QUESTIONS: DAY – 44 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER – II) “The Indian national movement was basically the product of the central contradiction between colonialism and the interests of the Indian people.” Explain.(250 Words) Explain the working of Tsunami Warning System in India. (200 Words) Give an account of the movement for female enfranchisement during the Indian …
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QUESTIONS: DAY – 43 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER II) “The Spanish Civil War was an outcome of a polarization of Spanish life and politics that had developed over previous decades.” Explain. (150 Words) “A quarrel in a far away country between people of whom we know nothing.” Explain why did the appeasement policy fail to prevent …
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From this year’s (2013) UPSC civil services main exam, candidates will be given a Question Paper – cum – Answer booklet which will have a restricted (pre-defined) space below each question/sub-question to write their answers. To make you familiar with the new answer sheet, I have tried to create a model Question Paper-cum-Answerbook for General Studies Paper- …
QUESTIONS – DAY – 42 (General Studies Paper – II) “Communalism does not reflect any social truth: what it declares to be the social reality is not the social reality; what it declares to be the causes of social discontent are not the causes; and what it declares to be the solutions of the social …
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QUESTIONS – DAY – 41 (GENERAL STUDIES – III) How does the Parliament control the financial system in India? (250 Words) Highlight the significance of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India? (250 Words) Recent India – Bhutan relations (150 Words) RULES ARCHIVES
QUESTIONS – DAY – 38 (General Studies Paper-II) “The ideal of making Hindi the link language of the country still remains”. Critically examine the evolution of Hindi and its role as the India’s official language. (250 words) How did the policy of free trade hurt Indian textile industry and crafts in the latter half of …
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QUESTIONS: DAY – 37 (General Studies Paper – II) “The American revolution was essentially an economic conflict between American capitalism and British Mercantilism”. Critically examine. (250 words) Bring out some positive and negative social consequences of Green revolution. How has Green revolution changed the rural social structure? (250 words) Factors responsible for the location of …
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QUESTIONS (General Studies – Paper-II) 1) Discuss the problems that impeded the integration of the princely states into the Indian Union. How were these problems tackled? (250 words) 2) Discuss the factors that lead to the formation of Israel. Why its formation is a controversial issue in the region? (250 words) 3) Enumerate salient features …
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QUESTIONS ASKED: DAY-35 (24/09/2013) 1)What are the main determinants of voting behaviour in India? 2)“The conditions of the urban poor are more deplorable than that of their rural counterparts”. Give your views. 3) Mandate and structure of OPCW (150 words) RESPONSES: Sagar August 24, 2013 at 9:53 am 4 Votes 1)What are the main determinants of …
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QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: DAY 34 (23/09/2013) 1)Comment on the performance of India recently as a non-permanent member in the UNSC . 2)What do you understand by the term ‘Rule of Law’? How does the constitution of India seeks to establish it? (GS 1996) 3) Write a note on the Sino-ASEAN strategic relationship (150 words) RESPONSES: Sahil Garg …
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QUESTIONS ASKED DAY – 33 (22/09/2013) 1)“Crops in their centres of origin and diversity often have a deep cultural significance that can easily get lost when utilitarian issues dominate the discourse”. Examine the statement in the backdrop of the controversy over allowing field trials of Bt transgenics in certain food crops in India. 2)Analyze how …
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QUESTIONS ASKED – DAY – 32 (21/09/2013) 1)How did the movement for the liberation of women receive a great stimulus from the rise and growth of the nationalist movement? 2)Form a critical assessment of the non-cooperation movement. 3) Meaning and aim of Social Forestry.(150 words) RESPONSES: RV August 21, 2013 at 1:09 pm 1 Vote …
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QUESTIONS ASKED – DAY – 31 (20/08/2013) 1) What were the proposals of the Cabinet Mission? Analyze the reactions of the Congress and the League to the proposals. 2)How did economic nationalism mirror the work of the early nationalist leadership in India? 3) Write a note on Mughal Architecture (150 words) RESPONSES: Shubham August 20, 2013 at …
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From this year’s(2013) UPSC civil services main exam, candidates will be given a Question Paper – cum – Answer booklet which will have a restricted space below each question.
QUESTIONS ASKED: DAY – 30 (19/08/2013) 1) Describe the salient features of Basohli and Kangra schools of art and briefly explain the influences of other art forms on these schools. 2)“The essence of our struggle for freedom was the unleashing of a liberating force in India. This force did not even affect the frontier people in …
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Many a time we hear from many serious aspirants things like this – “I work hard, read so much, every year I write mains, yet I fail to qualify for the Interview. Even if I qualify, I end up getting just 4-5 marks more than the cut-off. I am confused.” Or this – “I attempted all …
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QUESTIONS ASKED: DAY – 28 (16/08/2013) 1) Examine the relevance of Directive Principles in the era of liberalization and globalization. 2)“NAFTA has curbed the illegal immigration of Mexicans to USA and Canada”. Critically comment. 3) SHG and Women empowerment.(100 words) RESPONSES: itsmesagar August 16, 2013 at 10:14 am 3 Votes 1) Examine the relevance of …
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QUESTIONS ASKED: DAY – 26 (14/08/2013) 1)“During the Indian national movement, the Left succeeded in making an impact on Indian society and politics”. Analyze. 2)Do you think that the Quit India movement was a Spontaneous Revolution? 3) Sea Floor Spreading (100 words) RESPONSES: itsmesagar August 14, 2013 at 11:02 am (Edit) 2 Votes 3) Sea Floor …
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By MANJARI MILLER Indians commemorate an important official holiday on Thursday: Independence Day. Next month, the Chinese will commemorate an equally important but unofficial holiday, national humiliation day, followed on Oct. 1 by the country’s own official National Day of the People’s Republic of China. Independence days are important events for any country. But for India and …
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QUESTIONS ASKED: DAY – 25(13/08/2013) 1)“The essence of Perestroika is for people to feel they are the country’s masters”. Critically evaluate. 2)Bring out your perspectives on the plausible aims of the NAM in the post-cold war period. 3) Impact of cryosphere on global climate. (100 words) RESPONSES: lakshmi prasanna August 13, 2013 at 11:22 am 6 …
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