Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack · Model answer

Describe the area-specific strategies for the development of drought-prone areas in India.

  • UPSC 2024
  • Regional Development and Planning

The first strategy is an allocation, not a crop. Capability classes VI to VIII — shallow, eroded, steeply sloping or saline land — carry permanent cover instead of the plough: silvipasture and pasture blocks of drought-resistant grasses and legumes on degraded commons, shelterbelts and windbreaks of Acacia tortilis and Prosopis to cut wind erosion and…

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack.

What the full answer covers

  • Land Use Matched to Land Capability
  • Dryland and Rainfed Cropping
  • Water Harvesting and Recharge
  • Livestock and Risk Instruments
  • Judgement

Unlock this answer and 800+ more

  • 820 solved PYQ model answers (2013–2026), Paper I and Paper II
  • Topic-wise across all 20 syllabus units
  • 20 PYQ Pattern Analysis & Strategy reports, one per unit
  • Diagrams and maps drawn inside the answers, where you would draw them
  • 500 days of access from the day you enrol, on phone, laptop or tablet

₹1,770₹2,50029% off

Get Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack @ ₹1,770 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every Regional Development and Planning question (62 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in