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QUESTION PYQ 07
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15 marks

Explain the changes in cropping patterns in India in the context of changes in consumption patterns and marketing conditions.

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250 words
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What the examiner wants

For Cropping-Pattern Change, the core task is to explain the exact proposition ‘Explain the changes in cropping patterns in India in the context of changes in consumption patterns and marketing conditions.’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Explain the changes in cropping patterns in India in the context of changes in consumption patterns and marketing conditions≈65 words
  2. 2For Cropping-Pattern Change, connect the farm/value-chain constraint to farmer incentives, risk, markets and the policy/technology lever that changes the outcome≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Cropping-Pattern Change, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Farm/value-chain contextSpecific constraints/driversIncentive/technology/policy linkageFarmer/market outcomeEnabling conditions for Cropping-Pattern Change

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Cropping-Pattern Change instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘Explain the changes in cropping patterns in India in the context of changes in consumption patterns and…’
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on Cropping-Pattern Change that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • Cropping-Pattern Change: mechanism/value-chain diagram — input/constraint → transmission → outcome → policy lever
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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