Summary: The increasing decline in the quality of the functioning of the parliament and state legislatures has been a cause for serious concern for some years now. A conference of whips’, held recently, raised these issues. The conference is also looking at whether the codification of the conduct of the legislators and MPs as …
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World Food Day Every year 16th October is observed as World Food Day to mark the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN). The intention of observing this Day is to raise public awareness about the plight of the hungry and malnourished people all over the world and initiate …
ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words: 1) “When it comes to choosing a partner between China and Japan, latter is the surer and safer option for India to partner with.” Substantiate. Business Standard 2) Write a note on the location and distribution of coffee industry in India. Examine which …
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ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 1) Write short notes on the following (100 Words) a. Osseointegration – Reference – 1, Reference – 2 b. Phantom limb pain – Reference 2) What is ‘augumented reality’? Explain it applications and benefits. (200 Words) Reference Reference – 2
ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location: 1) Tropical cyclones are classified and named differently in different parts of the world. Examine how low pressure systems are classified by the Indian Meteorological Department and explain the criteria used to name tropical cyclones …
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ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 1) Give an account of global distribution of precipitation. (250 Words) 2) ‘’Contemporary global climate change is an anthropogenic phenomenon.’’ Discuss. (250 Words) 3) Compare and contrast tropical cyclone and temperate cyclone. (250 Words)
ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 1) Discuss the efficacy of land reforms to transform India’s agrarian social structure. (250 Words) 2) Examine the view that the traditional social institutions of India are a major impediment to its industralisation. (250 Words) 3) How far is, it true to say that the urban social structure in India is only …
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ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 Topic – Comparative Administration Historical and sociological factors affecting administrative systems Answer in 250 words: 1. “No science of public administration is possible unless … there is a body of comparative studies from which it may be possible to discover principles and generalities that transcend national boundaries and peculiar historical experiences” …
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ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 1) ‘An individual is the product of heredity interacting with cooperating environment operating at the appropriate time of maturation.’ Discuss this statement, quoting the findings of some experimental studies in this area. (200 words) 2) ‘We perceive what we want, and not what it is’ Examine the truth of this statement, pointing …
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ARCHIVES 16 October 2014 Q1) In the contemporary world of perfect capital mobility and fixed exchange rates why is the monetary policy ineffective to maintain equilibrium ? (20 Marks) Q2) Elaborate upon Gandhian versus Nehruvian visions of India’s development. Do you think Gandhian approach is again attracting scholars and the people? Give Reasons. ( 30 …
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