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QUESTION PYQ 10
GS3
10 marks

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by our adversaries across the borders to ferry arms/ammunitions, drugs, etc, is a serious threat to the internal security. Comment on the measures being taken to tackle this threat.

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What the examiner wants

For Cross-Border UAV Threat, the core task is to comment the exact proposition ‘The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by our adversaries across the borders to ferry arms/ammunitions, drugs, etc, is a serious threat to the…’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by our adversaries across the borders to ferry arms/ammunitions, drugs, etc, is a serious threat to the internal security. Comment on the measures being taken…≈55 words
  2. 2For Cross-Border UAV Threat, distinguish threat source, operating channel, vulnerability and the institution responsible for each layer of response≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Threat formSource/network/channelSecurity-development impactPresent architectureLayered prevention/enforcement/development response for Cross-Border UAV Threat

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Cross-Border UAV Threat instead of answering the question’s critical balance: ‘The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by our adversaries across the borders to ferry…’
  • Giving only one side on Cross-Border UAV Threat; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • Cross-Border UAV Threat: threat network — source → channel → vulnerability → responsible institution → response
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Verified value additions

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