Writing the CGPSC Essay: National and Chhattisgarh Issues — Practice

Question 1

State the six steps of the problem-solution frame for the CGPSC essay.

Accepted Answer

Frame the issue, give causes, present status with dated data, describe effects, review the response so far including laws and schemes, and end with solutions and a balanced conclusion.

Question 2

How should you divide three hours across four essays?

Accepted Answer

About 40 to 45 minutes per essay, with five minutes of planning at the start of each and about ten minutes at the end for review.

Question 3

Which stable facts about Chhattisgarh can be safely quoted in an essay, and how?

Accepted Answer

Census 2011 anchors such as the ST share of about 30.6 per cent, sex ratio 991 and literacy 70.28 per cent; forest cover of about 41 per cent from the Forest Survey; the Food Security Act of December 2012; 33 districts after September 2022; and PESA rules of August 2022. Round, add the year and source, and say about.

Question 4

Outline an essay on: Left-wing extremism in Bastar and the way forward. (~120 words)

Accepted Answer

Frame: a long-running conflict in a forested tribal region. Causes: a development deficit, forest and land grievances, alienation and weak service delivery. Status: security operations, displacement and loss of life on both sides, and roads and connectivity expanding. Response: security forces, rehabilitation and surrender policies, PESA and Forest Rights Act, development programmes. Solutions: security with development, real Gram Sabha powers, timely rights recognition, credible rehabilitation, and dialogue and trust-building. Conclusion: lasting peace needs the state to earn the trust of tribal communities. Tone: neutral, acknowledging grievances and security needs.

Question 5

Outline an essay on: Diversifying agriculture in the rice bowl of Chhattisgarh. (~120 words)

Accepted Answer

Frame: paddy dominates the state and farm incomes lag. Causes: monsoon dependence, limited irrigation, small holdings and assured paddy procurement. Status: paddy area is large, procurement runs through cooperatives, irrigation covers under half the sown area. Effects: water stress, low incomes and lock-in. Response: irrigation projects, crop support, procurement at MSP. Solutions: pulses, oilseeds and millets, micro-irrigation, processing units, forest and horticulture products, and market links. Conclusion: assured incomes and diversification need to go together.

Question 6

Outline an essay on: Preserving Chhattisgarhi language and folk culture. (~120 words)

Accepted Answer

Frame: a distinct language and folk tradition under pressure from migration and mass media. Causes: dominance of Hindi and English in schools and media, migration, fading of oral traditions. Status: official language since 2007, Rajbhasha Aayog, state song, folk festivals such as Bastar Dussehra, and crafts. Solutions: Chhattisgarhi in early schooling, digital content and cinema, festival platforms, craft markets and GI protection, and documentation of oral literature. Conclusion: culture survives when it earns a living and a public space.

Question 7

Write a plan for an essay on: Mining and tribal livelihoods in Chhattisgarh. (~150 words)

Accepted Answer

Introduction: rich minerals lie under forests where about 30 per cent of the population are Scheduled Tribes. Causes and status: roughly a fifth of India's coal and iron ore, industry as the largest sector, royalties as major revenue, displacement, pollution, mining districts among the poorest. Legal frame: Fifth Schedule, PESA 1996 with 2022 rules, Forest Rights Act 2006 and District Mineral Foundation, with implementation gaps. Solutions: real Gram Sabha consent, transparent District Mineral Foundation spending, land restoration, value addition and skills within the state, and protected forest-produce incomes. Conclusion: rights before resources, with development designed with communities and not for them.

Question 8

How would you adapt an essay on a national theme, such as the digital divide, to a Chhattisgarh perspective if the question invites it? (~150 words)

Accepted Answer

Open with the national frame and then narrow to the state. Give national data on access and skills, then apply it to Chhattisgarh's geography: remote forested and tribal blocks in Bastar and Surguja, low network coverage, and lower female literacy. Refer to the state's e-governance and service-delivery efforts, the Lok Sewa Guarantee Act and digital payments in the PDS. Propose solutions with actors: connectivity in remote habitations, local-language digital content, digital literacy through self-help groups and schools, and last-mile Common Service Centres. Conclude that digital inclusion is a matter of equal citizenship, and link back to the state's tribal and rural context.

Practice — Writing the CGPSC Essay: National and Chhattisgarh Issues

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