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QUESTION PAPER 2001
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3. Write about the following (About 20 words
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(i) Aryabhatta
Paper - I (ii) D. K. Karve
(iii) J. Krishnamurthy
(iv) Prarthana Samaj
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1. Answer any one of the following (about

250 words) : 30 (v) Ghadar Party
(a) Discuss the main objectives of the Indian (vi) Satyashodhak Samaj
national movement up to 1905. What (vii) Jamnalal Bajaj
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were its basic weaknesses during this (viii) Banabhatta

period ? (ix) Gopi Kishna
(b) What administrative changes were (x) Pupul Jaykar
introduced in India after 1858 ? What (xi) Mohammad Iqbal
were the objectives of these changes ? (xii) Jaydeva
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2. Answer any two of the following (About (xiii) T. Prakasam

150 words each) : 2 × 15 = 30 (xiv) Champaran Satyagraha
(a) How did the movement for the liberation (xv) Ali Brothers
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of women receive a great stimulus from 4. Answer any two of the following (About
the rise and growth of the nationalist 125 words each) 2 × 10 = 20
movement in India ? (a) What are mangroves and in what way are
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(b) Discuss the aims and objects of the they useful to us ?

Khilafat Movement. To what extent was (b) Explain the causes of the Indian Monsoon.
it successful? (c) Had there been no Himalayas, what
(c) Why did Gandhi launch the Salt would have been the winter climate in
Satyagraha in 1930 and with what north India?
results ? 5. Write short notes on the following (About
20 words each): 5 × 2 = 10
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(i)El Nino 10. Write any one of the following (About 250
(ii)Hirakud Project words) : 30
(iii)Glacier (a) Review the population policy of the Govt.
(iv) Two prominent left bank tributaries of of India giving the distinguishing features.
river Ganges (b) Discuss the significance of GSLV in space
(v) Equinox research.
6. Answer any one of the following (About 11. Write on any two of the following (About
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250 words): 30 125 words each) 2 × 10 = 20
(a) Discuss the administrative relations (a) Determine the utility of Direct To Home
between the centre and the states in the in broadcasting system.
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(b) What are the UNDP indicators with
(b) Bring out the aberrations of the reference to the planning process ?
parliamentary system of government in (c) What are the Human Rights issues
India. involved in relation to the arrest of M.
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7. Answer any one of the following (About Karunanidhi in Tamilnadu in July 2001?
250 words) : 30 12. Write notes on any two of the following
(a) What is the constitutional position of (About 125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20
has it been interpreted by the judiciary e

Directive Principles of State Policy ? How (a) Swarn Jayanti Gram Swaraj Yojana
(b) Law Commission of India
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after the emergency in 1975-77 ? (c) Lalit Kala Akademi
(b) What are the main differences between 13. Write about the following (About 20 words
the passage of a Constitution Amendment each): 5 × 2 = 10
Bill and other Legislative Bills? (a) Pullela Gopichand
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8. Answer any two of the following (About (b) E-commerce

150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30 (c) ICCR
(a) Comment on the nature of Ordinance- (d) Sports Authority of India
making power of the President of India. (e) NCERT
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What safeguards are there against possible

misuse ? Paper - II
(b) Distinguish between Cabinet Secretariat
and Prime Minister’s Secretariat. Which 1. Answer any two of the following (Answer
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of these is more important ? to each question should be in about 150

(c) Discuss the constitutional provisions words): 15 × 2 = 30
regarding the rights of children. (a) Discuss the global response to President
George Bush ‘National Missile Defence
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9. Answer the following (About 20 words

each): 5 × 2 = 10 Plan’ (NMD).
(a) Explain the Local Area Development (b) What were the major recommendations
Scheme of the Members of Parliament. of the group of ministers’ on Indian
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(b) What is Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha? National Security System ?

(c) Why is it said that the centre has absolute (c) Examine the latest phase of Indo-Iran
veto over State Legislature ? relations.
(d) What is Call Attention Motion ? 2. Answer the following (Answer to each
(e) When is the device of joint sitting of both question should be in about 20 words) :
the Houses of Parliament not available ? 2 × 5 = 10



(a) What is India’s ‘Look East Policy’? 6. Answer the following (Answer to each
(b) What do you understand by ‘G15’ ? question should be in about 20 words):
(c) Explain the problem of infiltration in 2 × 15 = 30
eastern parts of India. (a) What is ‘CRISIL’ ? What does it do ?
(d) Why does India object to Kashmir being (b) What do you understand by “Current
treated as a disputed territory’ ? Account Convertibility of Rupee” ?
(e) What is the significance of Pyrdiwah and (c) What do you mean by providing industry
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Boraibari in IndoBangladesh relations ? status to agriculture in India ?
3. Answer the following (Answer to each (d) Elucidate “Operation Flood”.
question should be in about 20 words) : (e) Expand the term “nasdaq”.
(f) Differentiate between “galloping
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2 × 5 =10
(a) In what fields have N.R.I.’s excelled in the inflation” and “run-away inflation”.
developed countries ? (g) What is meant by “couple protection
(b) In which specialties Indians are most ratio”?
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wanted abroad? (h) Distinguish between “human
(c) What efforts are being made by Indian development index” and “gender-related
Government to look after N.R.L’s ? development index”.
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(d) What is the contribution of the N.R.I.’s to
India’s development ?
(i) What is green GNP ?
(j) Distinguish between a “hard” currency
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(e) Why do N.R.I.’s retain their emotional and a “soft” currency.
attachment to India ? (k) Explain “rolling plan”.
4. Answer any ONE of the following (l) Illustrate Lorenz curve.
(Answer should be in about 250 words) (m) What is meant by “trickle-down” theory
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(a) What is the incidence of poverty in India? of development.

How should poverty alleviation (n) What is “misery index” ?
programmes be constructed ? (o) What is meant by “Most Favoured
(b) Indian economy presents a paradox of Nation” policy ?
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high savings rate with low-income and 7. Answer any TWO of the following
high savings rate with low growth rate. (Answer to each question should be in
Analyse. 30 about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30
5. Answer any TWO of the following (a) Discuss the significance of Kyoto
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(Answer to each question should be in Protocol. Why is U.S.A. not signing it ?

about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30 (b) Evaluate the performance of Summit
(a) Liberalisation of the Indian economy meeting of the Arab League held in March
since 1991 has led to excessive 2001 ?
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consumerism and over-production of (c) Outline the salient features of India’s

‘white goods’. Elucidate. nuclear policy and explain the reasons for
(b) What are the hurdles faced by the Finance India’s refusal to sign the C.T.B.T.
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Ministers of India in keeping the fiscal 8. Answer the following (Answer to each
deficit below 3-4 percent of the GDP ? question should be in about 20 words) :
Suggest steps to lower the fiscal deficit. 2 × 5 = 10
(c) Discuss the nature and causes of the UTI (a) What do the following stand for ?
crisis with particular reference to US-64. (i) UNCIP
How does this UTI fiasco affect the (ii) KLA.
investment climate in India ?


(b) Why has Slobodan Milosevic been in news (e) What is a WAP-enabled phone ?
in the recent past ? 13. Answer the following
(c) Who is Gao Zhan ? (a) A sample survey based on 280
(d) Who is Meghawati Sukarnoputri ? postgraduate students was undertaken to
(e) Which is the latest right confirmed by the study student attitude towards a proposed
57th session of the United Nations? change in the dormitory regulations. Each
9. Answer the following (Answer to each student was to respond as’ yes’ or ‘no’ or
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question should be about 20 words): ‘indifferent’ in regard to the issue, The
2 × 5 = 10 results are tabulated below :
(a) What is GCC ? Response Percentage of students
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(b) Why was Macau in the news recently?
(c) What is G8 ? yes 54
(d) What is European Union ? no 28%
(e) Explain the position of US vis a vis the indifferent 18%
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League of Nations. Use a pie chart to represent the above
10. Answer any ONE of the following information, and obtain the number of
(Answer should be in about 250 words) students saying ‘no’ to the proposed
(a) What is a cryogenic engine? Discuss its
significance in India’s space programme. e change.
(b) Represent the following data by
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(b) What are stem cells ? Why have they been percentage subdivided bar diagrams:
in the news recently ? Discuss. 8
30 Item of Expenditure (Rs.)
11. Answer any TWO of the following Expenditure Family X Family Y
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(Answer to each question should be in A. Food 200 300

about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30 B. Clothing 48 75
(a) What is fibre optics ? What advantages C. Education 32 40
does it offer in telecommunications ?
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D. House Rent 40 75
Elaborate. E. Miscellaneous 80 110
(b) What is vermicomposing ? Discuss its
importance in the Indian context. Total 400 600
(c) What does the Montreal Protocol deal
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14. Answer the following : 4+2+2=8

with ? Discuss its role in protecting Earth’s (a) Representing the following data by
environment. suitable graphs, determine therefrom the
12. Answer the following (Answer to each number of children having I.Q. (i) below
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question should be in about 20 words) : 105 (ii) above 124 :

2 × 5 = 10 I.Q. Number of Children
(a) What is “handshake” in computer
75-84 8
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language?
(b) What is “ethernet” and what is it used for? 85-94 20
(c) What is “digital signature” and what is it 95-104 45
used for ? 105-114 54
(d) What do the following stand for ? 115-124 28
(i) DRAM (ii) JPEG 125-134 16
(iii) ASCII (iv) IMAP 135-144 7
145-154 3


(b) The following table shows certain data 1. What have we gained from our democratic
collected for the three regions of a set-up ?
country: 2. My vision of an ideal world order.
Region No. of % of Average annual 3. The march of science and the erosion of
Inhabitants literates income per human values.
(millions) person (Rs.) 4. Irrelevance of the classroom.
5. The pursuit of excellence.
A 10 52 8000
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6. Empowerment along cannot help our
B 5 68 5800 women.
C 20 41 7500
Obtain the overall figures for the three 2002
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regions taken together. 4×2=8
15. Answer the following : 2×4=8 Paper - I
(a) A man goes by car from town ‘A’ to town
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‘B’. A large part of the distance is uphill 1. Answer any one of the following (about
and he gets a mileage of 10 kms per litre 250 words) : 30
of fuel. On his way back, he makes 15 (a) What was the Butler Committee Report?
kms, per litre of fuel. The distance
between the two towns is 60 kms. What e Discuss the reactions on the Report in
India.
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is the average mileage per litre of fuel ? (b) Why did Jinnah reject the C. R. Formula?
(b) In a school, there are 15 teachers. One of
2. Answer any two of the following (about
them drawing a monthly salary of Rs.
150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30
7,800 retires and a fresh appointment is
(a) Trace the growth of the Indian Home
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made for a monthly salary of Rs. 6,300. By

Rule Movement in Britain.
what amount is the average monthly
(b) Evaluate the attitudes of different political
salary of teachers changed ?
parties towards Quit India Movement.
(c) The geometric rate of growth of sales for
(c) Review the ‘Dickie Bird Plan’.
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a company for the first three years was

25% and for the next three years was 40%. 3. Write about the following (not exceeding
Is the claim of average growth being 65% 20 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
valid ? Give analytic reason in support of (i) Anandmath
your answer. (ii) Bismillah Khan
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(d) A trains runs non-stop from New Delhi (iii) Christ Evert
to Kanpur at a speed of 75 kmph and (iv) Chamber of Princes
returns the same way at a speed of 60 (v) Dharma Sabha
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kmph. Can you conclude that the average (vi) Divide et impera
speed for the up and down journey is 67.5 (vii) Dandi March
kmph ? Justify your answer analytically. (viii) Garry Kasparov
(ix) Keshab Chandra Sen
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ESSAY (x) Nivedita

(xi) Pele
(Compulsory) - 2001 (xii) Raidasa
(xiii) Satyagraha
Write an essay on any one of the following
(xiv) Steffi Graf
subjects.
(xv) Theodore Beck



4. Answer any two of the following (about 150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30

125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 (a) Discuss the constitutional provisions relating
(a) Give an account of the tea plantations of to the nonjusticiable directives binding
Assam and West Bengal and state the upon the states.
economic significance of these (b) Describe the methods of delimiting
plantations. constituencies for parliamentary elections
(b) Discuss the distribution of winds and in India.
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rainfall over India in the summer (c) Explain the role of the Public Accounts
monsoon season. Committee.
(c) Define the concept of ‘growth centres’ 9. Answer the following (about 20 words
and evaluate its relevance in regional each): 5 × 2 = 10
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planning in India. (i) What is the importance of the 84th
5. Write short notes on the following (about Amendment of the Indian Constitution?
20 words each): 5 × 2 = 10 (ii) Under what Article of the Constitution
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(i) Name of main petroleum producing areas can the Union Government play its role
in India in settling inter-state water disputes ?
(ii) Jhum cultivation - process and (iii) What is the role of the protem speaker?
(iv) What is meant by the ‘lame-duck session’
consequences
(iii) Kaziranga National Park e of the legislature ?
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(iv) Census definition of urban places (v) What is meant by the ‘fringe areas’ in the
(v) Khetri Copper Project sphere of local government in India?
6. Answer any one of the following (about 10. Write on any one of the following (about
250 words): 30 250 words): 30
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(a) “The issue of a hung Parliament adversely (a) What is the composition of the Electoral
affects the stability of Indian College for the election of the President
Government.” Discuss the statement and of the Indian Republic? How is the value
point out how far changing over to the of votes cast counted ?
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Presidential form of government will be (b) “Biotechnology boom may pave a golden
a solution to this problem. path for India.” Discuss.
(b) Why does the Constitution of India
11. Write on any two of the following (about
provide different forms of Oaths for the
President, the Ministers, the legislators 125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20
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and the members of the judiciary ? Discuss (a) What were the main strategic concerns of
their significance. the Indonesian President Megawati
7. Answer any one of the following (about Sukarnoputri during her recent visit to
India?
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250 words): 30
(a) What is the position of the Supreme Court (b) What is ‘TRIFED’ ? What are its
under the Constitution of India ? How far objectives?
does it play its role as the guardian of the (c) How has the dwindling of barbed variety
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Constitution ? of rice affected the Siliguri - Bagdogra belt

(b) How is the Constitution of India amended with respect to man-animal conflict?
? Do you think that the procedure for 12. Write notes on any two of the following
amendment makes the Constitution a- (about 125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20
play-thing in the hands of the Centre ? (a) What is Integrated Wastelands
8. Answer any two of the following (about Development Programme?



(b) Write briefly about Desert Development (d) Name the nodal agency to deal with issues
Programme. relating to Indians abroad and explain its
(c) Write briefly about the Programmes for main task.
‘Welfare of the Disabled’. (e) What is distinction between ‘Non
13. Write about the following (about 20 words Resident Indian’ and ‘People of India
each): 5 × 2 = 10 origin’?
(i) Prof. B. P Sinha 4. Answer any ONE of the following
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(ii) Maj. Gen. S. S. Sharma (Answer should be in about 250 words)
(iii) Kondapalli Seetaramaiah (a) Outline the main targets fixed in the
(iv) Aung San Suu Kyi National Population Policy 2000. What
(v) Thalassery, Kerala have been the follow up measures to this
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policy ? 30
Paper - II (b) The main thrust of Export-Import Policy
2002 - 07 is on creating a framework for
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1. Answer any TWO of the following enhancing India’s export capability. In the
(Answer to each question should be in light of this statement outline the salient
about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30 features of EXIM Policy 2002-07. 30
(a) Discuss the major irritants in Indo-China 5. Answer any TWO of the following
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relations and highlight the latest moves to (Answer to each question should be in
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overcome these. about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30
(b) How did U.S. respond to the problem of (a) What are ‘Minimum Support Prices’ in
Cross-border terrorism in the State of agricultural products ? What are their
Jammu and Kashmir after the Kaluchak objectives ?
events ?
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(b) Outline the main objectives and

(c) Account for India’s opposition to achievements of the policy of
Comprehensive Test Ban treaty. disinvestment in India.
2. Answer the following (Answer to each (c) With what objectives was ‘Essential
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question should be in about 20 words): Commodities Act 1955’ amended last year
2 × 5 = 10 6. Answer the following (Answer to each
(a) Explain India’s stand on LTTE question should be in about 20 words) :
(b) What does ‘Gujral doctrine’ stand for ?
2 × 15 = 30
(c) How does India benefit from good
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(a) What is peak rate of Custom duty ? What

neighbourly relations with Bangladesh?
are its objectives in India ?
(d) What do you know about ‘Pinaka’ ?
(e) Explain India’s ‘No First Use’ policy in (b) Define fiscal deficit.
(c) Explain the provision of OGL.
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context of Nuclear Weapons.

3. Answer the following (Answer to each (d) Elucidate ‘Special Economic Zones’.
question should be in about 20 words) : (e) Highlight salient feature of ‘National
Highway Development Project’.
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2 × 5 = 10
(f) What is the role of SEBI ?
(a) What are the problems NRIs have to face
if they decide to settle in India ? (g) Explain RBI’s ‘Automatic route’ in FDIs.
(b) What was India Millennium Deposit (h) With what objectives was ‘Annapurna’
Scheme ? Scheme launched ?
(c) What has been the impact of Gulf (i) Elucidate ‘Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar
remittances on India’s economy ? Yojna’.



(j) The Union Budget 2002-03 (b) What is meant by AU ?

recommended some services to be taxed. (c) Explain U.S. stand on the proposal for
Name any 4 of these services. establishing an International Crime
(k) What is ‘dumping’ ? What is its objective? Court.
(l) What do you understand by ‘Capital (d) What is the main purpose of G-15 ?
Account Convertibility’ of Rupee ? (e) Why is SAFTA being mooted ?
(m) Define Sex ratio in the population of 10. Answer any ONE of the following
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India. What is its present status ? (Answer should be in about 250 words)
(n) Distinguish between ad-valorem and (a) Plastic hazards- Discuss. 30
specific duties. (b) Discuss in detail “The Internet Telephony
(o) Define zero-based budget. as an alternative”. 30
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7. Answer any TWO of the following 11. Answer any TWO of the following
(Answer to each question should be in (Answer to each question should be in
about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30 about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30
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(a) Highlight the main points of Nuclear (a) What are the fundamental constants and
Disarmament Treaty signed by U.S. their use in the measurement system ?
President George Bush and Russian (b) Discuss about ‘Environment’, its
components and its awareness.
President Vladimir Putin in May 2002.
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(b) Outline the features of latest Saudi Peace
(c) What is Human Cloning ? Is it dangerous
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or beneficial? Discuss.
Plan for West Asia Crisis and assess its
importance. 12. Answer the following (Answer to each
(c) “NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) is question should be in about 20 words):
relevant in Unipolar World as well.” 2 × 5 = 10
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Comment. (a) What is a digital camera’?

(b) What is firewall in Computer Language?
8. Answer the following (Answer to each
(c) What is multimedia ?
question should be in about 20 words) :
(d) What do the following stand for ?
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2 × 5 = 10 (i) HTML
(a) What do the following stand for ? (ii) FTP
(i) WCAR (iii) MELOPS
(ii) SPDC (iv) PLANIT.
(iii) INTERPOL (e) What is Piracy ?
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(iv) WIPO. 13. Answer the following :-

(b) Why was Bander Seri Begawan in news (a) The figures below give the revenue
recently ? expenditure in U.P. on education in crore
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(c) Who is Xanana Gusmao ? of rupees for the last three years
(d) What do you mean by Uni-Polar World?
Particulars Expenditure (Crore Rs.)
(e) What do you know about North-South
dialogue ? 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
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9. Answer the following (Answer to each Primary Education 68.00 78.00 118.00
Secondary Education 40.00 45.00 74.00
question should be in about 20 words) : Special Education 30.00 35.00 45.00
2 × 5 = 10 University and 50.00 52.00 56.00
(a) What do the following stand for ? Higher Education
Technical Education 35.00 38.00 42.00
(i) UNCHR (ii) UNIDO
Sports and Youth Welfare 20.00 22.00 30.00
(iii) WTO (iv) MIGA.



Represent the above information by 15. Answer the following : 2×4=8

suitable diagram. 8 (a) The average rainfall of a certain place for
(b) Represent the following data by Monday to Saturday is 15 inches. Due to
frequency polygon: heavy rainfall on Sunday, the average
rainfall of the week rose to 25 inches.
Weekly Wages (Rs.) No. of Workers How much rainfall was there on Sunday?
0-10 10 (b) The following are the information
pertaining to employees of a factory
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10-20 15
20-40 18 Total number of employees 100
40-70 60 Average salary of all employees Rs. 5000.00
Average salary of male employees Rs. 5200.00
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70-100 45
Average salary of female employees Rs. 42.00.00
100-120 40
120-150 30 8 What is the number of male and female
employees?
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14. Answer the following : (c) If each value in a sample of size 15 is
(a) The life of two models A and B of multiplied by 10, then whether the mean
refrigerators in a recent surrey is will be changed, justify your answer.
tabulated as follows:
e What will happen to the mean if 12 is
subtracted from each value ?
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Life (No. of years) Model A Model B
(d) A person owns two Companies A and B.
0-2 5 2 He invested Rs. 10 lakh to establish
2-4 16 7 Company A and Rs. 10 crore to establish
4-6 13 12 Company B. The average profits earned
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6-8 7 19 from both the companies are the same.

