QUESTION 15
GS1
15 marks
Analyze the role of satellite-based technologies in achieving climate-smart agriculture and food security in India.
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Map satellite information to farm decisions and then to productivity, resilience and food-system outcomes.
AnalyzeBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.
Demand-wise check
- 1Weather/crop condition/moisture/drought-flood/yield functions of satellite services≈65 words
- 2How those functions support climate-smart goals: productivity, resilience and resource efficiency≈65 words
- 3Food-security effects at farm and system level, plus last-mile and ground-validation constraints≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Agricultural stageSatellite capabilityClimate-smart outcomeFood-security effectLimitations
Where marks usually go
- Listing satellites/sensors with no decision-use case
- Treating satellite data as sufficient without extension or ground truth
Value addition
- Farm cycle with satellite interventions
→ 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 11 minutes, then get it checked.