QUESTION PYQ 09
GS1
10 marks
What is sea surface temperature rise? How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
For Cyclones & Sea-Surface Temperature, explain in sequence: first, What is sea surface temperature rise; then, How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1What is sea surface temperature rise?≈55 words
- 2How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones?≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Frame Cyclones & Sea-Surface TemperatureCausal drivers/mechanismQuestion-specific evidenceEffects or second limbRelative-weight/balanced conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘What is sea surface temperature rise’ while reducing ‘How does it affect the formation of tropical cyclones’ to a token paragraph
- Describing Cyclones & Sea-Surface Temperature without showing the physical mechanism or spatial relationship that explains the pattern asked in the question
Value addition
- Cyclones & Sea-Surface Temperature: labelled process diagram tied to the written causal chain
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.