8-10 5 9 Which of the two companies is better
10-12 4 1 from profit earning point of view ? Justify
(i) What is the average life of each model your answer.
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of these refrigerators ?
(ii) Which model shows more ESSAY
uniformity? 2+6=8
(b) The following table shows the
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distribution of 100 families according to

their expenditure per week. Number of Write an essay on any one of the following
families corresponding to the expenditure subjects
groups Rs. (1020) and Rs. (30-40) are
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1. Modern Technological Education and

missing from the table. The median and
human values.
mode for the distribution are Rs. 25.00
and Rs. 24.00 respectively. Calculate the 2. Search for Truth can only be a spiritual
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missing frequencies : problem.

3. If youth knew, if age could.
Expenditure (Rs.) No. of families
4. The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
0-10 14
10-20 — 5. Privatisation of Higher Education in India.
20-30 27 6. Responsibility of media in a democracy.
30-40 —
40-50 15 8


2003 (a) Describe the major characteristics of the

rivers of Peninsular India.
(b) Account for the very high concentration
Paper - I of salt extraction industries in the
Saurashtra and South Tamilnadu Coast.
1. Answer any ONE of the following (about (c) State the four distinctive stages of Indian
250 words) : 30 Demographic history.
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(a) “The reforms of 1909 introduced a 5. Write short notes on the following (about
cardinal problem and ground of 20 words each): 5 × 2 = 10
controversy at every revision of the (i) Define Terai Region.
Indian electoral system.” Comment. (ii) Mention the area of Shola forests in India.
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(b) Discuss the problems that impeded the (iii) Who are Todas and where do they live?
integration of the princely states into the (iv) Name any four principal languages of
Indian Union. How were these problems Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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tackled ? (v) What is MRTS ? Where it is in operation?
2. Answer any TWO of the following (about 6. Answer any ONE of the following (about
150 words): 2 × 15 = 30 250 words) : 30
(a) ‘The mainstay of Mahatma Gandhi’s
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movements was the rural India: Elucidate.
(a) Discuss the question of death sentence
and Presidential clemency.
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(b) Discuss the character of major tribal (b) Explain the discretionary powers of the
uprisings in British India in the Governor of a State.
nineteenth Century. 7. Answer any ONE of the following (about
(c) Bring out the ideological basis of the 250 words): 30
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Moderate – Extremist divide in the Indian (a) Discuss Parliamentary Control over the
National Congress.
Executive.
3. Write about the following (not exceeding (b) Identify the major obstacles in the smooth
20 words each): 15 × 2 = 30 functioning of Parliamentary democracy
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(i) Arthasastra in India.

(ii) Saranath Pillar
8. Answer any TWO of the following (about
(iii) The Jatiya Sarkar of Tamluk
150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30
(iv) Punnapra-Vayalar
(a) Highlight the significance of Forty Fourth
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(v) Sajjad Zahir

Amendment to the Constitution of India.
(vi) Al-Hilal
(b) Identify the major-Fundamental Duties.
(vii) Har Dayal
(c) Explain the relevance of Rajya Sabha as a
(viii) Khudai Khidmatgar
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second chamber in the federal set up of

(ix) Mahayana Cult
(x) W. W. Hunter Indian Parliamentary System.
(xi) Indu Lal Yajnik 9. Answer the following (about 20 words
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(xii) Achhut Patwardhan each): 5 × 2 = 10

(xiii) Sir William Jones (a) What is a point of order ? When can it be
(xiv) James Wilson raised ?
(xv) Ghulam-gri. (b) What is a Privilege Motion ?
4. Answer any TWO of the following (about (c) State the difference between Council of
125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 Ministers and the Cabinet.



(d) How is the Vice President of India elected? 2. Answer the following (in about 20 words
(e) What is meant by ‘Sine-die’ adjournmen? each):
10. Write on any ONE of the following (about 2 × 5 = 10
250 words): 30 (a) Discuss the importance of the Agra
(a) Discuss the steps taken by Government to Summit on IndoPakistan relations.
check child labour and promote child (b) What has been the nature of “Track II
welfare. diplomacy” between India and Pakistan?
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(b) Suggest measures for the eradication of (c) Discuss the major irritants to Indo-
wide spread corruption in Public Life Bangladesh relations.
India. (d) Discuss India’s policy towards
international terrorism.
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11. Write on any TWO of the following (about
(e) In what sense is Indo-Nepal cooperation
125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 important for both countries’ national
(a) The issue of gender equality in India. security ?
(b) Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage.
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3. Answer the following (in about 20 words
(c) Identify the types of disabilities. each): 2 × 5 = 10
12. Write notes on any TWO of the following (a) Under what conditions are NRIs
(about 125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 permitted to remit deposits in India in any
(a) What are the distinctive features of the
Lokpal Bill introduced in the Parliament e currency of their choice ?
(b) How can NRIs be attracted to invest in
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this year ? India?
(b) What is the Prime Minister’s Five-point (c) What is the significance of the Pravasi
agenda for India’s development as a Bhartiya Divas in modern India ?
Knowledge Society? (d) In what ways did Idi Amin make life
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(c) What are the preconditions for the difficult for the people of Indian origin in
growth of Civil Society ? Is Indian his country ? (e) What is “Brain drain”?
democracy conducive to it ? 4. Answer any one of the following (in about
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250 words): 30
each): 5 × 2 = 10 (a) Write a note on the strategy of planning
(a) Anthrax in India since 1951.
(b) Radiation & its effects (b) What were the major recommendations
(c) The Statue of Liberty of the Task Force on direct taxes
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(e) Genome. Vijay L. Kelkar ?
5. Answer any two of the following (in about
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150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30

1. Answer any two of the following (in about (a) Outline the important objectives of the
Tenth Five Year Plan.
150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
(b) What is a Finance Commission ?
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(a) Discuss the major issues in Indo-US

(c) Point out the measures undertaken
relations in recent times.
towards flexibility in capital account
(b) Discuss the impact of the collapse of the
transactions during the recent past.
Soviet Union on Indo-Russian relations.
(c) Discuss the recent trends in India’s 6. Answer the following (in about 20 words
relations with China. each): 2 × 15 = 30



(a) What is Plan Holiday ? (ii) UNHCR

(b) Why did India have a surplus in current (b) Who is Hans Blix ?
account balance in 2001-02 after a gap of (c) Why was David Kelly in the news
24 years ? recently?
(c) What is Value Added Tax ? (d) What is the problem in Chechnya ?
(d) What is the main objective of the (e) What is the significance of the Robin
Competition Act, 2002 ? Island?
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(e) Name the two agencies that have helped 9. Answer the following (in about 20 words
to promote Foreign Direct Investment each): 2 × 5 = 10
(FDI) in India. (a) What is the significance of Enola Gay in
(f) What is the main thrust of the Fiscal world history?
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Responsibility and Budget Management (b) Why is Guantanamo Bay in the news
Bill? now?
(g) Highlight the main feature of the policy (c) What is the theory of “clash of
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relating to buy-back of shares. civilisations”?
(h) Why was Janashree Bima Yojana (d) What does the theory of “end of history”
introduced ? mean ?
(i) When was the idea of Agriculture (e) Why was Robert Mugabe in the news
Insurance Corporation mooted ?
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(j) What is the policy of the Government 10. Answer any one of the following (in about
with respect to child labour? 250 words): 30
(k) Explain the objectives of the National (a) What do you understand by depletion of
Health Policy, 2002. ozone layer and why is it considered
(l) What was the main objective of the
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harmful ? Name ozone depleting

‘Operation Blackboard’ scheme ? substances and processes. What
(m) Explain the essential feature of differential international ramifications took place to
rate of interest scheme. protect the ozone layer and what was the
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(n) Which are the three major items of target agreed upon?
expenditure of the Government of India (b) What is interactive television ? What
on revenue account? special advantages are derived by using
(o) What was the essential feature of the VOD services? What are the components
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana ?
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of a typical VOD system? Which feature

7. Answer any two of the following (in about film was generated first entirely on
150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30 computers and in which year ?
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(b) Discuss the role of the NATO after the end

150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
of the Cold War.
(a) What does the solar system consist of ?
(c) Discuss the role of the United Nations in
Discuss the motion of the entire solar
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the protection and promotion of Human

system as a whole and also the motion of
Rights.
most of the bodies forming the solar
8. Answer the following (in about 20 words system.
each): 2 × 5 = 10 (b) In which year and by which countries
(a) What do the following stand for was International Space Station (ISS)
(i) IBRD, launched? How many countries are



participating in this program ? What are the 169.5 - 174.5 27

unique studies being made in the station 174.5 - 179.5 4
which could not be made so accurately on
179.5 - 184.5 3
the earth ?
(c) Discuss the elements of ‘frozen semen Draw the two ogives (“less than” and
technology. What are ‘embryo transfers “greater than” type cumulative frequency
‘transgenic animals’, ‘DNA recombinant curves). Find the point of their intersection
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technique’? and comment on its significance. 8
12. Answer the following (in about 20 words 14. (a) The mean and
each): 2 × 5 = 10 variance of a set of 60 observations are 10
(a) What is ‘Sympathetic Haptics’ ? and 4 respectively while for a subset of 40
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(b) What are special features of ‘Linux’ ? observations these measures are 11 and
(c) What is an operating system ? List the 2.25 respectively. Find the mean and
basic services provided by an operating variance of the other subset. 8
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system. (b) The three outcomes of an experiment; w1,
(d) What is an ‘Internet Worm’? Explain w2 and w3 are such that w1 is twice as
DDoS. likely to occur as w2 which is twice as
(e) What do the following stand for ? likely to occur as w3. Find the probability
(i) POSIX (ii) EPROM e of occurrence of each of the three
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(iii) MODEM (iv) COBOL outcomes. 8
13. (a) In the year 2001 there were 18000 15. (a) What are the problems that a statistician
workers in a certain factory, of which encounters in the process of construction
13000 were members of a trade union, of index number ? 2
(b) Suppose that the regression line of two
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them were members of the trade union. random variables y and x is given by y =
In the year 2002 the number of workers 26.38 - 1.35x and that of x and y is given
increased by 6% of which 480 were by x = 16.38 - 0.45y. Find the square of
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women. At the same time the trade union the coefficient of correlation between x
membership of women fell by 304 while and y. 2
the total membership increased by 10%. (c) If the correlation coefficient between two
In the non-members category, the ratio of random variables is zero, are the random
men and women was 4 : 1 in this year. variables independent ? 2
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missing figures. 8 completed by A in 10 minutes, by B in 20
(b) The following table gives the frequency minutes. What is the average number of
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Height (in cm) Frequency
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149.5 - 154.5 5 (Compulsory) - 2003

154.5 - 159.5 24 Write an essay on any one of the following subjects
159.5- 164.5 54 1. The Masks of New Imperialism.
164.5 - 169.5 60 2. How far has democracy in India delivered
the goods?



3. How should a civil servant conduct (a) Examine the distribution of oil refineries
himself ? in India.
4. As civilization advances culture declines. (b) Why are the Aravallis called a divide
5. There is nothing either good or bad but between Mewar and Marwar ?
(c) What is Golden Quadrilateral ? How will
thinking makes it so
it help in the economic development of
6. Spirituality and Scientific temper. the country ?
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5. Write short notes on the following (in
about 20 words each): 5 × 2 = 10
(a) El Nino, La Nina and monsoon rains
Paper - I (b) The Sambhar lake
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(c) The Sundarbans
1. Answer any one of the following (in about (d) Bombay High
250 words): 30 (e) Sabarkantha & Banaskantha
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(a) Discuss the major regulations enacted by 6. Answer any one of the following (in about
the British rulers to curb the freedom of 250 words): 30
Press in India. (a) What is the significance of a preamble to
(b) Form a critical assessment of the Non-
Cooperation Movement.
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of the Indian polity as enshrined in the
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2. Answer any two of the following (in about Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30 (b) Discuss the meaning of “breakdown of
(a) What led to the partition of Bengal in constitutional machinery”. What are its
1905? effects.
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(b) Write a note on the Theosophical Society. 7. Answer any one of the following (in about
(c) Discuss the main findings of the Hartog 250 words) : 30
Committee (1929). (a) Discuss how the Constitution of India
3. Write about the following (not exceeding provides equal rights.
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20 words each): 15 × 2 = 30 (b) How does the Indian Constitution seek to

(i) Upanishads maintain independence of the Public
(ii) Vajrayana Service Commission ?
(iii) Kumarsambhav 8. Answer any two of the following (in about
150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30
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(iv) Razmnama
(v) Mirza Haidar (a) Define Money-bill. Discuss how it is
(vi) Muhammad Barkatullah passed in the Parliament.
(vii) Sohan Singh Bhakna (b) What is a Finance Commission ? Discuss
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(ix) Canjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai Commission.
(x) Jadong (c) Discuss how state governments can
exercise control over panchayats.
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(xi) Jadunath Sarkar

(xii) Nazir Hasan 9. Answer the following (in about 20 words
(xiii) Subhash Gupte each): 5 × 2 = 10
(xiv) Acharya Nirmalya (a) What is Habeas Corpus ?
(xv) Jyotirao Phule (b) What are the constitutional restrictions
4. Answer any two of the following (in about imposed upon the power of borrowing of
125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 the state governments ?



(c) What is the special facility provided to the (a) Discuss the role played by the United States
linguistic minorities under Article 350 A in promoting/hindering improved relations
? between India and Pakistan.
(d) How can a judge of the Supreme Court be (b) Explain India’s strategic relationship with
removed? Russia.
(e) How is the Election Commission of India (c) Account for India’s increasing
constituted? involvement in the SouthEast Asian
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10. Write on any one of the following (in about region.
250 words): 30 2. Answer the following (Answer to each
(a) The Inter-State river water dispute has question should be in about 20 words) :
once again assumed centre-stage after the
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Punjab Assembly’s Bill terminating all 2 × 5 = 10
previous accords on river waters. Discuss. (a) The Panchsheel Pact.
(b) What is PURA ? Discuss its major (b) India-Israel Cooperation.
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objectives. (c) European Union’s trade restrictions
11. Write on any two of the following (in about against India.
125 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 (d) Weak-spots in India-Nepal relations.
(e) Hot Line between Islamabad and New
(a) Explain UNDP Report on human
development in India. e Delhi.
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(b) What is WTO ? What are India’s 3. Answer the following (Answer to each
objections to its overall functioning ? question should be in about 20 words) :
(c) Discuss the utility of e-governance in the 2 × 5 = 10
Indian context. (a) Categorize the People of Indian Origin
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12. Write notes on any two of the following (in (PIO).

(b) Point out the difference between the
about 125 words each) : 2 × 10 = 20
JewishDiaspora and the Indian Diaspora.
(a) Housing for all by 2010 is the goal set by
(c) What are the references made to the NRI
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in the Union Budget July 2004 ?

achievable ?
(d) What is known as reverse migration ?
(b) “Is greater spending on education linked
(e) Why was January 9 chosen to observe the
to higher literacy ?”Discuss.
NRI (Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas) Day?
(c) What is Enterprise Resource Planning
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4. Answer any ONE of the following (in

13. Write about the following (in about 20
about 250 words): 30
words each): 5 × 2 = 10
(a) State the comprehensive structural
(a) ISRO reforms undertaken to improve the
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(c) NDDB (b) How is poverty level measured ? Evaluate
(d) Hiren Mukherjee poverty eradication programmes in India.
(e) Pareechu Lake
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5. Answer any TWO of the following (in

Paper - II about 150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
(a) Describe the recommendations of
1. Answer any TWO of the following Narasimham Committee regarding the
banking sector in India.
(Answer to each question should be in
(b) Examine the effect of economic
about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30
development on environmental



degradation in India. (c) Examine the relevance of Pt. Jawaharlal

(c) What ails India’s road transport economy Nehru’s ideas in the international
? Suggest measures of remedy. relations of today.
6. Answer the following (in about 20 words 8. Answer the following (Answer to each
each): 2 × 15 = 30 question should be in about 20 words) :
(a) What are the major provisions of 2 × 5 = 10
Agreements on Agriculture in the context
(a) ICJ verdict on Israel’s erection of barrier
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of World Trade Organisation?
on the West Bank.
(b) Elucidate Special Drawing Rights.
(b) Beijing Taiwan Spat.
(c) What is Cash Reserve Ratio ?
(c) Prospects of international water-wars.
(d) What does “priority sector lending”
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(d) Al Gharib Prisoners.
mean?
(e) Recent developments in India-Myanmar
(e) What is Minimum Alternative Tax
relations.
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9. Answer the following, by expanding and
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(f) What is Business Process Outsourcing
(BPO)? explaining the objectives (Answer to each
(g) What is ‘social justice’ in the context of question should be in about 20 words):
Indian economy ? 2 × 5 = 10
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(h) Explain the objectives of Plant Varieties (a) BIMSTEC
(c) Red Cross
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Right Act, 2002.
(i) How is human development index for life (d) OPEC
expectancy measured ? (e) IAEA
(j) What are the objectives of the Twelfth 10. Answer any ONE of the following
Finance Commission ? (Answer should be in about 250 words):
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(k) Explain the necessity and role of controls (a) Discuss in detail “Alternative Energy
in a mixed economy like India. Sources”: 30
(l) Distinguish between primary sector, (b) “Global Warming”- Discuss. 30
secondary sector and tertiary sector.
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11. Answer any TWO of the following

What is the change in the share of each (Answer to each question should be in
sector in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) about 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30
during period of 1950-2000 ? (a) What is Super-conductivity’? Give its uses
(m) What is the main objective of Security and and applications.
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Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ? (b) What is Biotechnology ? Discuss the

(n) What has been the policy of agricultural important applications of Biotechnology.
development during last two decades in (c) Describe the importance of “Laser” in war
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(o) What is deficit financing ? 12. Answer the following (in about 20 words
7. Answer any TWO of the following each): 2 × 5 = 10
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(d) What do you understand by MP3 ? is how many times more than the life
(e) What are cyber crimes ? How are these of an engine driven at 40 km per hour
protected? ?
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monthly house hold expenditure on of 60 km per hour, had a lifespan of
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driven at a speed of 40 km per hour?
2001 2002 2003 2004 (iv) Given that the normal lifespan of an
Food 4,500 4,800 5,400 5,700 engine is 60,000 km, what was the
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Rent 1,800 1,800 2,200 2,300 lifespan of an engine, which was
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(b) According to the Union Budget 2004-05, hour, the lifespan increases by what
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B. Indirect and other Taxes (b) The Human Development Index (HDI) is
a simple average of three indexes
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(A) Life Expectancy Index (to reflect
C. Non-tax Revenue Receipts 13%
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D. Non-debt Capital Receipts 6%
(B) Education Index (to reflect
E. Borrowings and other liabilities 24%
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of living)
that follow: The Education Index (B) is a combined
index of two indexes :
(i) adult literacy rate with 2/3 weight
and
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(ii) combined gross enrolment rate with
200 1/3 weight.
150 Compute the HDI for INDIA and
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100 INDIA KERALA
50 (A) Life Expectancy Index 57.2 78.0
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20 30 40 50 60 70 80 (i) Adult Literacy Rate 48.7 86.0
(ii) Combined Gross
(i) At what speed (kmph) is the engine enrolment rate 59.1 100.6
considered to have its normal length (C) GDP/SDP Index 19.0 19.5
of life? [Note : SDP is State Domestic Product] 8



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carry equal marks: 4×2=8
(a) Consider the following data (Compulsory) - 2004
Weekly Wages in an Office (Rs.)
Write an essay on any one of the following
Position in the Office Weekly Wages subjects
Senior Consultant 700 1. India’s Role in Promoting ASEAN Co-
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operation.
600 2. Judicial Activism and Indian Democracy.
550 3. Whither Women’s Emancipation ?
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Junior Consultant 180 4. Globalisation and Its Impact on Indian
180 Culture.
5. The Lure of Space.
160
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6. Water Resources Should Be Under the
160 Control of the Central Government.
Clerical Helpers 100
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100 1. Answer any one of the following questions
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(a) What in your opinion were the positive

Which of the three averages — arithmetic steps taken by the British to modernise
mean, median and mode, adequately India ?
represents the data ? (b) Examine the policy of Subordinate Union
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(b) In a moderately skewed distribution the towards Princely States. Account for the
following values were obtained shift from the policy of Subordinate
Arithmetic mean = 24.6 Isolation.
Mode = 26.1 2. Answer any two of the following questions
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Find the value of the median and explain (in about 150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30
the reason for the method employed. (a) “In the Montagu-Chelmsford Report
(c) Suppose an item is sold at the rates of 18, communal representation and
20, 22 and 25 rupees per litre in four reservations were not only retained but
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different months. Assuming that equal considerably extended.” Comment.

amounts of money are spent on the (b) Evaluate Subhas Chandra Bose’s
particular item by a customer in the four contribution to India’s freedom.
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months, find the average price in rupees (c) Why and how did the Congress come to
per litre of the item. accept the partition of the country ?
(d) The average of 11 observations is 50. The 3. Write about the following (not exceeding
mean of the first six observations is 49 and
20 words each) : 2 × 15 = 30
that of the last six observations is 52. Find
(a) Yajnavalkya Smriti
the value of the sixth observation.
(b) Sutta Pitaka



(c) Bhagawati Sutra (a) Would you say that the implementation
(d) Gangaikonda-Cholapuram of the Panchayati System in the last ten
(e) Nizamuddin Auliya years has led to a real restructuring of the
(f) Raidas Indian polity ?
(g) Calcutta Madrasa (b) Give your views on the right to freedom
(h) Jagat Seth of religion as enshrined in the Indian
(i) Bhawani Mandir Constitution. Do they make India a
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(j) Baba Ram Chandra secular State ?
(k) Pandita Ramabai 8. Answer any two of the following (in about
(l) Sir Thomas Roe 150 words each):
(m) Moplah Rebellion
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15 × 2 = 30
(n) Tavernier (a) What are the constitutional limitations on
(o) Darul-Uloom the free movements of Indians
4. Answer any two of the following (in about throughout the country ?
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125 words each): 10 × 2 = 20 (b) How has the Indian State tackled the
(a) What are the resource bases available for trade-off between environment and
the economic development of the newly development ?
created States of Jharkhand and (c) What are the steps that the Election
Uttaranchal? e Commission may take if a recalcitrant
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(b) Elucidate the factors contributing to the State Government wants to put off
growing need for water harvesting in Assembly Elections ?
India, both rural and urban. 9. Answer the following questions (in about
(c) “Political boundaries and regional 20 words each): 2 × 5 = 10
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boundaries need to be co-terminus.:” Do (a) What is meant by double jeopardy’?

you agree ? (b) What are the protections afforded to
5. Write notes on the following (in about 20 Scheduled Tribes in the Fifth Schedule of
words each): 2 × 5 = 10 the Indian Constitution ?
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(a) Regurs (c) In what ways can the President of India

(b) Karewas ascertain the views of the Supreme Court
(c) Negative impacts of shifting cultivation on a particular bill ?
(d) Causes of droughts in India (d) What is the common point between
Articles 14 and 226 of the Indian
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Constitution ?
6. Answer any one of the following (in about (e) Who and what does the Indian
250 words each) : 30 Parliament consist of ?
(a) Comment on the financial relations
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10. Answer any one of the following questions

between the Union, and the States in
(in about 250 words): 30
India. Has post-1991 liberlization in any
(a) Discuss the impact of globalization on
way affected it ?
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higher education in India.

