QUESTION 17
GS1
15 marks
What is regional disparity? How does it differ from diversity? How serious is the issue of regional disparity in India?
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Define regional disparity, distinguish it from diversity, and assess how serious it is in India.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Regional disparity: unequal levels of income and development between regions≈65 words
- 2Difference from diversity: diversity is variety (language, culture, geography) and is not a problem in itself; disparity is inequality≈65 words
- 3Seriousness in India: per capita income gaps between states, HDI and MPI gaps, migration and political tension≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DefinitionsDisparity vs diversityData on Indian disparityCausesMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Answering 'how serious' without data
- Treating diversity and disparity as the same idea
Draw this
- Bar chart of per capita income of the richest and poorest states
Value addition
- DataPer capita income of Goa or Sikkim is several times that of Bihar.MoSPI state domestic product data
- DataNITI Aayog's MPI 2023 shows Bihar, Jharkhand and UP with the highest share of multidimensionally poor people.NITI Aayog National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 15 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ajay R Raj · AIR 109 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
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