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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.

GUJARAT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
CLASS 1-2 (MAIN) EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES — PAPER III
Time Allowed: Three HoursMaximum Marks: 150

All questions are compulsory. Answers may be written in Gujarati or English. Marks are indicated against each question.

  1. 1.Examine the role of ports in Gujarat's industrial growth and the challenges of hinterland connectivity.10
  2. 2.Discuss the contribution of the cooperative dairy movement to the rural economy of Gujarat.10
  3. 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.
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Q. No. 1General Studies IIIMax. marks 10
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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 innovationWestern Dedicated Freight Corridor and last-mile rail evacuation
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StrongThe Western DFC is the right instrument to name — one clause on what it changes would earn the full mark.
VagueA share of national cargo, or a comparison between major and non-major ports, converts this into evidence.
What the examiner wanted and did not find
  • 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
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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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Ports and industries linked concretely2/3

Kandla and Mundra named; the petrochemical and Jamnagar refining link is the strongest case and is unmade.

The non-major port model as Gujarat's distinctive policy0/2

Missing. This is the state-specific point the paper rewards.

Connectivity challenge analysed2/3

Named; last-mile rail evacuation and coastal shipping would deepen it.

Structure and compression1/2

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Total 5/10AverageAI estimate — not an official score

GPSC Mains at a glance

Conducting bodyGujarat Public Service Commission
ModeHandwritten in an answer booklet
Papers6
MarkingGPSC Mains — examiner criteria
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What GPSC Mains sets

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1Gujarati150 marks 180 min
2English150 marks 180 min
3Essay150 marks 180 min
4General Studies I150 marks 180 min
5General Studies II150 marks 180 min
6General Studies III150 marks 180 min
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