(b) Is it possible to distinguish between
(b) What is disaster management? Discuss the
judicial review and judicial activism in
steps required to tackle natural disasters.
India ? Does the recent behaviour of the
Indian judiciary partake more of judicial 11. Answer any two of the following questions
activism ? Argue with suitable examples. (in about 125 words each) : 10 x 2 = 20
7. Answer any ore of the following (in about (a) Explain the implications of the recent
250 words) : 30


Supreme Court verdict on reservations in (d) Camp David Accord of 1978

private and minority educational (e) Future of Indian expatriates in the Gulf
institutions. 3. Write about the following (answer to each
(b) What is the energy independence ? question should be in about 20 words) :
Discuss how India can be transformed 5 × 2 = 10
into an ‘Energy-independent Nation: (a) Full convertibility
(c) What is eco-tourism ? How could it be (b) Physical Quality Life Index
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promoted in India ? (c) Differences between absolute poverty and
12. Write notes on any two of the following (in relative poverty
about 125 words each) : 10 × 2 = 20 (d) India - US nuclear pact
(e) Medical tourism
(a) Sethusamudram Project
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(b) Causes of soil erosion and its control in 4. Answer any one of the following (in about
India 250 words): 30
(a) Discuss the causes and ramifications of
(c) Use of Information Technology in health
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hunger in Africa.
management in India
(b) What are the reasons for industrial
13. Write short notes on the following (in sickness in India ? Suggest suitable
about 20 words each): 2 × 5 = 10 remedies.
(a) Equal rights for women in parental
property e 5. Answer any two of the following (answer
to each question should be in about 150
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(b) National knowledge Commission words): 2 × 15 = 30
(c) Genetically modified seeds (a) What is the role of external financial
(d) Ban on bar dancing assistance in Indian economy ?
(e) Rehabilitation of street children in India (b) Enumerate the objectives of Latin
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American Reserve Fund. Do you favour

Paper- II such a fund for Asian countries ?
(c) Examine the functions of the European
1. Answer any two of the following (answer Free Trade Association.
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to each question should be in about 150 6. Answer or write about the following (in
words): about 20 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
(a) What is Mekong - Ganga Co-operation?
2 x 15 = 30 (b) What is IFC ?
(c) Crude oil price and Indian economy
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(a) Present a complete picture of India’s

efforts for a permanent seat in the UN (d) What is Gandhian economy ?
Security Council. (e) Second Green Revolution
(b) Explain the political and economic (f) Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Yojana
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implications of the IndoIran gas pipeline. (g) What is Euro-control ?

(c) Examine the developments in (h) Dow Jones (i) ‘Bluetooth’
Afghanistan in the postTaliban period. (j) MFN status to India by Pakistan
(k) The notion of development of under-
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2. Write about the following (answer to each

question should be in about 20 words): development
5 × 2 = 10 (l) Cost-push inflation
(a) Indians in China (m) What is Green GDP ?
(b) Cyber-terrorism (n) What were the terms of reference of the
(c) Military rule in Myanmar Abid Hussain Committee ?
(o) What is structural unemployment ?



7. Answer any two of the following (answer (c) What do the following stand for?
to each question should be in about 150 (i) XMPL
words): 2 × 15 = 30 (ii) MASER
(a) Detail the salient features of project (iii) SECAM (iv) TIPS
‘Anthareeksha.’ (d) What is avatar?
(b) Will a grand axis of India, China and (e) What is Wikipedia?
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frequency distribution table, assuming
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“10%, 30%, 60%, 80% and 90% of a group
about 20 words): 5 × 2 = 10
of monthly wage earners receive less than
(a) What is Gender Empowerment Measure
Rs. 600, Rs. 1000, Rs. 1800, Rs. 2800 and
(GEM) ?
Rs. 3300 respectively and 5% receive Rs.
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3600 and above.”
(c) What is -a rogue state ?
(b) The marks obtained by 32 students of 12th
(d) Repo market class of a Government school are:
(e) What is banana war ? 628, 665, 560, 328, 421, 525, 480, 470,
9. Answer the following, by expanding or
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explaining (answer to each question 420, 370, 326, 440, 328, 480, 565, 650,
should be in about 20 words) : 10 480, 360, 325, 450, 360, 426, 440, 306
(a) OAPEC (b) IFAD Form a Cumulative Frequency Table with
(c) UPU (d) SAVE class interval of 50.
(e) ODA
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10. Answer any one of the following in about histogram:
250 words : 30 Daily Earnings (Rs.) No. of shares
(a) Describe the sources of ionizing and non- 0 – 50 3
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ionizing radiations and their effects on the 50 – 100 7

biotic components of the atmosphere. 100 – 150 4
(b) What is digital convergence? Examine its 150 – 200 5
implications for modern society. 200 – 250 4
11. Answer any two of the following (answer 250 – 300 3
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to each question should be in about 150 300 – 350 2

words each): 2 × 15 = 30 350 – 400 2
(a) Why do environmentalists regard (b) Construct a cumulative distribution table
asbestos and polythene as pollutants?
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(b) What is the therapeutic cloning? Describe and find the number of students obtaining
briefly the method and its potential below 15 marks:
applications. Marks Frequency
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(c) Why is hydrogen being acclaimed as the

0–5 4
fuel of the future?
5 – 10 12
12. Answer the following (in about 20 words 10 – 15 10
each): 5 × 2 = 10 15 – 20 8
(a) What is an Exabyte?
20 – 25 3
(b) What is VIRUS?
25 – 30 2



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travels the same distance at an average
speed of 40 kmph. What is the average Paper - I
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(b) The arithmetic mean of 12 observations 1. Answer any one of the following (in about
was computed to be 6. Afterwards, it was 250 words): 30
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found that one of the figures was wrong. (a) Regardless of distance in time, there were
Instead of 7 (seven, which is the correct lots of similarities between Lord Curzon
figure) it was read as 1 (one, the wrong and Jawahar Lal Nehru. Discuss.
figure). Find the correct value of the (b) How did the Government of India Act,
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arithmetic mean after incorporating this 1935 mark a point of no return in the
information. 2 history of constitutional development in
(c) A firm of readymade garments makes India ?
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both men’s and women’s shirts. It average 2. Answer any two of the following (in about
profit is 6% of sales. Its profit in men’s 150 words): 2 × 15 = 30
shirts average 8% of sales and women’s (a) What was the attitude of Indian
shirts comprise 60% of output. What is
the average profit per sales rupee in
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Congress in the pre-independent era ?
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women’s shirts? 2 (b) Critically assess Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru’s
(d) The mean and variance of two set of data views on Indian Nationalism.
are given below with the data size: (c) Characterise the main features of Indian
Data Mean Variance Renaissance.
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II 9 72 18 20 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
What can you say about the mean and (a) Kalhana (b) Panini
variance of the combined set of (c) Yakshagana
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observations as compared to the (d) Natyasastra

individual means and variances without (e) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
performing any calculation? 2 (f) MadhuraVijayam
(g) Pandurang Mahatmya
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Essay (h) Prithviraj Raso

(i) “The Insider”
(Compulsory) – 2005 (j) Ali SardarJafri
(k) Aruna Roy
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subjects: (m) Balwant Gargi
1. Justice must reach the poor. (n) Dr. Jayant Narlikar
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2. The hand that rocks the cradle. (o) Shashi Tharoor

3. If women ruled the world. 4. Answer any twoof the following (in about
4. What is real education? 125 words): 2 × 10 = 20
5. Terrorism and world peace. (a) Bring out the prospects of development of
alternative energy sources of India.
6. Food security for sustainable national (b) Blue Revolution has definite advantages
development.



in India but it is not free from environmental (iii) Adjournment of the business of the
impacts. Discuss. House
(c) Why do the rivers of west coast not form (b) What is Consolidated Fund of India ?
a delta ? (c) To what extent can the President
5. Write notes on the following (in about 20 withhold his assent to a Bill already passed
words each): 5 × 2 = 10 by the Parliament ?
(a) Mixed economy (d) What is India’s ‘Look East’ Policy?
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(b) Winter rains in India (e) What is meant by empowerment of
(c) New Moore Island women’ in India ?
(d) National Water Grid 10. Answer any one of the following questions
(e) Hussain Sagar
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(in about 250 words) : 30
6. Answer anyone of the following (in about (a) What are the social and economic
250 words): 30 consequences of abolishing child labour
(a) What is right to life and personal liberty? in India ?
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How have the courts expanded its (b) Explain the implications of the
meaning in recent years ? implementation of Intellectual Property
(b) On what grounds can a member be Clauses in our patent law regime after
disqualified from either House of joining the WTO.
Parliament?
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7. Answer any one of the following questions (in about 125 words each) : 2 × 10 = 20
(in about 250 words) : (a) Explain full convertibility of Indian
(a) What is the ‘strategic partnership’ Rupee.
between India and United States of (b) What are the linkages to be developed
America ? What are its implications for
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under the Knowledge Revolution for

both the partners ? Rural India Plan ?
(b) Discuss economic backwardness as a (c) What do we understand by ‘Doha Round’
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Can democracy and development go

12. Answer any two of the following questions
together smoothly ?
(in about 125 words each) : 2 × 10 = 20
(a) Explain the social constraints in bringing
(in about 150 words): 2 × 15 = 30 about gender equality in Indian society.
(a) How would you differentiate between the
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(b) What are the problems related to the

passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill rehabilitation of the mentally challenged
and of an Ordinary Legislative Bill ? persons in India ?
(b) How does the Inter-State Council (c) Bring out the issues involved in
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(c) Is the High Courts’ power to issue ‘writs’ education in India.
wider than that of the Supreme Court of
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India ?
words each) :
9. Answer the following questions (in about
(a) Business Process Outsourcing
20 words each): 5 × 2 = 10 (b) Female foeticide
(a) Explain the following terms : (c) RCI
(i) Dissolution of the House (d) UNIDO
(ii) Prorogation of the House (e) S. Chandrashekhar



Paper – II 6. Answer the following (in about 20 words

each): 2 × 15 = 30
1. Write about any two of the following (in (a) What is Phillips curve ?
about 150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30 (b) What is Hundi ?
(a) US policy on Iran’s nuclear programme (c) What is twin deficit ?
(b) Terrorism : Sources in Pakistan and (d) What is the main difference between free
Afghanistan trade area and common market ?
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(c) Crippling the King in Nepal (e) What is forward currency market ?
2. Write about the following (in about 20 (f) What is offshore currency market ?
words each): 2 × 5 = 10 (g) What is Laffer curve ?
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(a) Simla Agreement (h) What are Eurobonds ?
(b) India-Israel cooperation in the field of (i) What is disguised unemployment ?
agriculture (j) What are nifty and the nifty junior ?
(c) Pakistan’s role in Sri Lanka (k) What is Agri-Trade ?
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(d) Indo-US military cooperation (l) What is CEMA bloc ?
(e) Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (m) What is rolling settlement ?
3. Write about the following (in about 20 (n) What is the difference between Green
words each):
e
2 × 5 = 10 Box subsidies and Blue Box subsidies ?
(o) What are non-factor services in India’s
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(a) Contribution of the NRIs to GCC
countries balance of payments ?
(b) Future of Indians in Fiji 7. Write about any two of the following (in
(c) Indians in the House of Lords, UK about 150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30
(d) Contribution of Indians in Silicon Valley (a) G - 5 Summit in Russia
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(e) Exodus of persons of Indian origin from (b) Expanding role of Amnesty International
Uganda (c) Role of European Parliament
4. Answer any one of the following (in about 8. Write about the following (in about 20
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250 words): 30 words each): 2 × 5 = 10

(a) Discuss the importance of World Trade (a) Trade through Nathu La Pass
Organisation (WTO) to Indian economy (b) Outer Space Treaty
in the light of various opportunities and (c) Withdrawal of Japanese Troops from Iraq
challenges at the global level. (d) Maastricht Treaty
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(b) Describe the main sources of Industrial (e) Cuba and Castro
finance in India. How could India be 9. Write about the following, by expanding
benefitted from recent developments in and explaining the objectives (in about 20
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International finance ? words each) : 2 × 5 = 10

5. Answer any two of the following (in about (a) ICJ (b) INTELSAT
150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30 (c) IBRD (d) WMO
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(a) Discuss the role of public sector during (e) WHO

the post-reform period of Indian 10. Answer any one of the following (in about
economy. 250 words): 30
(b) Examine the effects of globalisation on (a) Justify with necessary logic “Biological
poverty removal in India. clean-up methods can be cheaper than the
(c) What are the implications of gender conventional physical and chemical
disparities in India ? pollution treatments”.



(b) Explain how Nanoscience and State Percentage of Literates (2001 Census)
Nanotechnology have revolutionized Male Female Overall
modern technology. Kerala 94.20 84.86 90.72
11. Answer any two of the following (in about Maharashtra 86.27 67.51 74.27
150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30 Tamil Nadu 82.33 64.55 79.47
(a) What do you understand by optical West Bengal 77.58 60.22 69.22
computing ? Why is optical computing
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envisaged to have much better 14. (a) From the following frequency distribution
performance than that of electronic of 260 housewives of a locality according
computing? to their TV-watching habit
(b) Write a note on ‘Bio-refinery versus Fossil (i) draw the graph of cumulative
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fuels. frequencies of less than type :
(c) What are normal osmosis and reverse Hours per week Number of
osmosis ? Why has reverse osmosis watching TV housewives
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become popular in India today ? 5-9 13
12. Answer all the five (in about 20 words 10-14 39
each): 2 × 5 = 10 15-19 60
20-24 75
(a) What do you understand by a ‘search
engine’ in computing ? e 25-29 42
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(b) Expand the following 30-34 27
(i) CAD (ii) CAM (iii) CIM 35-39 4
(c) Explain what is Thin Film Memory in Total 260
computers. Estimate using the above graph-
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(d) Write a short note on ‘Artificial (ii) the median of the distribution;
Intelligence. (iii) number of housewives spending at
(e) Who are called ‘Hackers’ in computer most 18 hours per week watching TV.
world ? 8
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13. (a) In an opinion survey regarding a proposed (b) The following table shows the average
civil measure to be introduced, altogether percentage of family expenditure, as also
2878 persons took part of which 1652 percentage increase in price in 2005
were males. 1226 persons voted against compared to 2000, for the major heads of
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the proposal of which 796 were males. expenditure for the urban middle class
1425 persons voted for the proposed families in a State in India. Calculate the
measure. 156 females were undecided in percentage increase in cost of living for
their opinion. this segment of population in 2005
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statistical table. Head of % of family % increase in price in
From the table, calculate - Expenditure expenditure 2005 compared to
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(ii) the percentage of males among those 000

voting for the proposal; Food 25 32
(iii) the percentage of those voting for the Clothing 18 25
proposal among the males. 8 Fuel & Electricity 16 30
House Rent 15 20
(b) Present the following information using Miscellaneous 26 45
a suitable diagram: 8 Total 100 —



15. Answer all the questions : 2×4=8 4. “Education For All” Campaign in India :
(a) A union leader complained : that the Myth or Reality.
owners of this factory have adopted a 5. Globalization Would Finish Small-Scale
policy of gradually decreasing the wages Industries in India.
of its workers is amply evident from the 6. Increasing Computerization Would lead to
fact that the average monthly wage of the
the Creation of Dehumanized Society.
workers has dropped down to Rs. 2,530
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in January, 2006 from Rs 2,570 in January,
2005. Comment on the validity of the
argument.
(b) As high as 45% of the under-5 children, Paper - I
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brought to the outdoor clinics of 4 major
State-run hospitals in Kolkata last year, 1. Answer anyone of the following questions
were found to be victims of malnutrition. (in about 250 words): 30
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Incidence of malnutrition among the (a) What was the character of socio-religious
under-5 children in the city must, reforms in the 19th Century and how did
therefore, be alarmingly high. Explain they contribute to the national awakening
why you support the argument, or in India ?
disagree with it.
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(c) In a community support project, the 1919 and 1939 was directly linked to the
average grants (in Rs) received by the constitutional reforms, disillusionment
male and the female beneficiaries were and militant anti-colonial struggles.
5,200 and 5,800 respectively, while the Elucidate.
average grant received by all the
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beneficiaries was 5,560. What percentage (in about 150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
of beneficiaries were females ? (a) What are the salient features of the
(d) The amounts of rainfall (in mm) in a town Government of India Acts of 1858 and
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on 10 consecutive days are as follows: 1909 ?

