ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Salient features of world’s physical geography 1) What do you understand by mid-latitude cyclones? How are they formed? What is their features? Explain. (250 Words) Reference 2) Write a short note on the following (150 Words) Arctic and Alpine Tundra Tropical Savannah Biome Reference
ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 I) You are working as Superintendent of Police. In a village which comes under your jurisdiction a gang rapes has taken place. A school teacher has been raped by four youths. The parents of the lady directly complain you that the local Sub-Inspector has not registered case against those youths and …
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Science and Technology, Environment and Biodiversity Web portal on Ganga rejuvenation launched As part of its efforts to make the Ganga rejuvenation programme a mass movement, the Ministry of Water Resource launched a web portal to connect with the public on the ambitious project of the NDA Government. About national mission for clean Ganga; National …
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ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Q1) Write in brief on Special Economic Zone and their social economic repercussions? (200 words) Q2) Examine the challenges to export diversification and increase in export competitiveness of India (250 words)
ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Find whether the vectors 2×3+x2+x+1, x3+3×2+x-2, x3+2×2-x+3 of R[x], the vector space of all polynomials over the real number field , are linearly independent or not. Determine whether or not the following vectors form a basis of R3: (1,1,2),(1,2,5),(5,3,4). Show that the vectors α1=(1,0,-1),α2=(1,2,1),α3=(0,3,-2) form a basis of …
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ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 What are Aerogels? Mention their applications. Source – 1 Source – 2 Source – 3 What is ‘Precision Farming’? Explain its significance for Indian agriculture. Source – 1 Source – 2 Source – 3 ‘Regenerative Medicines’ provide better prospects for biomedical research’. Explain Source – 1 Source – 2
ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 “What mattered in 1789- and what made men revolutionary almost in spite of themselves was the whole revolutionary situation’ ; and in producing that situation the work of the philosophers played no very important role.” Comment. (250 Words) ‘Napoleon was the child of the Revolution, but in many ways he reversed …
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ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Bring out the impact of education on social mobility and equality with special reference to the Scheduled castes. (400 Words) Define social change and assess the role of legislative measures in bringing about social change in India. (400 Words)
ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Answer in about 250 words each: Q1. Parents are responsible for their kid development. Do u agree with the above statement? Evaluate your stance Q2. Biological process, social-emotional process , cognitive process are interwoven. Analyze the statement Q3. “Increasing number of suicides is a big social menace “. Discuss the …
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ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Topic – “New Public Management & Good Governance” (Challenge 10) Answer in about 250 words 1. Democracy and good governance are contradictions in terms. Critically examine (stating examples) the appropriateness of this statement in todays era. 2. New public management (NPM) has its origin in “Reaganism (US) & Thatcherism (UK)”. …
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ARCHIVES 13 September 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words: 1) What are the likely challenges faced by relief agencies and rescue workers post floods in inhabited regions. Explain the role of government in managing these challenges. Business Standard The Hindu 2) Write a note on Creative Productivity Index and India’s position in it. Business …
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