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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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Ethics Case Study – 24 After finishing your IAS probationary training, you have come to visit your 85 year old grandmother who stays in a remote backward village. You were received with lot of fanfare. At home, grandmother, whom you love most is ecstatic and has made all the arrangements to make you feel comfortable. …
QUESTIONS: 31/10/2013 Discuss the meanings and significance of culture in human society. Critically bring out the role of culture in the development of personality. (300 Words) Describe the socio-economic factors responsible for communal tensions in India. What suggestions will you give to control them. (300 Words) Write a short note on science and social responsibility …
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QUESTIONS: 31/10/2013 “ Extinction of species is an inherent natural ecological process that operates at much larger scale while man-induced extinction is a myth”. Examine this statement in the light of major mass extinctions in the geological history. (300 words) Write a short note on faunal regions, based on their global distribution (200 words) Provide …
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QUESTIONS: 31/10/2013 (Topic-I: Indian Nationalism:Topic 3: Salient Feature of The Indian Constitution.) Discuss the nature of Peasants Movements during the Indian freedom struggle. (300 Words) Do you agree with the view that Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of state policy constitute the ‘Core and Conscience of the Indian Constitution.? Comment on the emerging trends in …
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QUESTIONS: 31/10/2013 (Paper I and II) “The prismatic model of Riggs is equally applicable to developing as well as developed society.” Comment. (2010/200 words) “The real problem of administrative reforms in India at the state and local levels in that they are imposed from above.” Comment. (2011/300 words) ARCHIVES
QUESTIONS: 31/10/2013 “Powerful Science communication is an asset to the transformation of societies”. Examine. (200 Words) “India needs to speed up the indigenization process of its defense production in order to root out corruption from the sector”. Comment (200 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 1 Link Question 2 Link 1 Link 2
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