8.5, 0, 6.8, 3.2, 4.8, 10.5, 76.2, 9.4, 0, 1.2 (b) Do you think Mahatma Gandhi’s support
Use a suitable measure to throw light on to Khilafat Movement had diluted his
the central tendency of the data. secular credentials? Give your argument
based on the assessment of events.
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(Compulsory) - 2006 revolutionary terrorism represented by
Bhagat Singh to the cause of India’s
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1. Women’s Reservation Bill Would Usher in 3. Write about the following (not exceeding
Empowerment for Women in India. 20 words each):
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(a) Age of Sangam Literature

2. Protection of Ecology and Environment is
(b) Bhakti
Essential for Sustained Economic
(c) Ashtadhyayi of Panini
Development.
(d) Charvakas
3. Importance of Indo-U.S. Nuclear (e) Ajivikas
Agreement. (f) Gandhara Art
(g) Mlechchhas



(h) Lingayats (i) Megasthenes 8. Answer any two of the following questions
(j) R. C. Dutt (in about 150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
(k) Nagarjunakonda (a) What are the exceptions when the
(I) Pastoralism President of India is not bound by the aid
(m) Rudramadevi and advice of the Council of Ministers?
(n) Sati (b) What is pro tem Speaker ?
(o) ‘Ramanuja 2 × 15 = 30 (c) Under what circumstances, Parliament
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4. Answer any two of the following questions may legislate on State subjects ?
(in about 125 words each) : 10 × 2 = 20 9. Answer the following questions (in about
(a) Explain how the Himalayan and the 20 words each): 2 × 5 = 10
Tibetan highlands play an important role
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(a) What is criminalization of politics ?
in the development of the South - West (b) How is the President of India elected ?
monsoon. (c) What is casting vote ?
(b) Technological changes have brought in a (d) What is the difference between Council
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major shift in the use of roads as transport of Ministers and Cabinet ?
corridors in India. How far do you agree (e) What is the importance of Right to
with this view ? Constitutional Remedies ?
(c) Explain the nature and causes of growing
slum problems in the metropolitan cities e 10. Answer any one of the following questions
(in about 250 words): 30
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of India. (a) What were the main recommendations of
5. Write notes on the following (in about 20 the Platform for Action (PFA) adopted at
words each): the Beijing Women Conference, 1995?
(a) Special Economic Zone (SEZ) (b) Discuss the steps to get rid of child labour
in India.
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(b) Inceptisol (c) Jarawas

(d) Indira Point 11. Answer any two of the following questions
(e) Causes of Chambal Ravines 2 × 5 = 10 (in about 125 words each): 10 × 2 = 20
(a) What is stealth technology ?
6. Answer any one of the following questions
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(b) Differentiate between Natural and

(in about 250 words): 30 Cultural heritage.
(a) What is a Constitution ? What are the (c) What is value-based politics ?
main sources of the Indian Constitution? 12. Write notes on any two of the following (in
(b) Bring out the differences between the about 125 words each) : 10 × 2 = 20
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Fundamental Rights and the Directive (a) Integrated Child Development Services
Principles of State Policy. Discuss some of (ICDS)
the measures taken by the Union and (b) Prime Minister’s 5-point agenda for
State Governments for the
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implementation of the Directive society
Principles of State Policy. (c) The Lokpal Bill
7. Answer any one of the following questions 13. Write short notes on the following (in
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(in about 250 words): 30 about 20 words each): 2 × 5 = 10

(a) What is Regionalism? In which way (a) Yakshagana
regionalism has affected the Indian (b) PACE
polity? (c) Footloose Industries
(b) What are the main determinants of voting (d) The Statue of Liberty
behaviour in India ? (e) Genome



Paper - II (c) Explain Mega Food Park Scheme of

Government, of India.
1. Answer any two of the following (answer 6. Write about the following (answer to each
to each question should be in about 150 question should in about 20 words) :
words): 15 × 2 = 30 2 × 15 = 30
(a) Indo-Russian Defence Co-operation (a) Explain the term Merit Goods.
(b) India’s response to political crisis in (b) What is Cheap Money ?
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Bangladesh (c) What is Countervailing Duty ?
(c) Elaborate on India’s Nuclear Doctrine. (d) What is Hot Money ?
2. Write about the following (answer to each (e) Explain the Concept Trickle Down
Theory.
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question should be in about 20 words) :
(f) What is Stagflation ?
2 × 5 = 10
(g) What is Engel’s Law ?
(a) SAFTA
(h) Meaning of CCI L.
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(b) India and East Asia Summit (EAS)
(i) What is Administered Price ?
(c) Shanghai Co-operation Organisation
(j) What is Venture Capital ?
(S.C.O.)
(k) Explain the term Balance on Current
(d) Panchsheel in India’s Foreign Policy
(e) Relevance of NAM
e Account.
(l) What is Consolidated Fund ?
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3. Write about the following (answer to each (m) What is Budget Deficit ?
question should be in about 20 words) : (n) Explain the term Most Favoured Nations.
2 × 5 = 10 (o) Meaning of Capital-Output Ratio.
(a) Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojana, 2006
7. Write about any two of the following (in
(b) Indian All-Women Contingent to Liberia
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about 150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30

(c) Madheshis in Nepal
(a) Impact of globalization on state system
(d) Know India Programme (KIP)
and its institutions.
(e) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
(b) SAARC Summit 2007.
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4. Answer any one of the following (in about (c) The UN conference on Environment and
250 words) : 30 Development (The Earth Summit)
(a) What is Dumping ? Evaluate the remedial
measures taken by Government of India
words each): 2 × 5 = 10
vis-a-vis WTO provisions regarding
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(a) G-8 Summit 2007

dumping.
(b) Hyde Act of 2006
(b) Comment on the relationship between
(c) Global Governance
credit availability and agricultural growth
(d) Operation Silence
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in India.
(e) SAARC Human Rights Report 2006
5. Answer any two of the following (answer
9. Write about the following by expanding
and explaining the objectives (in about 20
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words): 15 × 2 = 30
words each) : 2 × 5 = 10
(a) What is the meaning and aim of Social
(a) ICT4D
Forestry ? What are the main weaknesses
(b) BEMs
noticed in Social Forestry Programme ?
(c) IAEA
(b) Bring out the main objectives of Rashtriya
(d) BIMSTEC
Krishi Bima Yojana. The scheme is being
(e) ECJ
implemented by which agency?



10. Answer any one of the following in about (b) The marks obtained by 20 students in a
250 words: 30 subject are given : 8
(a) Explain the phenomenon of ozone 32, 62, 72, 46, 52, 74, 53, 42, 58,.61, 59,
depletion, its causes and effects. What 46, 36, 76, 58, 77, 62, 48, 36, 39
effects are needed to reduce it ? Form a frequency distribution table with
(b) What do you understand by the term class interval 10. Also draw the histogram.
‘biodiversity’? Examine the causes and 14. (a) For the following distribution of statistics
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consequences of degeneration of test grades, construct a frequency polygon
biodiversity. and answer the following:
11. Answer any two of the following (answer 8
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for each question should be in about 150 (i) How many test grades are greater
words): 15 × 2 = 30 than 87 ?
(a) What are the alternative fuels available (ii) What percentage of test grades are
for the transport sector? Discuss their greater than 83 ?
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characteristics, advantages and (iii) What percentage of test grades are
disadvantages in their utilization. lower than 72 ?
(b) Explain the objectives and the current (iv) What percentage of test grades are
achievements of human genome project.
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(c) Discuss the missile technology initiatives
between 72 and 79 (inclusive) ?
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undertaken by India. 73, 92, 57, 89, 70, 95, 75, 80, 47, 88, 47, 48,
12. Answer all the five (in about 20 words 64, 86, 79, 72, 71, 77, 93, 55, 75, 50, 53, 75,
each): 2 × 5 = 10 85, 50, 82, 45, 40, 82, 60, 55, 60, 89, 79, 65,
(a) What is firewall ? 54, 93, 60, 83, 59.
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(c) What do the following stand for ? the following data of a University: 8
(i) MPEG (ii) ISP Course No. of students
(iii) HTML (iv) ASCII
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(d) What is Root kit ? Engineering 440

Arts 220
(e) What is computer architecture ?
Agriculture 120
13. (a) In the year 2000 out of a total 1750
Home Science 80
workers of a factory 1200 workers were Economic 60
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members of a union. The number of Total 920

women employed was 200 of which 175
did not belong to the union. In 2005, the 15.(a)What do you understand by : 2
(i) Primary and Secondary Data
number of union workers increased to
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(ii) Data classification

1510 of which 1290 were men. On the
(iii) Measures of central tendency
other hand the number of non union (iv) Characteristics of good average
workers fell down to 208 of which 180 (b) The mean wage of 100 labourers working
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were men. 8 in a factory running two shifts of 60 and

(i) Put the above information in a proper 40 workers respectively is Rs. 38. The
table with title. mean wage of 60 labourers working in the
(ii) Calculate the increase in the morning shift is Rs. 40. Find the mean
percentage of the female workers wage of 40 labourers working in the
belonging to the union in that five evening shift. 2
year period.


(c) The mean age of a group of 5 boys is 16 ideas were shot through with contradictions
years. Another boy joins the group and and inconsistencies.” Discuss.
then the mean age of the group becomes (c) “Non-Cooperation Movement gave new
18 years. How old is the newcomer ? 2 direction and energy to the National
(d) Arithmetic means of two completely Movement.” Explain.
different sets of values may be the same.
2. Write about the following (not exceeding
When extreme values are taken into 20 words each): 2 × 15 = 30
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consideration, the arithmetic mean is largely
(a) Lakshmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi
affected. Is it merit or demerit of arithmetic
(b) Ilbert Bill
mean and give reasons for your statement.
2 (c) Lala Hara Dayal
(d) Vaikam Satyagraha
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ESSAY (e) Indian States Commission
(COMPULSORY) – 2007 (f) Bodhisattva
(g) Megasthenes
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Write an essay on any one of the following topics (h) Brihadeshwara Temple, Tanjore
1. Independent thinking should be (i) Perini Shivatandavam
encouraged right from the childhood. (j) Allasani Peddana
(k) Golkonda Fort
2. Evaluation of Panchayati Raj Systems in
India from the point of view of eradication e (l) Chishti Silsila
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of poverty to power to people. (m) Chouth and Sardeshmukhi
3. Attitude makes habit, habit makes (n) Poona Sarvajanik Sabh
character and character makes a man. (o) ‘Rama Sethu’
4. Is autonomy the best answer to combat 3. Answer any two of the following (in about
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balkanization ? 150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30

5. How has satellite television brought about (a) The winter rains in North India are
cultural change in the Indian mindset ? largely related to Jet Streams and Western
6. BPO boom in India. Disturbances. Bring out the relationship.
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(b) Agricultural Productivity in India remain

2008 low. Explain the reasons for this situation.
(c) Bring out the pros and cons of Special
Economic Zones.
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4. Write about the following (not exceeding

20 words each): 2 × 5 = 10
(a) Buckingham Canal
1. Answer any two of the following (in about (b) Terai Region
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(a) “The emergence of new social classes in (d) Demographic Dividend
British India was the direct consequence (e) Nor westers
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economy, new state system, 250 words): 30
administrative machinery and Western (a) What is meant by ‘Judicial Activism’ ?
education.” Discuss. Evaluate its role in the context of the
(b) “British vision of India had no single functioning of Indian polity.
coherent set of ideas. On the contrary, the (b) Discuss the major extra-constitutional



factors influencing the federal polity in ushering in a classless society.” Critically

India. examine this argument.
6. Answer any two of the following (in about (b) “The conditions of the urban poor are
150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30 more deplorable than that of their rural
(a) Enumerate the Fundamental Duties counterparts.” Give your views.
incorporated in the Constitution after the 11. Answer any two of the following (in about
42nd Amendment. 150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30
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functioning of Indian polity. participation in Panchayat Raj System.
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each): 2 × 5 = 10 (c) What should be the role of the media to
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(a) What is a Censure Motion ?
project mass reality’ in place of ‘illusion
(b) Distinguish between the auditing and
of reality’ ?
accounting functions of the CAG of India.
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and an unstarred one asked in the
Parliament. e words each) :
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terrorism ? Suggest suitable measures to
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deal with the threat of terrorism in India. about 150 words): 2 × 30 = 60
(b) Do you think there is a need for a review (a) India and the New World Order
of the Indian Constitution ? Justify your (b) Indo-Bhutan Relations
view. (c) India and China : Strategy to Boost Ties
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150 words each) : 15 × 2 = 30 question should be in about 20 words) :
(a) Examine the role of caste in Indian
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(a) India’s Ocean Development Policy
(b) Discuss the problems in achieving
(b) Major hurdles in Indo-Pak ties
National Integration in India.
(c) India-Nigeria : Abuja Declaration
(c) Examine the impact of Regional Political
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Parties in Indian politics. fencing
10. Answer any one of the following (in about (e) India’s L.C.A. (Tejas)
250 words) : 30 3. Write about the following (answer to each
(a) “Globalization has brought about a question should be in about 20 words) :
distinct class divide in India instead of 5 × 2 = 10



(a) Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas to each question should be in. about 20

(b) Council for Promotion of Overseas words): 5 × 2 = 10
Employment (CPOE) (a) G.C.C. (b) G-77
(c) Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) (c) I.C.R.C. (d) MERCOSUR
Scheme (e) INTERPOL
(d) Indian Diaspora in Singapore
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(e) Indian Diaspora and Bollywood
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(b) Assess the performance of India in features.
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(b) Convertibility of Indian Rupee.
20 words each) below : 5 × 2 = 10
(c) India on Global Competitiveness Index-
(a) Copyright and Trade-mark
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(b) TIFAC (c) Aspartame
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engineers performed a series of tests to plane at an average speed of 500 kms/hr

measure the water flow at the proposed 400 kms by boat at an average speed of 25
location of the dam. The results of the kms/hr 15 kms by taxi at an average speed
testing were used to construct the of 45 kms/hr What is the average speed
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families had neither a radio nor a TV, 794
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families had a radio and 187 had a TV.
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the states in India and bring out spatial
inequalities.
Paper - I 4. Write about the following (not exceeding
30 words each): 3 × 10 = 30
1. Critically analyse any two of the following (a) ‘bhuvan’ website
statements with reference to the contexts in (b) National Waterways
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which they were made (in about 150 words (c) Ultra Mega Power Projects
each): 15 × 2 = 30 (d) NNRMS
(a) “Many Englishmen honestly consider (e) BSUP Scheme
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country.” (h) Section 377 of IPC
(b) “The foreign power will be withdrawn (i) ‘Whereabouts’ clause of WADA
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when we free ourselves of the dominance 5. Answer any two of the following (in about
of western education, western culture and 100 words each): 10 × 2 = 20
the western way of living which have
been ingrained in us.” e (a) Analyse India’s achievement in the sports
sector during 2008-09.
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(c) “Satan cannot enter till he finds a flaw, (b) List the salient features of the important
….A great ocean separates us educated folk dances of either Central India or
few from the millions in our country.” North Eastern India.
2. Write about the following (not exceeding (c) What are the important similarities and
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20 words each): 2 × 10 = 20 differences ‘ between the Hindustani and

(a) Kiang Nongbah (b) Maski the Carnatic styles of classical music ?
(c) Govind Guru (d) ‘Brahmadeya’ 6. Answer any two of the following (in about
(e) ‘Egmore Faction’ 150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30
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(f) Haileybury College (a) What are your views on the features and
(g) Ijara System (h) Taji Mideren impact of the Domestic Violence Act,
(i) Gurudwara Reform Movement 2005?
(j) ‘Marumakkathayam’ (b) Are the traditional determinants of voting
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150 words each): 15 × 4 = 60 the context of the last General Elections.
(a) Assess the significance of coastal regions (c) Examine corruption as a serious
in the economic development in India. development challenge in Indian Polity.
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ecological conservation in India. 150 words): 15 × 2 = 30
(c) Elaborate the steps taken by the (a) Mushrooming of Higher Educational
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Government for regionally differentiated Institutions was a matter of grave concern

approach to increase crop production and for Yashpal Committee. With reference to
diversification in the country. the relevant portion of that report give
(d) Bring out the significance of the various your views how to harmonise private
activities of the Indian Meteorological investment and quality of education.
Department. (b) In the changing context of governance in



the country, what should be the role of the PAPER - II

UPSC ?
(c) In the context of recent incidents, suggest 1. Write notes on any three of the following in
measures on how security of passengers about 150 words each: 3 × 15 = 45
and property can be improved over Indian (a) India’s strategic interests in South Asia
Railways. (b) China’s ‘peaceful rise’ doctrine
8. Answer any one of the following (in about (c) India - Russia Defence Ties
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250 words) : 30 (d) India’s ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ power strategy in
(a) Comment on the salient features of the Foreign Policy.
Integrated Energy Policy recently 2. Write brief notes on any four of the
approved by the Government and its
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following in about 50 words each :
implications on the energy security needs
4 × 5 = 20
of the country.
(b) How far has the impact of the global (a) Nuclear Supply Group (NSG) and India
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meltdown been reflected in the Economic (b) Your views on the recent ‘Gilgit -
Survey 2008 - 09 ? Identify some of the Baltistan Empowerment and Self-
core areas given priority to neutralise the Governance Order 2009’
adverse effects of the global downturn. (c) Wakhan Corridor
9. Answer any two of the following (in about e (d) Nuclear Submarine ‘Arihant’
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(e) National Security Advisory Board
150 words each): 15 × 2 = 30 (NSAB).
(a) Trace the significant steps in the evolution
3. Comment on any two of the following in
of Television in the country.
(b) The last National Family Health Survey about 100 words each: 2 × 10 = 20
(a) India - USA as strategic partners
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(NFHS) displayed a very dismal picture of

nutrition as regards several indicators for (b) Ethnic conflicts in South Asia
average Indians. Highlight the salient (c) ‘NEPAD’ and its objectives.
aspects of this problem. 4. Write on any Two of the following in about
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(c) ‘As we live in a plural society we need the 50 words each: 2 × 5 = 10

greatest freedom to express our opinions (a) Indo - Bhutan trade relations
even if others find it offensive’ - Do you (b) Sino - Myanmar relations
agree? Discuss with reference to some (c) Geopolitics and Geostrategy.
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recent incidents in the Indian context. 5. Comment critically on any ONE of the
10. Write on the following (in about 20 words following statements in not more than 200
each): 2 × 10 = 20 words : 20
(a) Significance of 26th November in the (a) “Foreign investment is far from being
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country’s polity critical to India’s economic growth.”

(b) Desert National Park (b) “The lesson of the current global financial
(c) Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra crisis is that India should halt and may be
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(d) Deep Joshi’s recent achievement even reverse financial liberalisation.”

(e) Girni Kamgar Union 6. Answer any One of the following in about
(f) Ayush-64 200 words : 20
(g) Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi (RGVN) (a) “In the WTO negotiations over the years
(h) Satya Vrat Shastri’s recent achievement of the DOHA Round, India appears to be
(i) Pocket Veto diluting its stand on agriculture issues to
(j) PESA, 1996


pursue perceived gains in services.” (b) ‘Vegetable Gold’

Critically examine this statement. (c) PFCs and ‘liquid breathing’
(b) Discuss the Indo-US knowledge initiative (d) The ‘P-8A Poseidon’
in Agriculture. Answer any Two of the (e) Biometric ATMs
following (Each answer must not exceed (f)Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA)
150 words) : 11. (a) The total areas of cultivation of high,
2 × 15 = 30 medium and low sugar-content
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economic cooperation between India given below :
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(b) Does India need the World Bank ? North South East West
(c) Critically assess the recent Free Trade High 100 100 200 50
Agreement entered into by India with Medium 300 300 400 250
ASEAN .
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Low 800 400 1000 700
8. Answer any Three of the following (in Total 1200 800 1600 1000
about 150 words each): 3 × 15 = 45 Draw suitable diagram that facilitates the
(a) What do you understand by ‘Bio- comparison of areas of cultivation of
signatures’? Discuss briefly.
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(b) Write about Green Fluorescence Protein the four regions.
(GFP) and its applications. (b) The following table gives the production
(c) Define ‘Bioinformatics: How does it of soda ash (in tons) by three companies
work? What are its major branches and (A, B and C) over seven years period
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applications ? . Company 19961997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

(d) What is the ‘Hubble Space Telescope’ ? A 20 25 28 31 34 36 41
How many Servicing Missions (SMs) have B 15 18 23 35 40 46 50
been conducted for it ? C 45 43 40 37 30 26 20
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9. Explain any Four of the following (in about Draw a suitable diagram so as to compare
100 words each): 4 × 10 = 40 the performance of these companies.
(a) DNA Finger Printing and its utility. (c) The following data relate to the sales and
(b) What is ‘Nanotech’ ? Give a brief account net profit (in Rupees Crores) of a company
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of its basic concepts, materials used and :

applications. Years 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
(c) What is “Graphene” ? Mention at least Sales 100 250 300 290 680
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(d) Define ‘optical frequency comb’. Suggest (i) In which year the percentage of
at least three applications. growth in sales, relative to the
(e) Why is tele-medicine important for
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previous year is higher?

country like India ? (ii) In which year the percentage of
10. Write brief notes on any Five of the growth in net profit, relative to the
following (in about 30 words each) : previous year, is higher ?
5 × 3 = 15 (iii) Let the profitability be defined as the
(a) Artificial Sun ratio of Net Profit to Sales. In which
year the profitability is higher ? 4



(d) The total sales (in ‘000 rupees) of a literates in the entire area from this
particular item in a shop, on 10 information ? If yes, compute the
consecutive days, is reported by a clerk as percentage. If no, state what additional
follows : information you would need for the
35.00, 29.60, 38.00, 30.00, 40.00, 41.00, computation. 2
42.00, 45.00, 3.60, 3.80
Later, it was found that reports of the 4th ESSAY
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and 8th days were 10.00 more than the (COMPULSORY) - 2009
true values and that in the last two days
the clerk put a decimal wrongly one place Write an essay on any one of the following
to the left (for example, 3.60 was really
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topics: 200
36.0). Calculate the true mean value of 1. Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to
sale. 5 a slow death ?
12. (a) In a factory, 1500 women are working. 2. Are we a ‘soft’ state ?
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Eight hundred of them come from rural 3. “The focus of health care is increasingly
areas and 450 of the married women are getting skewed towards the ‘haves’ of our
skilled labourers. The number of skilled, society.”
rural and married labourers is 300. Of the 4. “Good fences make good neighbours.”
400 unmarried and skilled women
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labourers, 250 are from urban area. The
number of married, semi-skilled women
labourers from urban areas is 200. One
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hundred married rural women are semi-
skilled labourers. Tabulate the above
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information. 4
1. Answer the following (in about 250 words
(b) The mean score of a class in an
examination is 70. If the mean score of for each answer): 20 × 2 = 40
(a) “Disputes between the- riparian states on
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boys is 60 and that of girls is 75, obtain the

percentage of girls in the class. 4 sharing of river waters in post-
(c) In a city 20% people read newspaper A, Independence India are becoming
25% people read B and 10% read both A increasingly complex.” Objectively
and B. What is the percentage of people analyse the major disputes in this
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who read at least one of the two connection, with special reference to the
newspapers? 2 Southern States.
(d) In order to study the effect of inoculation (b) Critically examine the differing estimates
for (i) poverty figures, and (ii) GDP
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on TB, it was found that the number of

inoculated and unaffected from TB is 28, growth data for April-June 2010, that
and not inoculated and affected from TB have been in the news recently. In your
is 13. If inoculation was performed over view, what estimates are more reflective
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40 persons out of 60 persons, complete the of the ground reality, and why ?
table and obtain the missing numbers. 2 2. Answer any TWO of the following in about
(e) The percentage of literates in six villages 150 words each: 12 × 2 = 24
of an area are noted as follows: (a) “Dalhousie’s predecessors had acted on
52, 46, 21, 30, 17, 24. the general principles of avoiding
Can you compute the percentage of annexations, if these could be avoided.



