QUESTIONS: 05/11/2013 “North-South Cooperation is historical responsibility, South-South cooperation is voluntary partnership.” Comment. (200 words) ” Either terrorism triumphs or Civilization triumphs.” Comment on the above statement (200 Words) Explain the impact of coalition politics on India’s foreign policy since late 1990s. (200 Words) GUIDELINES ARCHIVES No references required
QUESTIONS: 05/11/2013 Critically comment on the recent Supreme Court directive on fixed tenure for Bureaucrats. (200 words) Simon’s decision-making theories and techniques are of little use to Public Administration. Critically Examine.(250 words) “Laxity in monitoring and evaluation can render even best policies infructuous.” Discuss. (Mains 2008/ 200 words) The period of British rule generated most of …
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QUESTIONS: 05/11/2013 What is Minamata Convention? Discuss on the backdrop of the related disaster.(150 Words) What is the difference between TFR and NFR? (100 Words) What is Cable TV Digitization? Discuss its implications on consumers, industry and Government. (150 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 1 Link 1 Link 2 Question 2 Link Question 3 Link
(Please try to answer questions within time limit. Don’t look at the comments. Start answering as soon as you see the questions) Read the following passage and answer the following questions. (Time – 4 Mins) When two people become a couple, the brain extends its idea of self to include the other; instead of the …
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QUESTIONS: 04/11/2013 (Chapter 2 Sociology as Science) “Scientific Research method is not a cooked recipe meant for instant consumption and use by researcher.” What are scientific methods or steps? Is it possible to follow these steps. (300 Words) Universalization of scientific method is absolutely an unacceptable proposition. Explain. (300 Words) Highlight the problem of Value …
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QUESTIONS: 04/11/2013 Indicate the issues of tensions and conflicts in the relationship between the center and states in the India. How best could they be reconciled? (200 Words) Elaborate upon Gandhian versus Nehruvian visions of India’s development. Do you think Gandhian approach is again attracting scholars and the people? Give reasons (250 Words) How would …
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QUESTIONS: 04/11/2013 Critically analyze the Gandhian model of development. How it differs from the Neharuvian model of development.? (300 Words) ” In spite of the gains of the Green Revolution, Indian agriculture lags behind” Do you agree with this statement. Give reasons in support of your answer. (300 Words) Comment on cooperative federalism in India, …
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QUESTIONS: 04/11/2013 “Emerging technologies bring with them new ethical and regulatory challenges.” Comment. (200 Words) Critically analyze the salient features of the Mental Health Care Bill 2012? (200 Words) What is cDNA? Why it was source of concerns in recent times? (100 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 2 Link Link 2 Question 3 Link
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ARCHIVES DOWNLOAD PDF Questions From The Hindu, 02/11/2013 1. Examine how India’s fiscal policy has evolved post 1991-92 liberalization of Indian economy. (200 Words) Link Reference (Page 14) 2. Do you think Taliban has become existential threat to Pakistan? Comment on the evolution of Taliban movement and its threat to world peace. (200 Words) Link …
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QUESTIONS: 02/01/2013 Examine the theories about population control and explain the relative merits of these theories in limiting population growth. (300 Words) Write a short note on Land-use characteristics of the rural urban fringe in India. (200 Words) Explain, with the help of suitable examples and illustrations, the distribution of various patterns of rural settlements …
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QUESTIONS: 02/11/2013 “Child marriages perpetrate violence on children and lead to more violence as the girl grows into womanhood.” Critically comment in the light of prevalence of child marriages across India. (250 Word) “India’s deep sea mining interests and initiatives are driven by strategic and geopolitical aspirations part from mineral needs.” Comment (150 Words) Write …
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QUESTIONS: 02/11/2013 Short answer type (50 Words) Salinity ingress He La cells CD-4 cells CCI- Satellite Grey Field project Li-Fi 3D printing Cherenkov Telescope Array Genome Editing NEEMO Write about the following in 20 words Tokkamak GSLV-mk-III JENVEC Upsalite Truvada treatment 2 ARCHIVES
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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 (Political Theory; State in Comparative Perspective) Do you think that neo-colonialism or economic colonialism is one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of third world countries? Substantiate. (300 Words) What do you mean by an economic system.? Differentiate between the capitalist and the socialist economies. Will it be correct to say that …
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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 (Culture) Give an account of impact of Islam on Indian Culture in respect of society, religion and fine arts. (250 Words) Give an account of narrative paintings under Akbar and Jahangir. (200 Words) Discuss the origin, chronology characteristics and geographical spread Gandhara Art. (150 Words) GUIDELINES ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 2 Link Link 2 …
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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 Define ‘Social Policy’. Evaluate the performance of Social Policy in modernization of developing societies. (300 Words) Explain Karl Marx’s conception of ‘Class Antagonism’. How have the functionalists reacted to his views. (300 Words) Elaborate the concept of Political Elite. Explain how social structural origins of political elites influence their political orientations. (300 Words) …
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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 “Attempts to solve administrative problems in isolation from the structure of power and purpose in the polity are bound to be illusory.” (Norton Long) Comment. (300 Words) “Administrative reforms form a part of larger political process and should be considered in relation to it.” Examine. (300 Words) “Public administration is ultimately problem of …
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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 What is the link between HIV and TB? Give your views on government’s efforts in TB eradication and what are challenges for India? (200 Words) “True polio eradication is nothing but zero incidence of polio virus infection”. Justify the statement based on India’s performance and suggest measures for improvements. (200 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES …
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