Test – 20: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016)
07 May 2015
Following is the syllabus for Mains Self Study Test – 20 ( May 6th)
1) Challenge and Strategy – Rajiv Sikri : Chapters 1,2,3,4, and 5
2) BIPAN CHANDRA – Struggle for India’s Independence – Chapters 30, 34, 35, 36, 37
3) . PLASSEY to PARTITION – Sekhar Bandyopadhyay – Chapter 7 & 8
Answer ALL the following questions in about 200 Words Each: (10×10=100 Marks)
- Will China dominate the 21st century world? Critically analyse.
- Why in your opinion, SAARC has not taken off as a meaningful framework for regional cooperation? What’s India’s role in making SAARC successful? Examine.
- “The issue of democracy sometimes complicates India’s relations with its neighbours.” Comment.
- In your opinion, what should be India’s approach in dealing with its troubled and troublesome neighbour Pakistan? Analyse.
- Is it possible for India to closely work with Pakistan to resolve some of Afghanistan’s problems? Critically examine.
- “While Bangladesh’s approach to India on many issues is irrational and unpredictable, India too cannot escape the blame for the poor state of India – Bangladesh relations.” Discuss.
- India and Myanmar share a complex and delicate relationship arising out of the history of their interaction during the 19th and 20th centuries. Analyse.
- Does India deserve growing discontent against it in Nepal? Critically comment.
- Analyse the factors that shaped India’s nationalist foreign policy during freedom struggle.
- What are the basic elements or stages of communalism or communal ideology? Discuss the growth of communalism in modern India.
