QUESTION 18
GS2
15 marks
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has to address the challenges faced by children in the digital era. Examine the existing policies and suggest measures the Commission can initiate to tackle the issue.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Examine policies that protect children online and suggest steps NCPCR can take.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1Challenges: online sexual abuse material, cyberbullying, addiction, data privacy, gaming, misinformation≈65 words
- 2Existing policies: POCSO Act, IT Act and IT Rules 2021, DPDP Act 2023 (verifiable parental consent under 18), NCPCR guidelines≈65 words
- 3Measures: helplines, school digital safety curricula, platform audits, age assurance, coordination with I4C≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ChallengesCurrent policiesGapsNCPCR measuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Listing harms without policies
- Not suggesting measures for NCPCR specifically
Draw this
- Table: risk → law → gap → NCPCR action
Value addition
- LawDPDP Act, 2023 requires verifiable parental consent for processing data of children under 18.Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- LawPOCSO Act, 2012 covers online sexual abuse of children, including use of children for pornographic purposes.POCSO Act, 2012
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
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