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QUESTION PYQ 19
GS3
15 marks

Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a few India’s wetlands of international importance included in the Ramsar Sites.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

For Wetland Conservation, the core task is to comment the exact proposition ‘Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a few India’s wetlands of international importance…’. 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. 1Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a few India’s wetlands of international importance included in the Ramsar Sites≈65 words
  2. 2For Wetland Conservation, separate hazard/driver from exposure or vulnerability and then link the response directly to that causal chain≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Wetland Conservation, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Driver/hazardExposure/vulnerabilityEcological/economic impactsIndian evidenceMitigation/governance instrumentResilience for Wetland Conservation

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Wetland Conservation instead of answering the question’s critical balance: ‘Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a…’
  • Giving only one side on Wetland Conservation; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • Wetland Conservation: risk chain — driver/hazard → exposure → impact → mitigation/resilience
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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