Dalhousie acted on the principles of (e) Legislative powers assigned to the Rajya
annexation, if lie could do so legitimately. Sabha under Art. 249 and Art. 312 of the
His annexations were both of war and Constitution
peace.” Analyse. (f) Causes for dominant dendritic pattern of
(b) With respect to Cooperative Societies drainage in the Gangetic plains
what are the salient features of the 106th (g) ‘Break-of-bulk” towns
and 111th Constitutional Amendment 6. Answer any THREE of the following in
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Bills as at present? about 150 words each: 12 × 3 = 36
(c) “Small-holder farms need to be (a) While bringing out their salient features,
strengthened to achieve national food distinguish between either ‘Madhubani’
security.” Do you agree with this Art and ‘Manjusha’ Art or ‘Rajasthani’
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assessment? Substantiate. schools of painting and the ‘Pahari’ school
3. Answer any TWO of the following in about of Painting.
150 words each: 12 × 2 = 24 (b) Bring out the powers and responsibilities
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(a) Comment on the spatial components in attached to the office of the Speaker of the
urban solid waste management in the Lok Sabha.
country. (c) Distinguish between the following four
(b) Assess the contributions made by the literary awards:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research e (i) Jnanpith Award
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(ICAR) in agricultural development. (ii) Sahitya Akademi Award
(c) List the significant local storms of the hot- (iii) Vyas Samman
weather season .F in the country and (iv) Saraswati Summan
bring out their socio-economic impact. (d) After the September Ist changes, do you
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4. Answer any TWO of the following in about think that Unit Linked Insurance Plans
150 words each: 12 × 2 = 24 (ULIPs) and Mutual Funds (MFs) are on
(a) What are the grounds of disqualification a level playing field ? Substantiate your
of a Member of Parliament from either answer from the perspective of an
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House? Quote relevant provisions in your ordinary investor.

answer. 7. Answer any FIVE of the following in about
(b) Distinguish between the objectives, 150 words each: 12 x 5 = 60
structure and functioning of the Kendriya (a) What do you understand by ‘repo rate’
Vidyalaya Sangathan’ and the Navodaya
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and ‘reverse repo rate? What are the

Vidyalaya Samiti implications in raising these rates?
(c) Bring out the salient features of the (b) “Cost-benefit analysis should not be the
evolution and the current status of the sole consideration, while deciding to host
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‘Bharat Stage’ vehicle emission norms in events like the Commonwealth Games.”
the country.
Critically comment on this perspective.
5. Write brief but precise notes on any SIX of (c) List any eight ‘Ramsar’ wetland sites
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the following. located in India. What is the ‘Montreux

Your answer should not exceed 50 words Record’ and what Indian sites are
in each case. 5 × 6 = 30 included in this Record?
(a) Transhumance in India (d) Are the ‘Dedicated Freight Corridor’
(b) Frontogenesis and Frontolysis railway project and the ‘Golden
(c) Golden Revolution Quadrilateral’ road project mutually
(d) Sea-floor spreading complementary or competitive ? Assess.



(e) “Upliftment of the neglected sections of 10. Who are the following and why have been
society will be best served with many in the news recently? (Each answer should
more centers of the Indira Gandhi not exceed 20 words) : 2 × 8 = 16
National Tribal University:” Expand on (a) Divya Ajithkumar
the assertion made. (b) N.C. Saxena
(f) Comment on the salient features of the (c) Islam A. Siddiqui
recent (-aft Model Real Estate (Regulation (d) Swarnalatha Cherukutty
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of Development) Ac of the Ministry of (e) Nitin Nohria
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (f) Deepak Mondal
of the Central Government. (g) Gaurav Singh Saini
8. Answer each of the following, briefly but (h) Upendra Limaye
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precisely. Each answer should be less than
50 words. 5 × 6 = 30
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(a) How is disagreement between the
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Legislative Council and the Legislative
Assembly of a State in passing of an 1. Answer the following in not more than 250
ordinary Bill, resolved? words each: 20 × 2 = 40
(a) Critically examine the implications of the
(b) Comment on the recent HFC-23
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emissions controversy that includes in its disintegration of the Soviet Union on
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ambit some Indian companies. India’s security and strategic perspectives.
(c) Comment on the recommendations of the What further responses would you
Wadhwa Commission on the Public suggest in India’s foreign policy to
Distribution System. accommodate these implications?
(b) Evaluate India’s approach towards
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National Oil Soil Disaster Contingency meeting the country’s growing energy
Plan? demands. Compare the success of this
(e) You arrive first at, the scene where a bus approach with that of another Asian giant
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accident as just occurred. What which has perhaps the fastest growing
emergency measures should immediately energy demands.
and safely adopt? 2. Answer any FOUR of the following in not
(f) Bring out the sectoral and state-wise more than 150 words each : 12 × 4 = 48
(a) How far have Japan’s principles of Hikaku
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distribution patterns of Foreign Direct

Investment (FDI) inflows into the San Gensoku impacted bilateral ties with
country. India?
9. Write brief notes on each of the following, (b) Assess the contributions of Indian
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in about 20 words each: 2×8=1 Diaspora in the Caribbean.

(a) Contributions of Latika Ghosh to the (c) Do you agree with the view that Israel is
freedom struggle a ‘natural ally’ ; of India?
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(b) Bhai Maharaj Singh as a freedom fighter (d) Bring out the FDI and employment
(c) Chandrayaan-II implications of China being a
(d) Agni-V manufacturing hub and India a services
(e) Babli Project hub?
(f) ‘SwavaJamban’ Scheme (e) Have the Uruguay Round negotiations
(g) National Investment Fund and the resultant Trade Related
(h) ‘Aerostat’ balloon Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)



agreement helped in resolving trade (a) Examine the opportunities for a lasting
conflicts arising out of variations in West Asia peace solution in the context
different nations’ IPR regimes? Also list of the ‘historic’ talks started in September
the steps taken by India to conform to 2010.
TRIPS. (b) Has the February agreement between the
(f) Examine the recent developments Sudanese government and the Justice and
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Myanmar maritime boundary dispute. successful in ending the strife in Darfur
What implications do these have for than the Abuja peace agreement of 2006
India? “? Evaluate.
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reconstruction projects being undertaken 2011?
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to HDI and GDI. System Model (CESM).
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news recently in the case of India? (c) Explain and differentiate among ‘Plasma’,
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impact of this hike on India? and limitations.
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Framework Convention on Climate nanotechnology in the health care sector.
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declaration and the bilateral agreements (d) Trial chamber of the Extraordinary
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earlier this year. (ECCC) and its recent verdict.
(i) Comment on the reasons for the recent 7. Comment on any SIX of the following in
economic crisis in the so-called ‘PIGS’ not more than 50 words each : 5 × 6 = 30
countries of Europe. (a) MRSA infection
4. Answer any TWO of the following in not (b) HRP-2M Choromet
more than 150 words each : 12 × 2 = 24 (c) Maglev vehicles



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(e) Ginkgo biloba different heads under the eighth five year
(f) CARTOSAT-2B plan are shown below :
(g) Various generations of mobile phone
technology
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Rent in Rs. Number of Houses
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higher than ‘ 300. flights” for airlines A and B
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the number of murders (in thousand) in City IV 503 102 320 129
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Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 and City V was mostly foggy during the six
Murders 19.0 20.6 20.1 20.7 21.5 24.7 month period of data collection. Compare
the performance of the two airlines A and
Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
B over the cities, in terms of percentage of
Murders 24.7 23.8 24.5 23.3 21.6
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combined. effectively.
(b) The arithmetic mean of two observations Write an essay on any ONE of the
is 127.5 and their geometric mean is 60. following topics: 200
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harmonic—mean. 3 need not.
(c) The following table shows the number of 2. Should a moratorium be imposed on all
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farm during the years 1950-1960. country?
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wheat and corn as percentages of total
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1954 240 80 250 words each: 20×3=60
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1956 210 110 IV-A of the Constitution is just a
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temperature (°C) recorded in a week in a principles, and discretion has to be
particular city : exercised in public considerations.’
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daily temperature in another city was India.
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Examiners will pay special attention to the words: 20
candidate’s grasp of his material, its (a) Trace the salient sequence of events in the
relevance to the subject chosen, and to his popular revolt that took place in February
ability to think constructively and to 1946 in the then ‘Royal Indian Navy’ and



bring out its significance in the freedom about 150 words each: 12×3=36
struggle. Do you agree with the view that (a) The impact of climate change on water
the sailors who took part in this revolt resources in India.
were some of the unsung heroes of the (b) Measures taken by the Indian
freedom struggle? government to combat piracy in the
(b) Evaluate the influence of the three Indian Ocean.
important women’s organizations of the (c) The significance of counter-urbanisation
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early twentieth century in India on the in the improvement of metropolitan cities
country’s society and polities. To what in India.
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Natural Rural Livelihoods Mission (b) Bharat Naujawan Sabha
(NRLM) scheme. Do you think it has a (c) ‘Babbar Akali’ movement
better chance of success than the
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than 50 words each: 5×6=30
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(b) Highlight the structure, objectives and programme in India.
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of India. in what way has the August 2006 notified a new series of Consumer Price
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Parliamentary Forums’. words each: 5×4=20
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(iii) Maach Economic Cooperation Free Trade Area
(iv) Bhaona (BIMSTEC FTA) seems to be more
(v) Mudiyettu promising,” Critically evaluates.
(vi) Dashavatar. 2. Answer any three of the following in about
(c) What are the major different styles of 150 words each: 12×3=36
unglazed pottery making in India? (a) Subsequent to the Number Suppliers’
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per the Sangeet Natak Akademi. agreements on nuclear energy that India
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(b) The first-aid that you safely administer to China. What are the likely implications
a person standing next to you at the bus- of the recent Xinjiang violence on these
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stop who suddenly faints. efforts?
(c) The Kaveri K-10 aero-engine. (c) Bring out the importance of the ‘Small and
(d) Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) Medium Enterprises Expo and
technology. Conference’ held in Dubai last year Indian
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Public Service Commission (UPSC). (d) What are the salient features of the
10. Who are the following and why have they political and economic relationship
been in the news recently? Each answer between India and South Africa?
should not exceed 20 words) 2×7=14 3. Answer either of the following in about 250
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(a) Lieutenant Navdeep Singh words: 20

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(c) Lobsang Sangay Jasmine Revolution and its spread are as
(d) P.R. Sreejesh much economic in nature as they are
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(e) Nileema Mishra political.”Critically evaluate.

(f) V. Tejeswini Bai (b) In the context of the ‘Euro-zone’ debt
(g) Aishwarya Narkar crisis, examine the proposed ‘six-pack’
solution. Do you think that this has a
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Stability and Growth Pact?
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(a) “As regards the increasing rates of melting
identify those of particular strategic and
of Arctic Sea ice, the interests of the Arctic
economic importance to India. Examine
Council nations may not coincide with
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the opportunities and bottlenecks in

those of the wider World.” Explain.
enhancing relations with these countries.
(b) It there still a role for the concept of
(b) Critically examine the security and
balance of power in contemporary
strategic implications of the so-called
international politics? Discuss.
string of pearls theory for India.
(c) “Strategic interests seem to be replacing
(c) “Compared to the South Asian Free Trade
commercial interests for the host country
Area (SAFTA), the Bay of Bengal
with regard to Cam Ranh Bay.” Amplify.


(d) To what extent has the withdrawal of al- Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Shabad from Mogadishu given peace a (c) Strategies adopted by Colombia to
real chance in Somalia? Assess. eliminate its drug cartels
(e) On a Formula-one (F-1) racing car track, (d) World Food Programme (WEP) of the
information to drivers is generally United Nations (UN)
signaled through the standardized use of (e) Sculpture of the broken chair in front of
flags of different colours. Describe the the UN building at Geneva
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flags listed below: in the news recently? (Each answer in
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(v) Black and white flag divided (b) K-computer
diagonally (c) Gliese 581 g (d) MABEL robot
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(vii) Yellow and red striped flag (f) ‘SAGA-220’
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in about 50 words each: 5×3=15 (h) L’Aquila earthquake
(a) International year of Chemistry
(b) The source of e-waste e (i) OPERA detector at Gran Sasso
(j) Saturn’s Titan
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(d) INSPIRE programme of the Department distribution. Read the median from the
of Science and Technology graph. How many students get between
(e) The ‘Kessler syndrome’ with reference to 60 and 72? 5
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(h) The diminishing population of vultures 65-70 30
(i) ‘Arsenic-bug’ and significance of its 70-75 16
discovery 75-80 12
(j) F-22 ‘Raptor’ aircraft 80-100 15
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‘photovoltaic’ solar energy frequency:
(l) Analog, hybrid and IP systems in CCTV
No. of tablets No. of persons cured
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(m) Various applications of Kevlar 4-8 11
(n) Difference between Compact Disc (CD), 8-12 13
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Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and Blu-ray

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6. Comment of the following in about 50 20-24 ?
words each: 5×5=25 24-28 9
(a) Functions of the World Customs 28-32 17
Organisation (WCO) 32-36 6
(b) Success of international intervention in 36-40 4



The average number of tables to cure fever than 18 minutes.

was 19.9. (iii) 6% of students took x minutes or
8. Why have the following been in the news longer. Find x.
recently? (d) An investor buys Rs. 1200 worth of shares
(Each answer in a sentence or two only) in a company each month. During the
2×5=10 first five months be bought the shares at
(a) ‘News International’ newspaper a price of Rs. 10, Rs. 12, Rs. 15, Rs. 20 and
(b) Mustafa Abdul-Jalil Rs. 24 per share. After 5 months, what is
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Life-time (Hours) No. of tubes
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tabular form: 5
400-499 46
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factory, 1200 were members of a union.
600-699 76
The number of women employed was 200
700-799 68
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800-899 62
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1100-1199 6
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(i) Relative frequency of sixth class.
1800’ employees who belonged to the
(ii) Percentage of tubes whose life-time does
union and 50 who did not belong to the
not exceed 600 hours.
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union. Of all the employees in 1990, 300

(iii) Percentage of tubes whose life-time
were women of which only 8 did not
greater than or equal to 900 hours.
belong to the union.
(iv) Percentage of tubes whose life-time is at
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read as 92 and 8 instead of 192 and 88. 10. A car travels 25 km at 25 km at 50 kph, and
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distribution was formed.
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(ii) Estimate how many students took less crucial in combating terrorism.



2012 Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act,

1986. What are the salient features of the
proposed amendments?
Paper—1 (c) “Domestic resource mobilization, though
central to the process of Indian economic
1. Answer any five of the following in about growth, is characterized by several
250 words each: 25 × 5 = 125 constraints.” Explain.
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“Innovation”? Discuss the need for popular in Indian art. Discuss
launching a national innovation in India? (e) What are the salient features of the
(b) Keeping in view the informal sector’s Consumer Protections (Amendment) Bill,
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share in the total workforce in the 2011 introduced in the Lok Sabha in
country, critically examine the relevant December 2011?
inclusive measures initiated by the (f) What do you understand by the term
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effectiveness. (MDR-TB)? What measures would you
(c) Examine the cause and the extent of advocate for its containment and what are
‘desertification’ in India and suggest the implications of its spread in the
remedial measures.
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the ban of Endosutian in the country, and demand for energy, would you
critically examine the issues involved. consider renewable energy as a viable
What, in your view, should be done in the option for India’s future?
matter? (h) Many food items contain ‘trance fate’.
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ideological evolution.” Critically 3. Answer the following in about 50 words
examine. each: 5 × 11 = 55
(f) ‘The issues of tourism in core areas of tiger (a) What is the ‘Parivarik Mahila Lok
reserve forests in the country is a subject Adalat’?
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various aspects of this issue, keeping in Manufacturing Policy (NMP), 2011.
view relevant recent judicial (c) Comment on the significance of
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Commission to revise the chapter on (e) Comment on the significance of the
health in the 12 th Plan document” Preamble contained in the Right to
Comment. Information Act.
(b) The Union Cabinet recently cleared the (f) To implement one key recommendation
proposal to rename and amend the Child of the Mohini Giri Committee, the
Government has recently announced the



constitution of a National Council. Paper – II

Highlight the composition and the
mandate of the National Council. 1. Answer any five of the following in about
(g) Comment on the recent launching of the 250 words. 25 × 5 = 125
National Mission on Libraries (NML). (a) Do you think that China’s emergence as
(h) What are the groups into which musical one of the largest trading partners of India
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(i) Comment on the significant of fire in (b) Discuss the globalization R & D and its
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conscience keeper of Indian architecture’? Information Technology or Health.
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in the plains of Northern India. The caused the prolonged constitutional
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summer has been severe. Suddenly, a logjam in Nepal.
colleague, who had been out since (d) The human population is abated to grew
morning, returns to the office to 9 billion by 2050. In this context, many
complaining of headache, restlessness and
confusion. Shortly, he becomes
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unconscious. His body temperature is hunger and preserving the environment.
40°C. What first aid steps would you take Explain.
to revive him? (e) ‘The situation today is far different to that
4. Comment on each of the following in prevalent fifty years back when the Indus
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vote of a Member of a State Legislative 2. Answer any five of the following in about
Assembly and of a Member of Parliament 150 words each: 15 × 5 = 75
in the Indian Presidential elections (a) Write a short analytical note on Indian
(d) Significance of the SPOT-6 rocket launch
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Diaspora. How is the “New Diaspora”

for ISRO different from the “Old Diaspora”?
(e) Issues highlighted through the work of (b) Why have the resource rich African and
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recently? (Answer to be in one sentence (c) Does Putin’s return as President of
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(b) Aditya Kumar Mandi the West?
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(d) Ashoke Sen between the Convention on Biological
(e) Mario de Miranda Diversity and FAO Treaty on Plant
Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture.


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concern in achieving the target set for the been making the headlines in the recent
Minimum Development Goals. months. Who make the ideal candidates
(f) Discuss the likely negative impact of the for receiving this vaccine and what are its
protectionist measure proposed by the US benefits?
on India’s software industry. (d) What are India’s stakes in the South
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of commercial surrogacy. What key (f) Explain briefly the “Clean Development
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biological, legal and ethical issues merit Mechanism” as provided under the
consideration while framing the United Nations Framework Convention
regulation to govern surrogacy in India? on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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(b) Why is international trade perceived to 5. (A) The following table gives the number of
have failed to act as an “engine of growth” mistakes made by 16 data entry clerks
in many developing countries including who enter medical data from case report
India? forms. The column Entered indicates the
(c) Despite strict prohibitory regulations, e number of values entered, and the column
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“doping” has become increasingly Errors give the number of coding errors
common amongst athletes. Name five that were detected among these.
commonly used performance-enhancing
Entered Errors
drugs. What are the risks associated with
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their use?
(d) Compare the significance of IBSA and 4841 42
BRICS in the context of India’s 6280 15
multilateral diplomacy. 1958 28
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(e) The safe landing of the “Curiosity” Rover 7749 36

under NASA’s space programme has 2829 42
sparked many possibilities. What are 4239 18
these and how could humankind benefit
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affected India’s bilateral relations with 3770 40
Iran? 3363 36
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common examples where permaculture 3404 27
concepts are being put to use. 1640 26
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words each: 5 × 6 = 30 1529 20
(a) The Sequoias supercomputer was
launched this year. What are its specific (i) Make a scatter-plot of these data. Which
features and what its purpose? do you choose for the response and which
(b) What 5is measure by the G8 + 5 groups? for the explanatory variables? Describe
any patterns.



(ii) Does the scatter-plot indicate any relation (ii) Also obtain an approximate value of the
between the two variable? mean income from the values of median
(iii) One analyst concluded, “The clerks who and mode.
enter more values make more mistakes. (iii) Comment on the nature of the income
Evidently they become tried as they enter distributers.
values.” Is this on appropriate conclusion? (B) From the frequency distribution of height
(B) The following table provides the Rural for 177 Indian adult given below, draw
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and Urban population of West Bengal the ‘more than type’ give:
according to the Censuses of 1921 – 1951:
Height (cm)Class Interval Frequency
Census Year Population (in lakhs)
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144.55 – 149.55 1
1921 139.94 24.32
149.55 – 154.55 3
1931 147.92 28.97
154.55 – 159.55 24
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1941 171.94 46.79
159-.55 – 164.55 59
1951 200.25 62.82
164.55 – 169.55 60
(i) Construct a sustainable diagram to
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compare the population figures.
(ii) Comment on the change in populations.
174.55 – 179.55 2
(C) Suppose milk being sold at the rates of 18,
20, 22 and 25 rupees per litre in four 179.55 – 184.55 2
different months. Assuming that equal
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amounts of money are spent on milk by a Also locate the position of the median.
family in the four months, using a suitable (C) A survey of 1000 large U.S. companies
measure, determine the average price in conducted by a Research Organisation
rupees per litre. asked their plans for outsourcing high-
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6. (A) (i)Determine the median and mode for level white-collar jobs to countries
the following distribution of monthly outside the U.S. The following table
income for 580 middle-class people of a shows the percentage that indicated a
country: certain action. The data for 2003 are real,
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the data for 2008 are speculative.

