| 01 |
Highlight the Central Asian and Greco -Bactrian elements in Gandhara art. (Answer in 150 words) |
- Static Portion
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| 02 |
The 1857 Uprising was the culmination the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate (Answer in 150 words) |
- Major Reasons for the uprising in 1857.
- various rebellions during 1757-1857
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| 03 |
Examine the linkages between 19th centuries ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity. (Answer in 150 words) |
- How National identity emerged in 19th century?
- Various reasons such as –
- Bengal Renaissance:
- Socio-religious movements
- Social and political reforms
- Educational reforms , etc.
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| 04 |
Assess the impact of global warming on coral life system with examples. (Answer in 150 words) |
- Basic Geography question
- illustrate and assess with examples the impact of global warming on coral life.
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| 05 |
Discuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology. (Answer in 150 words) |
- Basic and direct question
- Causes of depletion of mangroves and their importance in maintaining coastal ecology
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| 06 |
Can the strategy of regional-resource based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India? (Answer in 150 words) |
- Regional resource based manufacturing
- how employment can be generated through such manufacturing.
- Hint:
- Cotton industries
- Jute industries
- silk industries
- Iron Ore resources,etc
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| 07 |
Discuss the factors for localization of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India. (Answer in 150 words) |
- Punjab, Haryana -high agricultural production
- Haryana -high milk production
- Other examples of Agrarian states of North-West India ,etc
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| 08 |
What makes Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) |
- idea of culture and its constituents
- salient features of Indian society
- its contribution towards sustaining its culture.
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| 09 |
“Empowering women is the key to control population growth”. Discuss (Answer in 150 words) |
- Basics about women empowerment
- problems of population growth
- How women empowerment will help in tackling population growth:
- Hint: 2017 Human Population projection report about India and China
- PM speech was in news-Highlighting seriousness of this issue
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| 10 |
What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism (Answer in 150 words) |
- About secularism
- Challenges can be-
- Intolerance and Violence
- Majoritarianism
- Radicalization
- Fundamentalism
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| 11 |
Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate (Answer in 250 words) |
- direct question about Gandhian phase of freedom struggle.
- the contributions of Madan Mohan Malviya (Nationalistic education system),
- Aurobindo Ghosh (Spiritualism and revolutionary movement,
- Subhash Chandra Bose ( Socialism and extremism) ,
- Tilak’s (Ganapati festival to bring masses into freedom struggle).
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| 12 |
Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s. (Answer in 250 words) |
- How British imperial power caused various troubles and hinders in transfer of powers to Indians during the 1940’s
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| 13 |
Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French revolution. (Answer in 250 words) |
- Basics about contribution of American revolution (18th century- 1775) and French revolution (18th century- 1789)
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| 14 |
What is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India? (Answer in 250 words) |
- Basics about water scarcity
- Chennai is located on Bay of Bengal but still faces water scarcity
- Other places can be Vidarbha region and Shimla, etc.
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| 15 |
How can the mountain ecosystem be restored from the negative impact of development initiatives and tourism? (Answer in 250 words) |
- specific to mountain ecosystem,
- Impacts on Mountains from Landslides, Flash floods, Plastic wastes, invasion of alien species, monotype culture etc.
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| 16 |
How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development of India? (Answer in 250 words) |
- related to rising problems of traffic congestion in urban areas
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| 17 |
How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and the coastal environment? Give suitable examples? (Answer in 250 words) |
- distinction between Ocean Currents and Water masses and their impacts on marine life and costal environment.
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| 18 |
Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples (Answer in 250 words) |
- different diversities present across India and also the underlying unity.
- Example: Gonds Tribes. Bhils Tribes. Santhal Tribes. Great Andamanese Tribes. Khasi Tribes. Garo Tribes.
- Linguistic diversity in India – 22 official languages
- Diversity with regard to cuisine, dressing, festivals
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| 19 |
What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space? (Answer in 250 words) |
- problems faced by Indian Women over time (history) and space (geography)
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| 20 |
Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss. (Answer in 250 words) |
- Related to Globalisation
- Critical examination of the phenomenon of Globalisation
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