Please Click on Your Optional Subject Link below to Check Today’s (September 15) Optional Answer Writing Challenge. We will be posting Optional Questions Monday to Friday at 10.30 pm . Thank you ANTHROPOLOGY ECONOMICS ENGLISH LITERATURE GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LAW MANAGEMENT POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY PHILOSOPHY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 ARCHIVES Topic-Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim (1) Compare Karl Marx with Emile Durkheim with reference to the framework of “Division of Labour”. (250 words) (2) Identify similarities and differences between Marx’s theory of ‘Alienation’ and Durkheim’s theory of ‘anomie’. (250 words) (3) For Marx, Class …
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 7 Archives Timetable Question 1 – “Taylor’s scientific management ignored social and psychological factors’. Comment Question 2 – ‘Explain the ‘peter principle’ in respect of promotion policy in a hierarchical organization.
ENGLISH LITERATURE- 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 1 Archives Write short notes(150 words each) on the following: The Lear Cordelia relationship in King Lear Donne’s art of making poetic language a rare and rich experience Milton’s description of changes in Eve after she ate the forbidden fruit. Pope’s use of supernatural machinery in The …
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PSYCHOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 8 ARCHIVES Thinking, Problem Solving What is non directive thinking? Discuss different dimensions of thought processes in relation to concept and creativity. Explain scanning and focussing strategies in concept attainment. Can the cybernetic model of behaviour explain problem solving behaviour? Discuss role of set in thinking with …
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POLITICAL SCIENCE – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 ARCHIVES 1 Comment on the following in approximately 150 words each, 10 marks each “Personal is political” “Original position” “Covenants without swords are but words, and of no strength to secure a man at all.” Sri Aurobindo’s “idea of freedom” Sri Ahmed Khan as modernizer
PHILOSOPHY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 2 Archives 1) How does Aristotle’s notion of causation defer from the modern notion of causation. (2010/15) 2) Comment on – Plato’s analogy of the cave and its significance in his theory of knowledge. (2009/20) 3) Aristotle’s teleological conception of causation. Short Notes (2008/20) 4) Plato’s recollection theory of knowledge. Short Notes. …
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MANAGEMENT – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 ARCHIVES Answer in 200 Words: What is relation between power, authority and responsibility? Path-Goal theory of leadership is an amalgamation of contingency theory and expectancy theory of leadership. Explain the above statement. What is situational leadership? How different level of employees can be dialed with this? …
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LAW-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 ARCHIVES Answer in 200 Words: 1) Write a critical note on the Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation. 2) Write a critical note on the Institution of Local Self Government 3) Write a critical note on the Modern progressive approach of the principles of natural justice 4) Constituent power to …
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HISTORY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 ARCHIVES Culture 1) Discuss the scientific and technological developments in ancient India. 2) Trace the scientific and technological developments in India up to c. A.D. 750. 3) Examine the proficiency of the ancient Indians in various crafts, science and mathematics. 4) Bring out the regional variations in the …
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GEOGRAPHY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 ARCHIVES 1) Examine critically the drawbacks of Koppen’s Classification of climates. Explain how Thornthwaite attempted to overcome Koppen’s limitations. 2) Discuss the nature and composition of earth’s atmosphere. 3) Discuss the distribution of precipitation in the world 4) Discuss the mechanism and significance of tricellular meridional circulation of atmosphere. …
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ECONOMICS-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 Archives International Economics: 1) What is an offer curve? Draw two offer curves such that the offer curve of the home country has a section reflecting inelastic import demand and the foreign country’s offer curve is elastic throughout. Indicate in the diagram which portion of the home …
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ANTHROPOLOGY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 9 Archives Discuss the various types of rules of descent, giving suitable examples. What are descent groups? Describe different forms of descent groups. Complementary Filiation Kinship Terminology – classification “It is the universality of Incest Taboo that gives rise to alliance systems”. Explain
Insights The Hindu News Analysis: 14 September 2015 Archives In this video, ‘repatrimonialisation‘ by Fukuyama, and few thoughts about his book ‘ Political Order and Political Decay’ are discussed too. Please check Archives for previous videos.
Insights Daily Debates: Day – 37 15 September 2015 Archives Today’s Topic Is English Necessary for Indians? Diplomat Rajya Sabha (Check Comments) Forbes ET Some argue that English is slowly killing Indian languages. Some say that it is harming Indian languages instead of acting as complimentary to them. Educated youth prefer, especially in urban spaces, English as their spoken medium. …
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The Big Picture – Refugee crisis in Europe: Why is it ballooning? Archives Summary: Tens of thousands of refugees have been pouring into various countries in Europe from various west asian countries, mainly from Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Afghanistan. This migration is mainly to escape from destruction and death in these war torn countries and …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 15 September 2015 Archives QUIZ Paper 3 Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. World Bank ranks Gujarat as most investor-friendly State Aiming to enhance the country’s image as a friendly investment destination, the government along with World Bank has released a state-wise …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 12 15 September 2015 Archives From today onwards, we will be starting current events quiz. The quiz will have 5-10 MCQs every day. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu news articles. Hope you enjoy this quiz. If you like it, then please share it. Thank you. Note: Please …
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Topic: Indian economy – growth; Industrial policies 7) Since last two decades, the share of manufacturing sector in India’s GDP is steadily declining despite government’s efforts to encourage industries to manufacture in India. Examine the reasons and suggest solutions. (200 Words) Business Standard
