QUESTION 8
GS3
10 marks
What is oil pollution? What are its impacts on the marine ecosystem? In what way is pollution particularly harmful for a country like India.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain oil pollution, its effects on marine life, and why it is especially harmful for India.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Sources: tanker spills, offshore drilling, ballast discharge, runoff≈35 words
- 2Effects: coating birds and mammals, coral and mangrove damage, food chain toxicity≈35 words
- 3India: long coast, fishing livelihoods, tar balls, busy sea lanes, MV Wakashio (Mauritius 2020) nearby≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
DefineEffectsIndia-specific harmResponseConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not addressing India
- No example
Draw this
- Diagram of spill impacts
Value addition
- ExampleMSC Elsa 3 sank off Kochi in May 2025, raising oil and cargo pollution concerns.Indian Coast Guard
- PlanNational Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan is coordinated by the Indian Coast Guard.Indian Coast Guard
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Astha Jain · Page 44 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ayush Pathak · Page 44 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Darshana Singh Baghel · Page 44 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
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