GPSC Class 1-2 Mains — Answer Writing
GPSC counts both language papers, which is unusual: Gujarati and English together carry as much as two GS papers, and they are examined as language rather than as knowledge.
All questions are compulsory. Answers may be written in Gujarati or English. Marks are indicated against each question.
- 1.Examine the role of ports in Gujarat's industrial growth and the challenges of hinterland connectivity.10
- 2.Discuss the contribution of the cooperative dairy movement to the rural economy of Gujarat.10
- 3.Describe the ecological significance of the Rann of Kutch.15
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Examine the role of ports in Gujarat's industrial growth and the challenges of hinterland connectivity.
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Gujarat has the longest coastline in India and many ports like Kandla and Mundra. Ports have helped industries grow especially chemicals and petroleum. Cargo handling has increased a lot.? But road and rail connectivity to the hinterland is a challenge. Dedicated freight corridor will help. The state has the longest coastline in the country with one major port at Kandla and a large number of smaller ports along the Gulf of Kutch and the Gulf of Khambhat. Mundra, Hazira, Dahej and Pipavav handle containers, crude, chemicals, fertiliser and coal, and refineries, petrochemical complexes and industrial estates have come up close to them so that raw material travels a short distance. Ship building and ship breaking at Alang add further employment. But the roads near the ports are crowded with trucks, cargo takes a long time to move inland, and the cost of this delay is finally paid by the exporter.
- Gujarat's non-major port policy and private participation as the policy innovation
- Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and last-mile rail evacuation
- Coastal shipping and inland container depots
Model answer for this question
Establish the link: coastline, a pioneering non-major port policy with private participation, and clustering of petrochemicals, refining and chemicals around the ports. Evidence with cargo share. Then the constraint: hinterland evacuation, last-mile rail, road congestion and ICD capacity, with the Western DFC and coastal shipping as the responses. Close with a judgement on what actually binds growth.
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Kandla and Mundra named; the petrochemical and Jamnagar refining link is the strongest case and is unmade.
Missing. This is the state-specific point the paper rewards.
Named; last-mile rail evacuation and coastal shipping would deepen it.
Reads as five separate statements rather than an examination.
GPSC Mains at a glance
| Conducting body | Gujarat Public Service Commission |
|---|---|
| Mode | Handwritten in an answer booklet |
| Papers | 6 |
| Marking | GPSC Mains — examiner criteria |
What GPSC Mains sets
The papers you sit, and what each is worth.
- Marked to the GPSC Mains scheme
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- Handwriting read from a photo
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- Every attempt kept in your archive
- WriteA question, answered and marked.
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