Question 1 Critically comment on the strategic significance of Agni-5. (200 words) Source: IDSA and Fair observer. Question 2 “The only way forward for country’s rapid indigenization of defence products, with both the public & private sectors playing roles in the endeavour”. Comment in the light of recent controversies in the defence sector and Steps taken in …
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Question 1 Write Short note on Quasi-groups. (200 words) Question 2 Write in not more than 200 words about Acculturation and integration of tribal communities. (200 words)
ARCHIVES 31, January 2014 1. What are the major problems being faced by Indian cities in providing adequate, safe and rapid urban transport system? Explain the steps taken by the union government in this regard. (200 Words) The Hindu 2. At present how a Supreme Court judge is appointed? Do you think it’s a fair …
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Question 1 Short notes on the important contributions of C.N Vakil.(150 words) Question 2 How does RBI manage the Liquidity in the financial system? Name some of the instruments introduced and measures taken in recent times for regulating Indian financial system.(200 words)
Question 1 Weberian bureaucracy refers to the sociological concept of rationalization of collective activities. Examine [200 words] Question 2 “Censorship, is a bureaucratic instrument for maintaining politics as a private and reserved domain of a particular class.” Examine. [250 Words] Next Topic: Weber’s bureaucratic model – & its critique
Topic: Regional Planning Question 1 Explain the Regional shifts in the world characteristics of urban process. (200 words) Question 2 Elucidate the role of Tribal Development Blocks In the development of Tribal Areas. (200 words) Next Topic: Regional Planning
Sites 1. Alamghirpur 2. Topra 3. Hastinapur 4. Kurukshetra 5. Banawali 6. Staneshwar 7. Kalibangan 8. Kapilavastu 9. Lumbini/Rummendai 10. Nigalisagar/Nigliva 11. Pava 12. Rampurva 13. Lauriya Nandangarh 14. Lauriya Araraj Next topic: Period of Mahajanapadas
Question 1 What is non-plan expenditure? Highlight its importance in resource mobilization for planning. (200 Words) Question 2 Write a note on the role of savings and investment in financing the development in India. (200 Words) Question 3 “The rising current account deficit is a source of serious concern to the economy, and if left unchecked, …
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ARCHIVES 30, January 2014 1. What are the technologies available for recycling or using the urban waste for productive purposes? Explain. (200 Words) The Hindu 2. Write a critical note on Ravindranath Tagore’s views on education. (200 Words) The Hindu 3. “India’s curriculum outpaces what pupils can realistically learn and achieve in the time given”. …
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Question 1 Describe the terms Capability poverty and human poverty? Bring out the similarities and differences. What are their various forms in the Indian economy since independence? (250 words) Question 2 Bring out the distinction between Marshallian and Walrasian approaches to Price determination.(250 words)
Topic: Population and settlement geography Question 1 Regional Shifts in the world characteristics of urban process. (200 words) Question 2 Bring out the contrast between the internal structure of the pre-industrial and industrial cities Next Topic: Regional Planning
Question 1 Evaluate the conceptual basis of the vedic deities. (200 words) Question 2 Evaluate the introduction of iron technology in the development of human history of ancient India. (200 words) Next topic: Aryans and vedic period
Question 1 Critically examine Weber’s theory of Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. (300 words) Question 2 Mahatma Gandhi is often described as revolutionary. Examine this characterization in the light of the theory of social movements. (300 words)
Question 1 “Three features characterize Simon’s original view of bounded rationality : search for alternatives, satisfying, and aspiration adaptation.” Elucidate. [CSM 2012/200 Words] Question 2 ” Simon’s indentifying decision-making as the core field of public administration appears logically acceptable but his positivist underpinning is problematic.” Critically examine the statement. [CSM 2010/300 Words] Next Topic: Weber’s bureaucratic …
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ARCHIVES January 29, 2014 COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE on WILDLIFE OF INDIA Apart from a handful of the major farm animals such as cows, buffaloes, goats, poultry and sheep, India has an amazingly wide variety of animals native to the country. It is home to Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Pythons, Wolves, Foxes, Bears, Crocodiles, Rhinoceroses, Camels, Wild dogs, …
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~Kirthi The demographic transition from the young to the aged is happening faster than anticipated. Fertility rate in the India is decreasing and for the first time in census 2011, the population in the age category of less than six years declined by a little over 5 million between 2001 and 2011. By 2050, India …
Question 1 Write a note on comparison between Sociology and Economics. (200 words) Question 2 Comment on the influence of social and cultural factors on family planning in India. (200 words)
Question 1 “Decisions are something more than factual propositions. They have an ethical as well as a factual content.” Comment. [200 Words] Question 2 “Administrative efficiency is enhanced by keeping at a minimum the number of organizational levels through which a matter must pass before it is acted upon.” – (Herbert A. Simon) [CSM 2000/200 …
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Question 1 Evaluate the various approaches to the understanding of vedic religion. Question 2 Examine the view that sacrifice was a ritual and a form of social exchange in Vedic India. Next Topic: Aryans and vedic period
Question 1 ”The 42nd Amendment Act was Practically a revision of the Constitution”. Comment (200 words) Question 2 “The process of constitutional amendment should not be resorted to for the pupose of overriding unwelcome judicial verdicts so often as would generate in the minds of lay public an irreverence for the Judiciary”. Comment (200 words) Next …
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