Topic: Disaster and disaster management.
5. What is an avalanche? Examine the natural and anthropogenic causes of an avalanche. (150 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Live Mint , Insights on India
Why the question:
At least one Russian is dead while multiple are missing after an avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg area.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about avalanche, its natural and anthropogenic causes.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining avalanche.
Body:
First, write about the natural causes of an avalanche – snowfall, wind, temperature changes, and earthquakes etc.
Next, write about the anthropogenic causes of an avalanche – human activity, explosives, land use, and climate change etc.
Next, write about the measures avalanche mitigation.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
