Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana It is a village development project under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019. The goal is to develop three Adarsh Grams or model villages by March 2019, of which one would be achieved by 2016. Thereafter, five …
Summary: The debate over India entering into free trade agreements and opening up our economy to other countries has been on this country for some time now. While some are in favour of these agreements, on the other hand there are those who want caution to be exercised when it comes to signing these FTAs …
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The below documents are extremely useful for Paper -2 and Paper -3 of Mains General Studies Papers. MPR: September 2014 MPR: August 2014 MPR: July 2014 Download Document Download Document Download Document MPR: June 2014 Download Document MPR: May 2014 Download Document MPR: April 2014 Download Document MPR: March 2014 …
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ARCHIVES 11 October 2014 1) What are the main purposes of space based navigation systems? Examine the differences between IRNSS and GPS systems. Reference – 1 Reference – 2 2) Write Short notes(100 Words) a) Abbe’s diffraction limit b) Single-molecule microscopy c) Near-field microscopy Reference
ARCHIVES 11 October 2014 From PRS Website: 1) Write a note on the important features and the importance of recently introduced The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014. (200 Words) PRS 2) Recently RBI released a draft charter of consumer rights. Examine its importance and critically comment on present status of consumer rights in …
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ARCHIVES 11 October 2014 1) Discuss suicide as a social fact. While explaining the typology of suicide according to Durkheim, bring out the destabilising role of anomic in modern societies. (300 Words) 2) Are caste and class merely different forms of qualitatively different types of social stratification? Elucidate your point of view. (300 Words) 3) …
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ARCHIVES 11 October 2014 1) Drug addiction is claimed as a threat to our country. State its cause and remedy (200 words) 2) The multifarious problems of aged persons have posed a great challenge to the society and our country. Suggest a program for their all round rehabilitation. (200 words) 3) Victims of anxieties and …
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ARCHIVES 11 October 2014 Topic – Concept of development 1. Development administration is “an action oriented goal oriented administrative system.” (Edward Wiedner). Comment. (250 Words) 2. “Development Administration has two important aspects viz. ‘the administration of development’ and ‘the development of administration’.” Explain. (250 Words)
ARCHIVES 11 October 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words: 1) Examine how does Indian constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ensure and safeguard rights of the children in India. The Hindu 2) Write a note on nature and significance of India’s activities at two polar regions of the …
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