QUESTION 14
GS1
15 marks
Comment on the resource potentials of the long coastline of India and highlight the status of natural hazard preparedness in these areas.
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Comment on the resources of India's long coastline and assess how prepared coastal areas are for natural hazards.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Resources: fisheries, ports and blue economy, offshore oil and gas, minerals (monazite, ilmenite), tourism, tidal and offshore wind energy≈65 words
- 2Hazards: cyclones, storm surges, tsunami, coastal erosion, sea-level rise≈65 words
- 3Preparedness: early warning, shelters, CRZ rules, mangroves, gaps≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Coastline factsResource potentialHazardsPreparedness status (good and weak)MeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Covering resources only and skipping hazard preparedness
- Not giving the revised coastline length
Draw this
- Map of India's coast with resources on one side and hazard zones on the other
Value addition
- DataIndia's coastline was re-measured at 11,098 km (2023–24), up from 7,516 km.Ministry of Home Affairs / National Hydrographic Office
- ExampleIndian Tsunami Early Warning Centre at INCOIS, Hyderabad, set up after 2004, issues alerts within minutes.INCOIS, Ministry of Earth Sciences
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 21 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
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