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QUESTION PYQ 15
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15 marks

Launched on 25th December, 2021, James Webb Space Telescope has been much in the news since then. What are its unique features which make it superior to its predecessor Space Telescopes? What are the key goals of this mission? What potential benefits does it hold for the human race?

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What the examiner wants

For James Webb Space Telescope, address directly in sequence: first, What are its unique features which make it superior to its predecessor Space Telescopes; then, What are the key goals of this mission. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

Address directlyAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1What are its unique features which make it superior to its predecessor Space Telescopes?≈65 words
  2. 2What are the key goals of this mission?≈65 words
  3. 3What potential benefits does it hold for the human race?≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Scientific principleWorking/applicationIndia-specific programme/statusBenefitsRisks/constraintsFuture use for James Webb Space Telescope

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘What are its unique features which make it superior to its predecessor Space Telescopes’ while reducing ‘What are the key goals of this mission’ to a token paragraph
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on James Webb Space Telescope that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • James Webb Space Telescope: working-principle schematic — input → process → output/application → risk/limit
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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