Weekly Mains Exam 2014 Answer Writing Challenges- General Studies - I "MODULE- II"

Weekly Mains Exam 2014 Answer Writing Challenges- General Studies - I

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Module - II:

General Studies- I : Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society

  • Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

  • Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.

  • Effects of globalization on Indian society.

  • Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

  • Salient features of world’s physical geography.

  • Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

  • Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location - changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

Questions :

1Q. What is the strategic importance of Indian Ocean for India? (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

2Q. Assess the contributions made by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in agricultural development. (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

3Q. The significance of counter-urbanisation in the improvement of metropolitan cities in India. (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

4Q. “Political boundaries and regional boundaries need to be co-terminus.” Do you agree ? (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

5Q.’ India is many things to many people and each individual comes away with a unique experience’. Comment. (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

6Q. “The worth of a civilization can be judged by the place given to women in the society.” Comment in context of India . (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

7Q. “Communalism may be perceived as a total commitment to a set of beliefs and it, s far from rationality.” Comment.(200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

8Q. ‘Secularism is a divisive, politically charged topic in India’. Comment (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

9Q. ‘Regionalists aim at increasing their region's influence and political power, either through movements for limited form of autonomy or through stronger measures for a greater degree of autonomy’ . Comment. (200 words) 10 marks "Write Your Answer in below form"

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