Monthly Income Frequency
Plan to 2003 (%) 2008 (%)
(in Rs. thousands)
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30 – 35 81 white-collar off shoring 63 46
35 – 40 114 Offshore white-collar
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40 – 45 195
work to some extent 33 44
45 – 50 63
50 – 55 32 Offshore any white-collar
55 – 60 20 work possible 4 10
60 – 65 11
65 – 70 8 The following Bar chart with aide-by-side
70 – 75 3 columns summarizes the data:



3. Defying the barriers of age, gender and

religion, the Indian women became the
70
2003 percentage torchbearer during the struggle for
freedom in India. Discuss. (200 words)
60 2008 percentage (10 marks)
4. Sevaral foreigners made India their
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homeland and participated in various
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movements. Analyze their role in the
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5. “In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the
founder of modern India.” Elaborate. (200
20 words) (10 marks)
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6. Critically discuss the objectives of
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Bhoodan and Gramdan movements
0 initiated by AcharyaVinobhaBhave and
their success. (200 words) (10 marks)
(i) Does the Bar chart compare the e 7. Write a critical note on the evolution and
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impression of any anticipated trend in significance of the slogan, ‘Jai Jawan, Jai
outsourcing of white-collar jobs? Kisan’. (200 words) (10 marks)
(ii) Does the mode differ from the median for 8. Discuss the contributions of
the distribution of percentages in 2003 MaulanaAbulKalam Azad to pre- and
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and 2008? post-independent India. (200 words)

(10 marks)
2013 9. Analyze the circumstances that led to the
Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the
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Paper I highlights of the Agreement. (200 words)

(10 marks)
1. Though not very useful from the point of 10. Critically examine the compulsions which
view of a connected political history of prompted India to play a decisive role in
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South India, the Sangam literature the emergence of Bangladesh. (200 words)
portrays the social and economic (10 marks)
conditions of its time with remarkable 11. “‘Latecomer’ Industrial Revolution in
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vividness. Comment. (200 words) Japan involved certain factors that were
(10 marks) markedly different from what West had
2. A. Discuss the ‘Tandava’ dance as experienced.” Analyze. (200 words)
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recorded in early Indian inscriptions. (100 (10 marks)

words) (5 marks) 12. “Africa was chopped into states artificially
B Chola architecture represents a high created by accidents of European
watermark in the evolution of temple competition.” Analyze. (200 words)
architecture. Discuss (100 words) (10 marks)
(5 marks)



13. “American Revolution was an economic occurrence of landslides in the Himalayas

revolt against mercantilism.” Substantiate. than in the Western Ghats. (100 words)
(200 words) (10 marks) (5 marks)
14. What policy instruments were deployed to 22. b There is no formation of deltas by rivers
contain the Great Economic Depression? on the Western Ghats. Why? (100 words)
(200 words) (10 marks) (5 marks)
15. Discuss the various social problems which 23. a Do you agree that there is a growing
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originated out of the speedy process of trend of opening new sugar mills in
urbanization in India. (200 words) southern states of India? Discuss with
(10 marks) justification. (100 words) (5 marks)
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16. “Male membership needs to be 23. b Analyze the factors for the highly
encouraged in order to make women’s decentralized cotton textile industry in
organization free from gender bias.” India. (100 words) (5 marks)
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Comment. (200 words) (10 marks) 24. W ith growing scarcity of fossil fuels, the
17. Critically examine the effect of atomic energy is gaining more and more
globalization on the aged population in significance in India. Discuss the
India. (200 words)
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(10 marks) availability of raw material required for the
generation of atomic energy in India and
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important factor in generation of demand in the world. (200 words) (10 marks)
for a separate state. Discuss. (200 words) 25. It is said that India has substantial reserves
(10 marks) of shale oil and gas, which can feed the
19. a What do you understand by the theory needs of the country for quarter century.
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of continental drift? Discuss the prominent However, tapping of the resource does not
evidences in its support. (100 words) appear to be high on the agenda. Discuss
(5 marks) critically the availability and issues
involved. (200 words) (10 marks)
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19.b The recent cyclone on the east coast of

India was called ‘Phailin’. How are the Paper II
tropical cyclones named across the world?
Elaborate. (100 words) (5 marks) 1. The role of individual MPs (Members of
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20. a Bring out the causes for the formation of Parliament) has diminished over the years
heat islands in the urban habitat of the and as a result healthy constructive
world. (100 words) (5 marks) debates on policy issues are not usually
20. b What do you understand by the witnessed. How far can this be attributed
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phenomenon of ‘temperature inversion’ in to the anti-defection law which was

meteorology? How does it affect weather legislated but with a different intention?
and the habitants of the place? (100 words) (200 words) 10
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(5 marks) 2. Discuss -Section 66A of IT Act, with

21. Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere reference to its alleged violation of Article
are located between 20-30 deg N latitudes 19 of the Constitution. (200 words) 10
and on the western sides of the continents. 3. Recent directives from Ministry of
Why? (200 words) (10 marks) Petroleum and Natural Gas are perceived
22. a Bring out the causes for more frequent by the ‘Nagas’ as a threat to override the



exceptional status enjoyed by the State. regards to the above, assess the structure
Discuss in light of Article 371A of the and functioning of pressure groups in
Indian Constitution. (200 words) 10 India. (200 words) 10
4. ‘The Supreme Court of India keeps a check 11. The legitimacy and accountability of Self
on arbitrary power of the Parliament in Help Groups (SHGs) and their patrons, the
amending the Constitution.’ Discuss micro-finance outfits, need systematic
critically. (200 words) 10 assessment and scrutiny for the sustained
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5. Many States Governments further success of the concept. Discuss. (200
bifurcate geographical administrative words) 10
areas like Districts and Talukas for better 12. The Central Government frequently
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governance. In light of the above, can it complains on the poor performance of the
also be justified that more number of State Governments in eradicating suffering
smaller States would bring in effective of the vulnerable sections of the society.
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governance at State level? Discuss. (200 Restructuring of Centrally sponsored
words) 10 schemes across the sectors for ameliorating
6. Constitutional mechanisms to resolve the the cause of vulnerable sections of
inter-state water disputes have failed to population aims at providing flexibility to
address and solve the problems. Is the e the States in better implementation.
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failure due to structural or process Critically evaluate. (200 words) 10
inadequacy or both? Discuss. (200 words) 13. Electronic cash transfer system for the
10 welfare schemes is an ambitious project to
7. Discuss the recommendations of the 13th minimize corruption, eliminate wastage
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Finance Commission which have been a and facilitate reforms Comment. (200
departure from the previous commissions words) 10
for strengthening the local government 14. The basis of providing urban amenities in
finances. (200 words) 10 rural areas (PURA) is rooted in
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8. The product diversification of financial establishing connectivity Comment. (200

institutions and insurance companies, words) 10
resulting in overlapping of products and 15. Identify the Millennium Development
services strengthens the case for the Goals (MDGs) that are related to health.
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merger of the two regulatory agencies, Discuss the success of the actions taken by
namely SEBI and IRDA. Justify. (200 the Government for achieving the same.
words) 10 (200 words) 10
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9. The concept of Mid Day Meal (MDM) 16. Though Citizens’ charters have been
scheme is almost a century old in India formulated by many public service
with early beginnings in Madras delivery organizations, there is no
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Presidency in pre-independent India. The corresponding improvement in the level of

scheme has again been given impetus in citizens’ satisfaction and quality of services
most states in the last two decades. being provided Analyse. (200 words) 10
Critically examine its twin objectives, latest 17. ‘A national Lokpal, however strong it may
mandates and success: (200 words) 10 be, cannot resolve the problems of
10. Pressure group politics is sometimes seen immorality in public affairs.’ Discuss. (200
as the informal face of politics. With words) 10


18. The proposed withdrawal of International Paper – III

Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from
Afghanistan in 2014 is fraught with major 1. With a consideration towards the strategy
security implications for the countries of of inclusive growth, the new Companies
the region. Examine in light of the fact that Bill, 2013 has indirectly made CSR a
India is faced with a plethora of challenges mandatory obligation. Discuss the
and needs to safeguard its own strategic challenges expected in its implementation
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interests. (200 words) 10 in right earnest. Also discuss other
19. What do you understand by ‘The String of provisions in the Bill and their
Pearls’? How does it impact India? Briefly implications. (200 words)
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outline the steps taken by India to counter 2. What were the reasons for the
this. (200 words) 10 introduction of Fiscal Responsibility and
20. Economic ties between India and Japan Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2013?
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while growing in the recent years are still Discuss critically its salient features and
far below their potential. Elucidate the their effectiveness. (200 words)
policy constraints which are inhibiting this 3. What is the meaning of the term ‘tax
growth. (200 words)
21. The protests in Shahbag Square in Dhaka e expenditure’? Taking housing sector as an
example, discuss how it influences the
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in Bangladesh reveal a fundamental split budgetary policies of the government.
in society between the nationalists. and (200 words)
Islamic forces. What is its significance for 4. Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate
India-? (200 words) 10 hunger and malnutrition in India.
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22. Discuss the political developments in Critically discuss various apprehensions in

Maldives in the last two years. Should they its effective implementation along with the
be of any cause of concern to India? (200 concerns it has generated in WTO.
words) 10
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(200 words)
23. In respect of India-Sri Lanka relations, 5. What are the different types of agriculture
discuss how domestic factors influence subsidies given to farmers at the national
foreign policy. (200 words) 10 and at state levels? Critically analyse the
24. What is meant by Gujral doctrine? Does it
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agricultural subsidy regime with reference

have any relevance today? Discuss. (200 to the distortions created by it. (200 words)
words) 10 6. India needs to strengthen measures to
25. The World Bank and the IMF, collectively promote the pink revolution in food
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known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, industry for ensuring better nutrition and
are the two inter-governmental pillars health. Critically elucidate the statement.
supporting the structure of the world’s (200 words)
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economic and financial order. 7. Examine the impact of liberalization on

Superficially, the World Bank and the IMF companies owned by Indians. Are they
exhibit many common characteristics, yet competing with the MNCs satisfactorily?
their role, functions and mandate are Discuss. (200 words)
distinctly different. Elucidate. (200 words)
8. Establish relationship between land
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reforms, agricultural productivity and



elimination of poverty in the Indian fool the system?

economy. Discuss the difficulties in 16. (a) What is a digital signature? What does
designing and implementation of its authentication mean? Give various
agriculture – friendly land reforms in salient built-in features of a digital
India. (200 words) signature. (100 words)
9. (a) Discuss the impact of FDI entry into 16. (b) How does the 3D printing technology
Multi-trade retail sector on supply chain work? List out the advantages and
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management in commodity trade pattern disadvantages of the technology.
of the economy. (100 words) (100 words)
9. (b) Though India allowed Foreign Direct 17. (a) What is an FRP composite material?
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Investment (FDI) in what is called multi- How are they manufactured? Discuss their
brand retail through the joint venture route application in aviation and automobile
in September 2012, the FDI, even after a industries. (100 words)
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year, has not picked up. Discuss the 17. (b) What do you understand by Run-of-
reasons. (100 words) river hydroelectricity project? How is it
10. Discuss the rationale for introducing the different from any other hydroelectricity
Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India.
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project? (100 words)
How important are vulnerability and risk
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delay in roll out for its regime. assessment for pre-disaster management?
(200 words) As an administrator, what are key areas
11. Write a note on India’s green energy that you would focus on in a Disaster
corridor to alleviate the problem of Management System? (200 words)
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conventional energy. (200 words) 19. What are the consequences of Illegal
12. Adoption of PPP model for infrastructure mining? Discuss the Ministry of
development of the country has not been Environment and Forest’s concept of GO
free of criticism. Critically discuss the pros
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AND NO GO zones for coal mining sector.

and cons of the model. (200 words) (200 words)
13. Bringing out the circumstances in 2005 20. Enumerate the National Water Policy of
which forced amendment to the section India. Taking river Ganges as an example,
3(d) in Indian Patent Law, 1970, discuss
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discuss the strategies which may be

how it has been utilized by the Supreme adopted for river water pollution control
Court in its judgement in rejecting and management. What are the legal
Novartis’ patent application for ‘Glivec’. provisions of management and handling
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Discuss briefly the pros and cons of the of hazardous wastes in India? (200 words)
decision. (200 words) 21. Money laundering poses a serious security
14. What do you understand by Fixed Dose threat to a country’s economic sovereignty.
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drug Combinations (FDCs)? Discuss their What is its significance for India and what
merits and demerits. (200 words) steps are required to be taken to control
15. What do you understand by Umpire this menace? (200 words)
Decision Review System in cricket? 22. What are social networking sites and what
Discuss its various components. Explain security implications do these sites
how silicone tape on the edge of a bat may present? (200 words)



23. Cyber warfare is considered by some with due justification. (150 words)
defense analysts to be a larger threat than 10 Marks
even Al Qaeda or terrorism. What do you 4. What is ‘emotional intelligence’ and how
understand by Cyber warfare? Outline the can it be developed in people? How does
cyber threats which India is vulnerable to it help an individual in taking ethical
and bring out the state of the country’s decisions? (150 words) 10 marks
preparedness to deal with the same. (200 5-. (a) What do you understand by the term
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words) ‘voice of conscience’? How do you prepare
24. Article 244 of the Indian Constitution yourself to heed to the voice of conscience?
relates to administration of schedules area (150 words) 10 marks
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and tribal areas. Analyse the impact of (b) What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’?
non-implementation of the provisions of Narrate one incident in your life when you
the Fifth schedule on the growth of Left were faced with such a crisis and how you
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Wing extremism. (200 words) resolved the same. (150 words) 10 marks
25. How far are India’s internal security 6. Given below are three quotations of great
challenges linked with border moral thinkers/philosophers. For each of
management particularly in view of the
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long porous borders with most countries of
these quotations, bring out what it means
to you in the present context:
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South Asia and Myanmar?
(a) “There is enough on this earth for every
(200 words)
one’s need but for no one’s greed.”
Paper – IV -Mahatma Gandhi (150 words)
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1. What do you understand by ‘Values’ and (b) “Nearly all men can withstand adversity,
‘Ethics’? In what way is it important to be but if you want to test a man’s character,
ethical along with being professionally give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln. (150
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competent? (150 words) 10 marks words) 10 marks

2. (a) What do you understand by the (c) “I count him braver who overcomes his
following terms in the context of public desires than him who overcomes his
service? (250 words) 3x5= 15 marks. enemies.”
1. integrity;
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- Aristotle (150 words) 10 marks

2. Perseverance
3. Spirit of Service 7. “The good of an individual is contained
4. Commitment in the good of all.” what do you
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5. Courage of Conviction understand by this statement? How can

(b) Indicate two more attributes which this principle be implemented in public
you consider important for public life? (150 words) 10 marks
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service. Justify your answer. 8. It is often said that ‘politics’ and ‘ethics do
10 marks. not go together. What is your opinion in
3. Some people feel that values keep this regard? Justify your answer with
changing with time and situation, while illustration. (150 words) 10 marks
others strongly believe that there are 9. A Public Information Officer has received
certain universal and eternal human an application under RTI Act. Having
values. Give your perception in this regard gathered the information, the PIO


discovers that the information pertains to further expediting the project for completion
some of the decisions taken by him, which in time. However, you are convinced that
were found to be not altogether right. this was a serious matter which might affect
There were other employees also who public safety and should not be left
were party to these decisions. Disclosure unaddressed.
of the information is likely to lead to
What will you do in such a situation? Some
disciplinary action with possibility of
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of the options are given below. Evaluate
punishment against him as well as some
of his colleagues. Non-disclosure or part the merits and demerits of each of these
disclosure or camouflaged disclosure of options and finally suggest what course of
action you would like to take, giving
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information will result into lesser
punishment or no punishment. reasons. (250 words) 20 Marks
10. You are working as an Executive Engineer 11. So far as child labor norms for hazardous
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in the construction cell of a Municipal industries like firecrackers industry are
Corporation and are presently in-charge concerned, International Labour
of the construction of a flyover. There are Organization (ILO) has set the minimum
age as 18 years. In India, however, this age
two Junior Engineers under you who have
the responsibility of day-to-day inspectione is 14 years.
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of the site and are reporting to you, while The units in industrial clusters of
you are finally reporting to the Chief firecrackers can be classified into
Engineer who heads the cell. While the registered and non-registered entities. One
construction is heading towards typical unit is household based work
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completion, the Junior Engineer have been Though the law is clear on the use of child
regularly reporting that all construction is labour employment norms in registered/
taking place as per design specifications. non-registered units, it does not include
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However, in one of your surprise household based works. Household based

inspections, you have noticed some serious work means children working under the
deviations and lacunar which, in your supervision of their parents/relative. To
opinion, are likely to affect the safety of evade child labor norms, several units
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the flyover. Rectification of these lacunae project themselves as household-based

at this stage would require a substantial works but employ children from outside.
amount of demolition and rework which Needless to say that employing children
will cause a tangible loss to the contractor saves the costs for these units leading to
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and will also delay completion. There is a higher profits to the owner.
lot of public pressure on the Corporation
On your visit to one of the units at Sivakasi,
to get this construction completed because
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the owner takes you around the unit which

of heavy traffic congestion in the area.
has about 10-15 children below 14 years
When you brought this matter to the notice
of age. The owner tells you that in his
of the Chief Engineer, he advised you that
household-based unit, the children are all
in his opinion it is not a very serious lapse
his relatives. You notice that several
and may be ignored. He advised for
children smirk, when the owner tells you



this. On deeper enquiry, you figure out that your immediate superior, who asks you to
neither the owner nor the children are able disclose this information to the said
to satisfactorily establish their relationship builder.
with each other. (a) What are the options available to you?
a. bring out and discuss the ethical issues (b) Evaluate each of these options and choose
involved in the above case. the options which you would adopt, giving
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b. What would be your reaction after your reasons. (250 words) 20 marks
above visit? (300 words) 25 marks 14. You are the Executive Director of an
12. You are heading a leading technical upcoming Infotech Company which is
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institute of the country. The institute is making a name for itself in the market.
planning to convene an interview panel Mr. A, who is a star performer, is heading
shortly under your chairmanship for the marketing team. In a short period of
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selection of the post of professors. A few one year, he has helped in doubling the
days before the interview, you get a call revenues as well as creating a high brand
from the Personal Secretary (PS) of a senior equity for the company so much so that
government functionary seeking your
intervention in favor of the selection of a e you are thinking of promoting him.
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However, you have been receiving
close relative of the functionary for this information from many corners about his
post. The PS also informs you that he is attitude towards the female colleagues;
aware of the long pending and urgent particularly his habit of making loose
proposal of our institute for grant of funds
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comments on women. In addition, he

for modernization, which are awaiting the regularly sends indecent SMS’ to all the
functionary’s approval. He assures you team members including his female
that he would get these proposals cleared. colleagues.
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a. What are the options available to you? One day, late in the evening, Mrs. X, who
b. Evaluate each of these options and choose is one of Mr. A’s Team members, comes
the option which you would adopt, giving you visibly disturbed. She complains
reasons. (250 words) 20 marks against the continued misconduct of Mr.
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13. As a senior officer in the Finance Ministry, A, who has been making undesirable
you have access to some confidential and advances towards her and has even tried
crucial information about policy decisions to touch her inappropriately in his cabin.
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that the Government is about to announce. She tenders her resignation and leaves
These decisions are likely to have far- your office.
reaching impact on the housing and
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(a) What are the options available to you?

construction industry. If the builders have
access to this information beforehand, they (b) Evaluate each of these options and choose
can make huge profits. One of the builders the options you would adopt, giving
has done a lot of quality work for the reasons. (250 words) 20 marks
Government and is known to be close to



2014 had influenced the policies adopted by

India soon after independence. Evaluate.
11. How does patriarchy impact the position
PAPER - I of a middle class working woman in India?
12. Why do some of the most prosperous
1. To what extent has the urban planning
regious of India have an adverse sex ratio
and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization
for women? Give your arguments.
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provided inputs to the present day
13. The life cycle of a joint family depends on
urbanization? Discuss.
economic factors rather than social values.
2. Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the
Discuss.
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Romans as to the Greeks. Explain.
14. Discuss the various economic and socio-
3. Taxila university was one of the oldest
cultural forces that are driving increasing
universities of the world with which were
feminization of agriculture in India.
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associated a number of renowned learned
15. How do the India debates on secularism
personalities of different disciplines. Its
differ from the debates in the West?
strategic location caused its fame to
flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not 16. Most of the unusual climatic happenings
considered as a university in the modern
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effect. Do you agree?
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sense. Discuss.
4. The third battle of Panipat was fought in 17. Why are the world’s fold mountain
systems located along the margins of
1761. Why were so many empire-shaking
continents? Bring out the association
battles fought at Panipat?
between the global distribution of fold
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5. Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to mountains and the earthquakes and
modify either the religious ideas and volcanoes.
practices or the outward structure of
18. Explain the formation of thousands of
Hindu/Muslim societies to any
islands in Indonesian and Philippines
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appreciable extent. Comment.

archipelagos.
6. Examine critically the various facets of 19. Tropical cyclones are largely confined to
economic policies of the British in India South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf
From mid-eighteenth century till of Mexico. Why?
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independence.
20. Bring out the relationship between the
7. In what ways did the naval mutiny prove shrinking Himalayan glaciers and the
to be the last nail in the coffin of British Symptoms of climate change in the Indian
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colonial aspirations in India? sub-continent.

