Discuss India’s vulnerability to earthquake-related hazards. Give examples, including salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades.
What the examiner wants
Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Discuss India’s vulnerability to earthquake-related hazards. Give examples, including salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Earthquake.
Demand-wise check
- 1Discuss India’s vulnerability to earthquake-related hazards≈55 words
- 2Give examples, including salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Earthquake without directly resolving: “Discuss India’s vulnerability to earthquake-related hazards.”
- Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Give examples, including salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades.”
Value addition
- Two-column comparison table with a final synthesis row
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
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