QUESTION 9
GS1
10 marks
How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an emphasis on the culture of consumption?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how growth of Tier-2 cities is creating a new middle class whose identity is shaped by consumption.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Why Tier-2 cities are growing: jobs, IT and services, connectivity, lower costs≈35 words
- 2Rise of a new middle class: income, aspirations, education≈35 words
- 3Culture of consumption: malls, brands, e-commerce, social impact≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Growth driversNew middle classConsumption cultureSocial effectsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Discussing urbanisation in general without the consumption angle
- Not naming any Tier-2 city
Draw this
- Chain: Tier-2 growth → jobs and incomes → new middle class → consumption
Value addition
- ExampleSmart Cities Mission and UDAN have improved infrastructure and air links for cities such as Indore, Surat, Coimbatore and Jaipur.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- ConceptConspicuous consumption (Veblen): buying goods to display status, visible in branded retail in smaller cities.Thorstein Veblen, Theory of the Leisure Class
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 29 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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