General Studies - 2004 (Main) (Paper - I And Paper - II)

Time Allowed : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 300

1. Answer anyone of the following (in about 250 words): 30
(a) Discuss the major regulations enacted by the British rulers to curb the freedom of Press in India.
(b) Form a critical assessment of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

2. Answer any two of the following (in about 150 words each) : 2 x15 = 30
(a) What led to the partition of Bengal in 1905 ?
(b) Write a note on· the Theosophical Society.
(c) Discuss the main findings of the Hartog Committee (1929).

3. Write about the following (not exceeding 20 words each) : 15 x 2 = 30
(i) Upanishads
(ii) Vajrayana
(iii) Kumarsambhav
(iv) Razmnama
(v) Mirza Haidar
(vi) Muhammad Barkatullah
(vii) Sohan Singh Bhakna
(viii) Alluri Sitaramaraju
(ix) Canjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai
(x) Jadong (xi) Jadunath Sarkar
(xii) Nazir Hasan (xiii) Subhash Gupte
(xiv) Acharya Nirmalya (xv) Jyotirao Phule

4. Answer any two of the following (in about 125 words each) : 2 x 10 = 20
(a) Examine the distribution of oil refineries in India.
(b) Why are the Aravallis called a divide between Mewar and Marwar ?
(c) What is Golden Quadrilateral? How will it help in the economic development of the country?

5. Write short notes on the following (in about 20 words each) : 5 x 2 = 10
(a) EI Nino, La Nina and monsoon rains
(b) The Sambhar lake
(c) The Sundarbans
(d) Bombay High
(e) Sabarkantha & Banaskantha

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