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QUESTION 18
GS3
15 marks

Describe the various causes and the effects of landslides. Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management Strategy.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Describe: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Describe the various causes and the effects of landslides. Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management Strategy.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Landslide.

DescribeGive a clear, detailed account of the main features.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Describe the various causes and the effects of landslides≈95 words
  2. 2Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management Strategy≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/processCauses/driversImpacts and spatial/India evidencePolicy/management responseLimitations and way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Landslide without directly resolving: “Describe the various causes and the effects of landslides.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management Strategy.”

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.

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