QUESTION 6
GS1
10 marks
Discuss the natural resource potentials of Deccan Trap’.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss the soil, mineral, water, forest and energy resources of the Deccan Trap region, with their limits.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Soils: black (regur) soil and its suitability for cotton≈35 words
- 2Minerals and building stone: basalt, bauxite from laterite capping≈35 words
- 3Water and other potential: aquifer limits, rivers, forests, tourism≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Location and formationSoilMinerals and stoneWaterLimitationsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Describing how the Deccan Trap formed without discussing resources
- Ignoring the poor groundwater storage of basalt
Draw this
- Sketch map of the Deccan Trap with resource labels
Value addition
- FactBlack (regur) soil of the Deccan Trap holds moisture well and supports cotton cultivation in Maharashtra and Gujarat.NCERT Class 10 Geography, Resources and Development
- FactLaterite capping on the Western Ghats and Deccan plateau hosts bauxite deposits.Geological Survey of India
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 17 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
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