8. What were the major political, economic 21. Whereas the British planters had
and social developments in the world developed tea gardens all along the
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which motivated the anti-colonial struggle Shivaliks and Lesser Himachal Pradesh, in
in India? effect they did not succeed beyond the
9. What were the events that led to the Suez Darjeeling area. Explain.
Crisis in 1956? How did it deal a final blow 22. Why did the Green Revolution in India
to Britain’s self-image as a world power? virtually by-pass the eastern region despite
10. The New Economic Policy – 1921 of Lenin fertile soil and good availability of water?



23. Account for the change in the spatial 6. The size of the cabinet should be as big as
pattern of the Iron and Steel Industry in the governmental work justifies and as big as
world. the Prime Minister can manage as a team.
24. Critically evaluate the various resources of How far is the efficacy of a government
the oceans which can be harnessed to meet then inversely related to the size of the
the resource crisis in the world. cabinet? Discuss.
25. How does India see its place in the 7. Thought 100 percent FDI is already
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economic space of rising natural resource allowed in non-news media like a trade
rich Africa? publication and general entertainment
channel, the Government is mulling over
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the proposal for increased FDI in new for
Answer the question in NOT MORE THAN 200 quite some time. What difference would an
words each. Contents of the answer is more increase in FDI make? Critically evaluate
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important than its length. All question carry equal the pros and cons.
marks. 8. The setting up of a Rail Tarif Authority to
1. Staring from inventing the ‘basic structure’ regulate fares will subject the cash
doctrine, the judicial activism in achieving strapped Indian Railways to demand
the ideals of democracy. e subsidy for obligation to operate non-
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2. Though the federal principal is dominant profitable routes and services. Taking into
in our constitution and that principle is one account the experience in the power sector,
of its basic features, but it is equally true discuss if the proposed reform is expected
that federalism under the Indian to benefit the consumers, the Indian
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Constitution leans in favour of a strong Railways or the private container

Center, a feature that militates against the operators.
concept of strong federalism. Discuss. 9. National Human Rights Commission
3. The ‘Powers, Privileges and Immunities of (NIIRC) in India can be most effective
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Parliament and its members’ as envisaged when its tasks are adequately supported by
in Article 105 of the Constitution leave other mechanisms that ensure the
room for a large number of un-enumerated accountability of a government. In light of
privileges’. How can this problem be the above observation assess the role of
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addressed? NHRC as an effective complement to the

4. What do you understand by the concept judiciary and the judiciary and other
“freedom of speech and expression”? Does institutions. In promoting and protecting
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it cover hat speech also? Why do the films human rights standards.
in India stand on a slightly different plane 10. The penetration of self-help groups (SHGs)
from other forms of expression? Discuss. in rural areas in promoting participation in
development programmes is facing socio-
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5. Instances of President’s delay in

commuting death sentences has come cultural hurdles. Examine.
under public debate as denial of justice. 11. Do government’s schemes for up-lifting
Should there be a time limit specified for vulnerable and backward communities by
the President to accept/reject such protecting required social resources for
petitions ? Analyse. them, lead to their exclusion in establishing
businesses in urban economies?



12. An athete participates in Olympics for sourcing equipment from the leading
personal triumph and nation’s glory; countries. Discuss on merits of such terms
victors are showered with cash incentives and if there exists a strong case not to
by various agencles, on their return. accept such conditions in the India context.
Discuss the merit of state sponsored talent 19. India has recently signed to become
hunt and its cultivation as against the founding member of New Development
rationale of a reward mechanism as Bank (NDB) and also the Asian
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encouragement. Infrastructure Bank (AIIB). How will the
13. Should the premier institutes like IITs/ role of the two Banks be different? Discuss
IIMs be allowed to retain premier status, the strategic significance of these two
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allowed more academic independence in Banks for India.
designing course and also decide mode/ 20. WTO is an important international
criteria of selection of students. Discuss in institution where decisions taken affect
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light of the growing challenges. countries in a profound manner. What is
14. Has the Cadre based Civil Services the mandate of WTO and how binding are
Organzation been the cause of slow change their decisions? Critically analyse India’s
in India? Critically examine. stand on the latest round of talks on Food
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Government, viz the Adhaar Card and
NPR, one as voluntary and the other as
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compulsory, have led to debates at 1. Normally countries shift from agriculture
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merits, discuss whether or not both India shifted directly from agriculture to
schemes need run concurrently. Analyse services. What are the reasons for the huge
the potential of the schemes to achieve growth of services vis-à-vis industry in the
developmental benefits and equitable
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country? Can India become a developed

growth. country without a strong industrial base ?
16. With respect to the South China sea, 2. “While we flaunt India’s demographic
maritime territorial disputes and rising dividend, we ignore the dropping rates of
tension affirm the need for safeguarding employability.” What are we missing
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maritime security to ensure freedom of while doing so? Where will the jobs that
navigation and over flight throughout the India desperately needs come from?
region. In this context, discuss the bilateral Explain.
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issues between India and China.

3. There is also a point of view that
17. The aim of Information Technology Agricultural Produce Market Committees
Agreements (ITAs) is to all taxes and tariffs (APMCs) set up under the State Acts have
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on information technology products by not only impede the development of

signatories to zero. What impact would agriculture but also have been the cause of
such agreements have on India’s interests? food inflation in India. Critically examine.
18. Some of the International funding agencies 4. “In the villages itself no form of credit
have special terms for economic organization will be suitable except the
participation stipulating a substantial cooperative society.” —All India Rural
component of the aid to be used for Credit Survey.


Discuss this statement in the background of universities are becoming consumer

agricultural finance in India. What constraints oriented. Critically comment.
and challenges do financial institutions 11. Can overuse and free availability of
supplying agricultural finance face? How can antibiotics without Doctor’s prescription,
technology be used to better reach and serve be contributors to the emergence of drug-
rural clients? resistant diseases in India?
5. The Right to Fair Compensation and 12. In a globalized world, Intellectual Property
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Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rights assume significance and are a
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 source of litigation. Broadly distinguish
has come into effect from 1st January, 2014. between the terms-Copyrights, Patents
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What are the key issues which would get and Trade Secrets.
addressed with the Act in Place? What 13. Should the pursuit of carbon credits and
implications would it have on clean development mechanisms set up
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industrialization and agriculture in India? under UNFCCC be maintained even
6. Capitalism has guided the world economy though there has been a massive slide in
to unprecedented prosperity. However, it the value of a carbon credit? Discuss with
often encourages short-sightedness and respect to India’s energy needs for
contributes to wide disparities between the
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rich and the poor. In this light, would it be 14. Drought has been recognized as a disaster
correct to believe and adopt capitalism for in view of its spatial expanse, temporal
bringing inclusive growth in India? duration, slow onset and lasting effects on
Discuss. vulnerable sections. With a focus on the
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7. Explain how Private Public Partnership September 2010 guidelines from the
arrangements, m long gestation National Disaster Management Authority
infrastructure projects, can transfer (NDMA), discuss the mechanisms for
unsustainable liabilities to the future. What preparedness to deal with likely El Nino
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arrangements need to be put in place to and La Nina fallouts in India.

ensure that successive generations’ 15. Environmental Impact Assessment studies
capacities are not compromised? are increasingly undertaken before a
8. National Urban Transport Policy project is cleared by the Government.
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emphasizes on ‘moving people’ instead of Discuss the environmental impacts of coal-

‘moving vehicles’. Discuss critically the fired thermal plants located at coal
success of the various strategies of the pitheads.
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Government in this regard. 16. “The diverse nature of India as a multi-

9. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the religious and multi-ethnic society is not
defence sector is now set to be liberalized. immune to the impact of radicalism which
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What influence this is expected to have on is seen in her neighbourhood.” Discuss

Indian defence and economy in the short along with strategies to be adopted to
and long run? counter this environment.
10. Scientific research in Indian universities is 17. International civil aviation laws provide all
declining, because a career in science is not countries complete and exclusive
as attractive as are business professions, sovereignty over the airspace above their
engineering or administration, and the territory. What do you understand by


‘airspace’? What are the implications of do you understand by this statement?

these laws on the space above this Explain your stand with illustrations from
airspace? Discuss the challenges which this the modern context.
poses and suggest ways to contain the (b) “Human beings should always be
threat. treated as ‘ends’ in themselves and never
18. How does illegal transborder migration as merely ‘means’.” Explain the meaning
pose a threat to India’s security? Discuss and significance of this statement, giving
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the strategies to curb this, bringing out the its implications in the modern techno-
factors which give impetus to such economic society.
migration. 4. (a) Which eminent personality has inspired
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19. In 2012, the longitudinal marking for high- you the most in the context of ethical
risk areas for piracy was moved from 65 conduct in life? Give the gist of his/her
degrees east to 78 degrees east in the teachings. Giving specific examples,
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Arabian Sea by the International Maritime describe how you have been able to apply
Organization. What impact does this have these teachings for your own ethical
on India’s maritime security concerns? development.
20. China and Pakistan have entered into an (b) There is a heavy ethical responsibility
agreement for development of an e on the public servants because they occupy
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economic corridor. What threat does this positions of power, handle huge amounts
pose for India’s security? Critically of public funds, and their decisions have
examine. wide-ranging impact on society and
environment. What steps have you taken
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1. (a) All human beings aspire for happiness.
Do you agree? What does happiness mean 5. (a) the current society is plagued with
widespread trust-deficit. What are the
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to you? Explain with examples.

consequences of this situation for personal
(b) What does ethics seek to promote in
well-being and for societal well-being?
human life? Why is it all the more
What can you do at the personal level to
important in public administration?
make yourself trustworthy?
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(b) It is often said that poverty leads to
‘patriotism’ demands readiness to even lay
corruption. However, there is no dearth of
down one’s life in protecting the nation.
instances where affluent and powerful
According to you, what does patriotism
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people indulge in corruption in a big way.

imply in everyday civil life? Explain with
What are the basic causes of corruption
illustrations and justify your answer.
among people? Support your answer with
(b) What do you understand by ‘probity’ in
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examples.
public life? What are the difficulties in
6. What factors affect the formation of a
practicing it in the present times? How can
person’s attitude towards social problems?
these difficulties be overcome?
In our society contrasting attitudes are
3. (a) “Integrity without knowledge is weak prevalent about many social problems.
and useless, but knowledge without What contrasting attitudes do you notice
integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” What about the caste system in our society? How


do you explain the existence of these (ii) When so many people are adopting
contrasting attitudes? wrong means and are grossly
7. What does ‘accountability’ mean in the harming the system, what difference
context of public service? What measures would it make if only a small minority
can be adopted to ensure individual and tries to be ethical? They are going to
collective accountability of public be rather ineffective and are bound to
servants? get frustrated.
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(iii) If we become fussy about ethical
8. We are witnessing increasing instances of
considerations, will it not hamper the
sexual violence against women in the economic progress of our country?
country. Despite existing legal provisions After all, in the present age of high
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against it, the number of such incidences competition, we cannot afford to be
is on the rise. Suggest some innovative left behind in the race of
measures to tackle this menace. development?
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9. Now-a-days, there is an increasing thrust (iv) It is understandable that we should
on economic development all around the not get involved in grossly unethical
globe. At the same time, there is also an practices, but giving and accepting
increasing concern about environmental small gratifications and doing small
degradation caused by development. e favours increases everybody’s
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Many a time, we face a direct conflict motivation. It also makes the system
between developmental activity and more efficient. What is wrong in
environmental quality. It is neither feasible adopting such practices?
to stop or curtail the development process, Critically analyze the above viewpoints. On the
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nor it is advisable to keep degrading the basis of this analysis, what will be your advice
environment, as it threatens our very to your friend?
survival. 11. You are a no-nonsense, honest officer. You
Discuss some feasible strategies which could be have been transferred to a remote district
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adopted to eliminate this conflict and which to head a department that is notorious for
could load to sustainable development. its inefficiency and callousness. You find
10. Suppose one of your close friends, who is that the main cause of the poor state of
also aspiring for civil services, comes to affairs is the indiscipline of a section of
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you for discussing some of the issues employees. They do not work themselves
related to ethical conduct in public service. and also disrupt the working of others.
He raises the following points: You first warned the troublemakers to
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environmental is quite prevalent, action. When the warning had little effect,
individual attempts to stick to ethical you issued a show cause notice to the
principles may cause a lot of problems ringleaders. As a retaliatory measure, these
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in one’s career. It may also cause troublemakers instigated a woman

hardship to the family members as employee amongst them to file a complaint
well as risk to one’s life. Why should of sexual harassment against you with the
we not be pragmatic and follow the Women’s Commission. The Commission
path of least resistance, and be happy promptly seeks your explanation. The
with doing whatever good we can? matter is also publicized in the media to



embarrass you further. Some of the options him. For example, funds under various
to handle this situation could be as follows: schemes and grants were being
(i) Give your explanation to the misappropriated. The official facilities
Commission and go soft on the were frequently being used for personal
disciplinary action. needs by the officers and staff. After some
(ii) Ignore the Commission and proceed time, he noticed that the process of
firmly with the disciplinary action. recruiting the staff was also not up to the
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from them and act accordingly. required to write an examination in which
Suggest any other possible option(s). Evaluate all a lot of cheating was going on. Some
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of them and suggest the best course of action, candidates were provided external help in
giving your reasons for it. the examination. Rameshwar brought
12. Suppose you are the CEO of a company these incidents to the notice of his seniors.
that manufactures specialized electronic However, he was advised to keep his eyes,
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equipment used by a government ears and mouth higher-ups. Rameshwar
department. You have submitted your bid felt highly disillusioned and
for the supply of this equipment to the uncomfortable. He comes to you seeking
department. Both the quality and cost of
your offer are better than those of the e your advice.
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Indicate various options that you think are
competitors. Yet the concerned officer is
available in this situation. How would you
demanding a hefty bribe for approving the
help him to evaluate these options and
tender. Getting the order is important both
for you and for your company. Not getting choose the most appropriate path to be
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the order would mean closing a adopted?

production line. It may also affect your 14. In our country, the migration of rural
own career. However, as a value-conscious people to towns and cities is increasing
person, you do not want to give bribe. drastically. This is causing serious
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Valid arguments can be advanced both for problems both in the rural as well as in the
giving the bribe and getting the order, and urban areas. In fact, things are becoming
for refusing to pay the bribe and risking the really unmanageable. Can you analyze this
loss of the order. What those arguments problem in detail and indicate not only the
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could be? Could there be any better way to socio-economic but also the emotional and
get out of this dilemma? If so, outline the attitudinal factors responsible for this
main elements of this third way, pointing problem? Also, distinctly bring out why-
out its merits.
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(a) educated rural youth are trying to shift

13. Rameshwar successfully cleared the to urban areas;
prestigious civil services examination and (b) landless poor people are migrating to
was excited about the opportunity that he urban slums;
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would get through the civil services to

(c) even some farmers are selling off their
serve the country. However, soon after
land and trying to settle in urban areas
joining the services, he realized that things
taking up petty jobs.
are not as rosy as he had imagined.
He found a number of malpractices What feasible steps can you suggest which
prevailing in the department assigned to will be effective in controlling this serious
problem of our country?

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General Studies (Paper - 1)
Instructions: Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each. Contents of the answers
are more important than their length. All questions carry equal marks.
Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5 x 20 = 200 Marks )
Q1. The ancient civilization in Indian sub continent differed from those of Egypt , Mesopotamia and Greece
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in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without breakdown to the present day. Comment (12.5M)
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Q2. Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life of the times but also a fine
aesthetic sense comparable to modern painting. Critically evaluate this comment. (12.5M)
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Q3. How difficult would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi?
Discuss.
Q4. Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B R Ambedkar, despite having divergent approaches and strategies, had a
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common goal of amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate. (12.5M)
Q5. It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the
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Constitution for Independent India in just three years, but its experience gained with the Government of India
Act, 1935 .Discuss.(12.5M)
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Q6. Why did the industrial revolution first occur in England? Discuss the quality of life of the people there
during the industrialization. How does it compare with that in India at present times?
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Q7. To what extend can Germany be held responsible for causing the two World Wars? Discuss critically.
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Q8. Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their relative significance in building a
national identity.
Q9. Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR poverty is the mains cause of
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population increase in India.

Q10. How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to
women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?
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Q11. Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades.
Q12. Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalization on women in India?
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Q13. Debate the issue whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards
annihilation of caste.
Q14. Explain the factors responsible for the origin of ocean currents. How do they influence regional climates,
fishing and navigation?
Q15. Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are the three Mega cities of the country but the air pollution is much more
serious probelm in Delhi as compared to the other two. Why is this so?
Q16. India is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why it still suffers from water
scarcity.
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Q17. The states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are reaching the limits of
econological carrying capacity due to tourism. Critically evaluate.
Q18. How far do you agree that the behaviour of the Indian monsoon has been changing due to humanizing
landscape? Discuss.
Q19. Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart vilages. Discuss this statement in the backdrop of rural
urban integration.
Q20. What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environemental
consequences?
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General Studies (Paper - 2) "Governance, Constitution, Polity,

Social Justice and International relations"
Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5×20 = 200 Marks )
Q1. Discuss the possible factors that inhibit India from enacting for its citizen a uniform civil code as provided
for in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
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Q2. The concept of cooperative federalism has been increasingly emphasised in recent years. Highlight the
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drawbacks in the existing structure and extent to which cooperative federalism would answer the
shortcomings.
Q3. In the absence of well – educated and organised local level government system, Panchayats and Samitis
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have remained mainly political institutions and not effective instrument of governance. Critically Discuss.
Q4. Khap panchayats have been in the news for functioning as extra – constitutional authorities, often
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delivering pronouncements amounting to human right violations. Discuss critically the actions taken by the
legislative, executive and judiciary to set the things right in this regard.
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Q5. Resorting to ordinances has always raised concern on violation of the spirit of separation of power
doctrine. While noting the rationales justifying the power to promulgate, analyse whether the decision of the
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Supreme Court on the issue have further facilitated to resorting to this power. Should the power to promulgate
the ordinances be repealed?
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Q6. What are the major changes brought in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 through the recent
ordinance promulgated by the President? How far will it improve India’s dispute resolution mechanism?
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Discuss.
Q7. Does the right to clean environment entail legal regulation on burning crackers during Diwali? Discus in
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the light of Article 21 of Indian Constitution and judgements of the apex in this regard.
Q8. Examine critically the recent changes in the rule governing foreign funding of NGOs under the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 1976.
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Q9. The Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Program (SBLP), which is India’s own innovation , has proved
to be one of the most effective poverty alleviation and women empowerment programme. Elucidate.
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Q10. How can be the role of NGOs be strengthened in India for development works relating to protection of
the Environment? Discuss throwing light on the major constraints.
Q11. The quality of higher education in India requires major improvement to make it internationally
competitive. Do you think that the entry of foreign educational institutions would help improve the quality of
technical and higher education in the country. Discuss.
Q12. Public health system has limitation in providing universal health coverage. Do you think that private
sector can help in bridging the gap? What other viable alternatives do you suggest?


Q13. Though there have been several different estimates of poverty in India, all indicate reduction in poverty
over time. Do you agree. Critically examine with reference to urban and rural poverty indicators.
Q14. In the light of Satyam Scandal (2009), discuss the changes brought in the corporate governance to ensure
transparency and accountability.
Q15. If amendment bill to the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2011 tabled in the Parliament is passed, there
maybe no on left to protect. Critically Evaluate.
Q16. For achieving the desired objectives,it is necessary to ensure that the regulatory institution remain
independent and autonomous. Discuss in the light of experiences in recent past.
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Q17. Increasing interest of India in Africa has its pro and cons. Critically Examine.
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Q18. Discuss the impediments India is facing in its pursuit of a permanent seat in UNSC.
Q19. Project ‘Mausam’ is considered a unique foreign policy initiative of Indian government to improve
relationship wit its neighbours. Does the project have a strategic dimension? Discuss
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Q20. Terrorist activities and mutual distrust have clouded India – Pakistan relations. To what etent the use of
soft power like sports and cultural exchange could help generate goodwill between the two countries. Discuss
with suitable examples.
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General Studies (Paper - 3) "Technology, Economic Development,

Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management"
Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5×20 = 200 Marks )
Q1. The nature of economic growth in India in recent times is often described as a jobless growth. Do you
agree with this view? Give arguments in favour of your answer.
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Q2. Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non- farm employment and income in rural areas.
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Discuss suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India.
Q3. In the view of the declining average size of land holdings in India which has made agriculture non – viable
for a majority of farmers should contract farming and land leasing be promoted in agriculture? critically
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evaluate the pros and cons.
Q4. How can the Digital India program help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What step has
the government taken in this regard?
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Q5. In what way could replacement of price subsidy with direct benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario
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of subsidies in India? Discuss.
Q6. What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing
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industry in India? Can e-commerce help in overcoming this bottleneck?

