily life: health, communication, energy, food security≈30 words
- 2Agriculture: Green Revolution HYVs, fertilisers, irrigation pumps; Bt cotton; mechanisation≈30 words
- 3Recent: soil health cards, remote sensing for crop insurance, drones, digital markets, weather forecasting≈30 words
- 4Downsides: soil degradation, groundwater depletion; need for sustainable science≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Science in life (brief)Agricultural changes in phasesDownsidesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Spending too long on daily life
- No recent technology
Draw this
- Timeline: Green Revolution → biotech → digital agriculture
Value addition
- DataFoodgrain production rose from about 50 million tonnes (1950–51) to over 330 million tonnes (2023–24).Ministry of Agriculture
- SchemeDrone use in agriculture (Namo Drone Didi, 2023) gives drones to women SHGs for spraying.Ministry of Agriculture
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