QUESTION PYQ 10
GS3
15 marks
What is Integrated Farming System ? How is it helpful to small and marginal farmers in India ?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
For Integrated Farming Systems, explain in sequence: first, What is Integrated Farming System ; then, How is it helpful to small and marginal farmers in India . Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1What is Integrated Farming System ?≈65 words
- 2How is it helpful to small and marginal farmers in India ?≈65 words
- 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Integrated Farming Systems, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Frame Integrated Farming SystemsCausal drivers/mechanismQuestion-specific evidenceEffects or second limbRelative-weight/balanced conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘What is Integrated Farming System ’ while reducing ‘How is it helpful to small and marginal farmers in India ’ to a token paragraph
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Integrated Farming Systems that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Integrated Farming Systems: mechanism/value-chain diagram — input/constraint → transmission → outcome → policy lever
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 11 minutes, then get it checked.