QUESTION 17
GS1
15 marks
Analyze the major drivers of human-induced land-use changes in India and their geographical consequences.
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Link each anthropogenic land-conversion driver to spatially specific physical and human consequences.
AnalyzeBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.
Demand-wise check
- 1Drivers: urban expansion, infrastructure, agriculture, mining/industry, deforestation, tourism/energy projects≈65 words
- 2Consequences: fragmentation, runoff/flood risk, erosion, groundwater stress, heat islands and livelihood displacement≈65 words
- 3Regional variation in how the same driver operates across landscapes≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DriverLand conversionGeographical consequence matrixRegional examplesPlanning implication
Where marks usually go
- Using natural land-use change when the question specifies human-induced change
- Writing generic environmental impacts without spatial expression
Value addition
- Driver-to-consequence matrix
→ 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.