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Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

INDIA STUDIES 0447/02


Case Studies May/June 2016
1 hour 45 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
* 2 8 1 9 3 2 0 5 4 6 *

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover
of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.

Answer two questions: select one from Section A and answer the one question in Section B.

You are advised to spend about 40 minutes in answering Section A and about 50 minutes in answering Section B.
The allocated time for the paper includes an allowance of about 15 minutes to think and plan your answers.
The Insert contains all the resources for Question 3.

The total mark for this paper is 60.


The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 3 printed pages, 1 blank page and 2 inserts.

DC (ST) 112693/2
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Section A

Answer one question.

You are advised to spend about 40 minutes in answering Section A.

1 This question is about environmental issues in India.

(a) Identify two problems India faces as a result of climate change. [2]

(b) Explain why the management of energy resources is an important issue for India. [8]

(c) How effectively is India managing the problems of urban and rural pollution? [12]

[Total: 22]

2 This question is about Jammu and Kashmir.

(a) Identify two reasons why there are militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir. [2]

(b) Explain why the opening of a bus service across the Line of Control (LOC) benefits people
living in Jammu and Kashmir. [8]

(c) How serious have the disputes over Jammu and Kashmir been since the elections of 2002?
[12]

[Total: 22]

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Section B

Use the Resource Booklet and your own knowledge to answer Question 3.

You are advised to spend about 50 minutes in answering Section B.

Health, medical care and the quality of life in India: a problem-solving exercise

3 (a) Use Source A to help you explain three problems in providing health care in India. [6]

(b) Use Source B and your own knowledge to help you explain how successful the Indian
government has been in improving health and health care in rural areas. [12]

(c) ‘Improving the quality of life in India is a challenging problem.’

Look at the areas of health care, suggested in Source C, that need addressing. Using the
information in the sources and your own knowledge, explain which issue you would consider
to be the most important in improving the quality of life in India.

To do this you must:

• Give reasoned arguments to justify your choice;

• Explain with reasons why you rejected each of the alternative approaches;

• Explain with reasons one disadvantage of the approach you chose;

• Explain how this disadvantage might be overcome. [20]

[Total: 38]

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be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International
Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after
the live examination series.

Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

© UCLES 2016 0447/02/M/J/16

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