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QUESTION PYQ 10
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10 marks

Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers is a major concern in India. What are the causes of seawater intrusion and the remedial measures to combat this hazard?

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What the examiner wants

For Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers, address directly in sequence: first, Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers is a major concern in India.; then, What are the causes of seawater intrusion and the remedial measures to combat this hazard. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

Address directlyAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers is a major concern in India≈55 words
  2. 2What are the causes of seawater intrusion and the remedial measures to combat this hazard?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Frame Seawater Intrusion in Coastal AquifersCausal drivers/mechanismQuestion-specific evidenceEffects or second limbRelative-weight/balanced conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers is a major concern in India.’ while reducing ‘What are the causes of seawater intrusion and the remedial measures to combat this…’ to a token paragraph
  • Describing Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers without showing the physical mechanism or spatial relationship that explains the pattern asked in the question

Value addition

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

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