Q7. Craze for gold in Indian has led to surge in import of gold in recent years and put pressure on balance of
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payments and external value of rupee. In view of this, examine the merits of Gold Monetization scheme.
Q8. “Success of make in India program depends on the success of Skill India programme and radical labour
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reforms.” Discuss with logical arguments.

Q9. To what factors can be the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed?
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What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?
Q10. There is a clear acknowledgement that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are a tool of industrial
development, manufacturing and exports. Recognising this potential, the whole instrumentality of SEZs
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require augmentation. Discuss the issue plaguing the success of SEZs with respect to taxation, governing laws
and administration.
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Q11. What do you understand by “Standard Positioning System” and “Precision positioning system” in the
GPS era? Discuss the advantage India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven
satellites.
Q12. What are the areas of prohibitive labour that can be sustainably managed by robots? Discuss the
initiatives that can propel the research in premier research institutes for substantive and gainful innovation.
Q13. Discuss the advantage and security implication of cloud hosting of servers vis-a-vis in house machine
based hosting for government business.


Q14. India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) which has a database containing formatted
information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in country’s fight
against erroneous patents. Discuss the pro and cons of making the database available publicly available under
open source licensing.
Q15. Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) programmes and causes of
mixed results from the previous schemes. What quantum leaps can help preserve the river Ganga better than
incremental inputs?
Q16. The frequency of earthquakes appears to have increased in the Indian subcontinent. However, India’s
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preparedness for mitigating their impact has significant gaps. Discuss various aspects.
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Q17. Human right activists constantly highlight the fact that the Armed forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
(AFSPA) is a draconian act leading to cases of human right abuses by security forces. What sections of AFSPA
are opposed by the activists. Critically evaluate the requirement with reference to the view held by Apex Court.
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Q18. Religious indoctrination via social media has resulted in Indian youth joining the ISIS. What is ISIS and
its mission? How can ISIS be dangerous to the internal security of our country.
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Q19. The persisting drives of the government for development of large industries in backward areas have
resulted in isolating the tribal population and the farmers who face multiple displacements. With Malkangiri
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and Naxalbari foci, discuss the corrective strategies needed to win the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) doctrine
affected citizens back into mainstream of social and economic growth.
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Q20. Considering the threats cyberspace poses for the country, India needs a “Digital Armed Forces” to
prevent crimes. Critically evaluate the National Cyber Security Policy, 2013 outlining the challenges
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General Studies (Paper - 4) "Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude"

Instructions: Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Note: The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
Section A
Q1.
(a) What is meant by ‘environmental ethics’? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the
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viewpoint of environmental ethics. (150 words) (10)
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(b) Differentiate between the following (10 marks) (200 Words)
(i) Law and ethics
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(ii) Ethical management and management of ethics
(iii) Discrimination and preferential treatment
(iv) Personal Ethics and Professional Ethics
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present context.
(a) “The weak can never forgive; forgiveness is the attribute of strong.” (10) (150 words)
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(b) “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light” (10
marks) (150 words)
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(a) “A mere compliance with law is not enough, the public servant also have to have a well developed sensibility to ethical
issues for effective discharge of duties” Do you agree? Explain with the help of two examples where (i) an act is ethically
right, but not legally and (ii) an act is legally right, but not ethically. (10 Marks) (150 words)
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(a) Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of
inclusive growth of a nation. (150 words) (10 Marks)
(b) Some recent developments such as introduction of RTI Act, media and judicial activism, etc. are proving helpful in
bringing about greater transparency and accountability in the functioning of the government. However, it is also being
observed that at times the mechanisms are misused. Another negative effect is that the officers are now afraid to take prompt
decisions. Analyse the situation in detail and suggest how the dichotomy can be resolved. Suggest how these negative impacts
can be minimised. (150 words) (10 Marks)


Q5. Two different kinds of attitudes exhibited by public servants towards their work have been identified as
bureaucratic attitude and the democratic attitude. (10 Marks) (150 words)
(a) Distinguish between these two terms and write their merits and demerits.
(b) Is it possible to balance the two too create a better administration for the faster development of our country?
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cells/commissions, RTI, active media and strengthening of legal mechanism, corrupt practices are not coming under
control. (10 Marks) (150 words)
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the nations. How can ethical consideration help resolve such tensions? Discuss with specific examples. (10 Marks) (150
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One day suddenly in the morning, about 40 men belonging to political party gate crashed into the factory demanding jobs in
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the factory. They threatened the management and employees, and also used foul language. The employees feel demoralized.
It was clear that those people who gate crashed wanted to be on the payroll of the company as well as continue as the
volunteers/members of the party.
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enforcement agency. Such incident occur in public sector also. (20 Marks) (250 Words)
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(a) Assume you are the CEO of the company. What would you do to diffuse the volatile situation on the date of gate crashing
with the violent mob sitting inside the company premises?
(b) What can be the long term solution to the issue discussed in the case?
(c) Every solution/action that you suggest will have a negative and a positive impact on you as (CEO), the employees and the
performance of the employees. Analyse the consequences of each of your suggested actions.
Q10. You are the Sarpanch of a Panchayat. There is a primary school run by the government in your area. Midday meals are
provided to children attending the school. The headmaster has now appointed a new cook in the school to prepare the meals.


However, when it is found that cook is from Dalit community, almost half of the children belonging to higher castes are not
allowed to take meals by their parents. Consequently the attendance in the schools falls sharply. This could result in the
possibility of discontinuation of midday meal scheme, thereafter of teaching staff and subsequent closing down the school.
(20 Marks) (250 Words)
(a) Discuss some feasible strategies to overcome the conflict and to create right ambiance.
(b) What should be the responsibilities of different social segments and agencies to create positive social ambiance for
accepting such changes?
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company’s bestselling veterinary drugs has the potential to cure a currently incurable liver disease which is prevalent in tribal
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a huge expenditure to the extent of Rs. 50 crores. It was unlikely that company would recover the cost as the disease was
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seasons a cloudburst caused a devastating floods and landslides leading to high casualties. There was major damage to
infrastructure like roads, bridges and power generating units. This led to more than 100000 pilgrims, tourist and other locals
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Q13. You are heading a district administration in a particular department. Your senior officer calls you from the State
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Headquarters and tells you that a plot in Rampur village is to have a building constructed on it for a school. A visit is scheduled
during which he will visit the site along with the chief engineer and the senior architect. He wants you to check out all the
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papers relating to it and ensure that the visit is properly arranged. You examine the file which relates to the period before you
joined the department. The land was acquired for the local panchayat at a nominal cost and the papers showed that clearance
certificates are available for the two of the three authorities who have to certify the site’s suitability. There is no certification
by the architect available on file. You decide to visit Rampur to ensure that all is in the order as stated on file. When you visit
Rampur, you find that the plot under reference is a part of Thakurgarh fort and that the walls, ramparts, etc., are running across
it. The fort is well away from the main village, therefore a school here will be a serious inconvenience for the children.
However, the area near the village has potential to expand into a larger residential area. The development charges on the
existing plot, at the fort, will be very high and question of heritage site has not been addressed. Moreover, the Sarpanch, at


the time of acquisition of the land, was a relative of your predecessor. The whole transaction appears to have been done with
some vested interest. (25 Marks) (250 Words)
(a) List the likely vested interest of the concerned parties.
(b) Some of the options for action available to you are listed below. Discuss the merits and demerits of each of the options:
(i) You can await the visit of the superior officer and let him take a decision.
(ii) You can seek his advice in writing or on phone.
(iii) You can consult your predecessor/ colleagues, etc, and then decide what to do.
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follow their dictate. (250 words) (25 Marks)
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IAS Mains General Studies Paper - 2016

General Studies (Paper-1)
1. Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives, successfully expoundsBuddhist
ideals. Elucidate.
2. Krishnadeva Raya, the king of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was a also
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a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.
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3. Explain how the upraising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies
towards colonial India.
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4. Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.
5. Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle
for freedom.
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6. Has the formation of linguistic states strengthened the cause of Indian unity?
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7. The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western -educated Africans.
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Examine.
8. To what extent globalisation has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain.
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9. “An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from the process of deprivation.”
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Substantiate this statement with suitable examples.

10. Why are the tribals in India referred to as ‘the Scheduled Tribes’? Indicate the major provisions enshrined
in the Constitution of India for their upliftment.
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11. With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the
‘Smart City Programme.”
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12. What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on regional
basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer.
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13. Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes.
14. “The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides.”Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of
mitigation.
15. The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries.
Explain.
16. South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment.
17. Major cities of India are becoming vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss.


18. Present an account of the Indus Water Treaty and examine its ecological, economic and political
implications in the context of changing bilateral relations.
19. Enumerate the problems and prospects of inland water transport in India.
20. In what way micro-watershed development projects help in water conservation in drought-prone and
semi-arid regions of India?
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1. Discuss the essentials of the 69th Constitutional Amendment Act and anomalies, if any, that have led to
recent reported conflicts between the elected representatives and the institution of the Lieutenant Governor
in the administration of Delhi. Do you think that this will give rise to a new trend in the functioning of the
Indian federal politics?
2. To what extent is Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, bearing marginal note “temporary provision with
respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir”, temporary? Discuss the future prospects of this provision in the
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context of Indian polity.
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3. “The Indian party system is passing through a phase of transition which looks to be full of contradictions
and paradoxes.” Discuss.
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4. Exercise of CAG’s powers in relation to the accounts of the Union and the States is derived from Article 149
of the Indian Constitution. Discuss whether audit of the Government’s policy implementation could amount
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5. Discuss each adjective attached to the word ‘Republic’ in the ‘Preamble’. Are they defendable in the present
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6. What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance
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amongst the basic features of the Constitution?

7. Did the Government of India Act, 1935 lay down a federal constitution? Discuss.
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8. What is quasi judicial body? Explain with the help of concrete examples.
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9. Professor Amartya Sen has advocated important reforms in the realms of primary education and primary
health care. What are your suggestions to improve their status and performance?
10. “In the Indian governance system, the role of non-state actors has been only marginal.” Critically examine
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this statement.
11. “Effectiveness of the government system at various levels and people’s participation in the governance
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system are inter-dependent/” Discuss their relationship in the context of India.

12. In the integrity index of Transparency International, India stands very low. Discuss briefly the legal, political,
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social and cultural factors that have caused the decline of public morality in India.
13. Has the Indian governmental system responded adequately to the demands of Liberalization, Privatization
and Globalization started in 1991? What can the government do to be responsive to this important change?
14. “Traditional bureaucratic structure and culture have hampered the process of socio-economic development
in India.” Comment.
15. Examine the main provisions of the National Child Policy and throw light on the status of its implementation.


16. “Demographic Dividend in India will remain only theoretical unless our manpower becomes more educated,
aware, skilled and creative.” What measures have been taken by the government to enhance the capacity of
our population to be more productive and employable?
17. “The broader aims and objectives of WTO are to manage and promote international trade in the era of
globalization. But the Doha round of negotiations seem doomed due to differences between the developed
and the developing countries.” Discuss in the Indian perspective.
18. Evaluate the economic and strategic dimensions of India’s Look East Policy in the context of the post Cold
War international scenario.
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19. “Increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in India and growing interference in the internal affairs of member-
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states by Pakistan are not conducive for the future of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation).” Explain with suitable examples.
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20. What are the aims and objectives of the McBride Commission of the UNESCO? What is India’s position on
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1. How globalization has led to the reduction of employment in the formal sector of the Indian economy? Is
increased informalization detrimental to the development of the country?
2. Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender
budgeting in the Indian context?
3. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is necessary for bringing unbanked to the institutional finance
fold. Do you agree with this for financial inclusion of the poor section of the Indian society? Give
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arguments to justify your opinion.
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4. What are ‘Smart Cities’? Examine their relevance for urban development in India. Will it increase rural-
urban differences? Give arguments for ’Smart Villages’ in the light of PURA and RURBAN Mission.
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5. Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why there is gap between MOUs
signed and actual FDIs? Suggest remedial steps to be taken for increasing actual FDIs in India.
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6. Comment on the challenges for inclusive growth which include careless and useless manpower in the
Indian context. Suggest measures to be taken for facing hese challenges.
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7. What is water-use efficiency? Describe the role of micro-irrigation in increasing the water-use efficiency.
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8. What is allelopathy? Discuss its role in major cropping systems of irrigated agriculture.
9. Discuss the role of land reforms in agricultural development. Identify the factors that were responsible
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10. Given the vulnerability of Indian agriculture to vagaries of nature, discuss the need for crop insurance
and bring out the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
11. Give an account of the current status and the targets to be achieved pertaining to renewable energy sources
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in the country. Discuss in brief the importance of National Programme on Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).
12. Discuss India’s achievements in the field of Space Science and Technology. How the application of this
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technology has helped India in its socio-economic development?

13. Why is nanotechnology one of the key technologies of the 21st century? Describe the salient features of
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Indian Government’s Mission on Nanoscience and Technology and the scope of its application in the
development process of the country.
14. Rehabilitation of human settlements is one of the important environmental impacts which always attracts
controversy while planning major projects. Discuss the measures suggested for mitigation of this impact
while proposing major developmental projects.
15. The frequency of urban floods due to high intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing the
reasons for urban floods, highlight the mechanisms for preparedness to reduce the risk during such events.


16. With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss the measures to
be adopted to mitigate the impact of recent incidents of cloudbursts in many places of Uttarakhand.
17. The terms ‘Hot Pursuit’ and ‘Surgical Strikes’ are often used in connection with armed action against
terrorist attacks. Discuss the strategic impact of such actions.
18. ‘Terrorism is emerging as a competitive industry over the last few decades.” Analyse the above
statement.
19. Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries.
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Elucidate the challenges and strategies for effective border management.
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20. Use of internet and social media by non-state actors for subversive activities is a major security concern.
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Section A
Q.1) a) Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being. (150 words) 10
b) Why should impartiality and non-pertisanship be considered as foundational values in public services,
especially in the present day socio-political context? Illustrate your answer with examples. (150 words) 10
Q.2) a) What do you understand by the terms ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘ethical governance’? (150
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Q.3) a) Analyse John rawls’s concept of social justice in the Indian Context. (150 word) 10
b) Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the 2ndAdministrative Refroms Commission. (150
words) 10
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Q.4) a) “Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the
path of national development.” Discuss Kautilya’s views.. (150 words). 10
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b) How could social influence and persuasion contribute to the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan? (150
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Q.5) Law and ethics are considered to be the two tools for controlling human conduct so as to make it
conducive to civilized social existence.
a) Discuss how they achieve this objective.
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family and the social surroundings in which we grow up. Some of these unconsciously acquired attitudes and
values are often undesirable in the citizens of a modern democratic and egalitarian society.
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a) Discuss such undesirable values prevalent in Today’s educated Indians.

b) How can such undesirable attitudes be changed and socio-ethical values considered necessary in public
services be cultivated in the aspiring and serving civil servants? (150 words) 10
Q.7) Anger is a harmful negative emotion. It is injurious to both personal life and work life.
a) Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviors.
b) How can hit be managed and controlled? (150 Words) 10


Q.8) “Max Webar said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms
we apply to matters of personal conscience. It is important to realize that the state bureaucracy might possess
its own independent bureaucratic morality.” Critically analyse this statement. (150 words) 10
Q.9) A fresh engineering graduate gets a job in a prestigious chemical industry. She likes the work. The salary
is also good. However, after a few months she accidentally discovers that a highly toxic waste is being secretly
discharged into a river nearby. This is causing health problems to the villagers downstream who depend on
the river for their water needs. She is perturbed and mentions her concern to her colleagues who have been
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with the company for longer periods. They advise her tokeep quite as anyone who mentions the topic is
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summarily dismissed. She cannot risk losingher job as she is the sole bread-winner for her family and has to
support her ailing parents and siblings. At first, she thinks that if her seniors are keeping quiet, why should
she stick out her neck. But her conscience pricks her to do something to save the river and the people who
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depend upon it. At heart she feels that the advice of silence given by her frinds is not correct though she
cannot give reasons for it. She thinks you are a wise person and seeks your advice.
a) What arguments can you advance to show her that keeping quiet is not morally right?
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Q.10) Land needed for mining, dams and other large-scale projects is acquired mostly from Adivasis, hill
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dwellers and rural communities. The displaced persons are paid monetary compensation as per the legal
provisions. However, the payment is often tardy. In any case, hit cannot sustain the displaced families for
long. These people do not possess marketable skills to engage in some other accusation. They end up as low
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paid migrant laborers. Moreover, their development go to industries, industrialists and urban communities
whereas the costs are passed on to these poor helpless people. This unjust distribution of costs and benefits is
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unethical.
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such displaced persons, how would you approach the problem and what would be the main elements of your
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Q.11) Suppose you are an officer in-charge of implementing a social service scheme to provide support to old
and destitute women. An old and illiterate woman comes to you to avail the benefits of the scheme. However,
she has no documents to show that she fulfils the eligibility criteria. But after meeting her and listening to her
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you feel that she certainly needs support. Your enquiries also show that she is really destitute and living in a
pitiable condition. You are in a dilemma as to what to do. Putting her under the scheme without necessary
documents would clearly be violation of rules. But denying her the support would be cruel and inhuman.
a) Can you think of a rational way to resolve this dilemma?
b) Give your reasons for it. (250 words) 20
Q.12) You are a young, aspiring and sincere employee in a Government office working as an assistant to the
director of your department. Since you have joined recently, you need to lean and progress. Luckily your
superior is very kind and ready to train you for your job. He is a very intelligent and well-informed person


having knowledge of various departments. In short, you respect your boss and are looking forward to lean a
lot from him.
Since you have good tuning with the boss, he started depending on you. One day due to ill health he invited
you at his place for finishing some urgent work.
You reached his house and before you could ring the bell you heard shouting noises. You waited for a while.
After entering the house the boss greeted you and explained the work. But you were constantly disturbed by
the crying of a woman. At last, you inquired with the boss but his answer did not satisfy you.
Next day, you were compelled to inquire further in the office and found out that his behavior is very bad at
home with his wife. He also beats up bit wife. His wife is not well educated and is a simple woman in
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comparison to her husband. you see that though your boss is a nice person in the office, he is engaged in
domestic violence at home.
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In such a situation, you are left with the following options. Analyse each option with its consequences.
a) just ignore thinking about it because it is their personal matter.
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c) Your own innovative approach towards the situation. (250 words) 20
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Q.13) ABC Ltd. Is a large transnational company having diversified business activities with a huge
shareholder base. The company is continuously expanding the generating employment. The company, in its
expansion and diversification programme, decides to establish a new plant at Vikaspuri, an area which is
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underdeveloped. The new plant is designed to use energy efficient technology that will help the company to
save production cost by 20%. The company’s decision goes well with the Government policy of attracting
investment to develop such underdeveloped regions. The government has also announced tax holiday for five
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years for the companies that invest in underdeveloped areas. However, the new plant may bring chaos for the
inhabitants of Vikaspuri region, which is otherwise tranquil. The new plant may result in increased cost of
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living, aliens migrating to the region, disturbing the social and economic order. The company sensing the
possible protest tried to educate the people of Vikaspuri region and public in general that how its Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) policy would help overcome the likely difficulties of the residents of Vikaspuri
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region. In spite of this the protests begin and some of the residents decided to approach the judiciary as their
plea before the Government did not yield any result.
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Q.14) Saraswati was a successful IT professional in USA. Moved by the patriotic sense of doing something
for the country she returned to India. Together with some other like-minded friends, she formed an NGO to
build a school for a poor rural community.
The objective of the school was to provide the best quality modern education at a nominal cost. She soon
discovered that she has to seek permission from a number of Government agencies. The rules and procedures
were quite confusing and cumbersome. What frustrated her most was delays, callous attitude of officials and
constant demand for bribes. Her experience and the experience of many others like her has deterred people
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1. Answer any one of the following (about

were its basic weaknesses during this (viii) Banabhatta

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has it been interpreted by the judiciary e

8. Answer any two of the following (About (b) E-commerce

What safeguards are there against possible

of these is more important ? to each question should be in about 150

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(a) What is the incidence of poverty in India? of development.

(Answer to each question should be in Protocol. Why is U.S.A. not signing it ?

consumerism and over-production of (c) Outline the salient features of India’s

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(Answer to each question should be in A. Food 200 300

14. Answer the following : 4+2+2=8

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made for a monthly salary of Rs. 6,300. By

a company for the first three years was

ESSAY (x) Nivedita

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4. Answer any two of the following (about 150 words each): 2 × 15 = 30

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(b) Outline the main objectives and

(a) What is peak rate of Custom duty ? What

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(j) The Union Budget 2002-03 (b) What is meant by AU ?

Comment. (a) What is a digital camera’?

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Represent the above information by 15. Answer the following : 2×4=8

6-8 7 19 from both the companies are the same.

distribution of 100 families according to

1. Modern Technological Education and

missing frequencies : problem.

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2003 (a) Describe the major characteristics of the