Time
Allowed : Three
Hours Maximum Marks
: 300 Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 2 which are Compulsory , and any
three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.
1.On the outline map of India provided, mark the
following and write in not more than ten words in your answer book, what you
consider to be the most significant aspect of each one of them : (a)
Mettur Dam (b)
Kaziranga Park (c)
Loktak Lake (d)
Puri (e)
Vindhyan Mountains (f)
Mahanadi (g)
Itanagar (h)
Haldia (i)
Sunderbans (j)
Khetri copper mines
Time
Allowed : Three
Hours Maximum Marks
: 300 Candidates should Questions 1 and 2 which are compulsory, and any three of
the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All
questions carry equal marks. Illustrate your answer with suitable sketch-maps
and diagrams. 1.On the outline map of India provided, mark the
following and write in not more than ten words in your answer-book, what you
consider to be the most significant aspect of each one of them :
(a) Hirakund Dam
Candidates should attempt Question 1 and 5
which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at
least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
1). The
National Commission for Women was set up as a national level statutory
body to
(a) review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women
(b) eradicate gender disparities
(c) abolish gender bias against women
(d) improve the status of women
(A)
2). Which of
the following characteristics distinguishes man from the other animals?
(a) Ability to stand erect
(b) Ability to adapt to the environment
(c) Ability to make tools
(d) Ability to live in a group
(C)
3). The
biological capacity to reproduce is usually called
(a) Fertility (b) Celibacy
(c) Infecundity (d) Fecundity
(d)
4). Consider
the following statements :
Political modernisation goes hand in hand with
1. illiteracy
2. political participation
3. urbanisation
4. use of mass media
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
(d)
5). Consider
the following statements :
Authority consists of
1. legitimacy
2. qualification
3. power
4. regularity
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
(d)
6). Consider
the following factors :
1. Seasonal migration
2. Weekly commutation
3. Change of residence on permanent or at least semi-permanent basis
4. Being away from the place of normal residence during the entire period
of Census count
Which of these is/ are the determining factor(s) in defining a migrant in
the Indian Census?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 4 only
(d)
7). There is
freedom of association between members of all strata including
intermarriage and equalitarian social relations in
(a) open-class (b) open-ethnic
(c) closed-caste (d) closed-estate
(a)
8).
Disparity in income levels of different economic entities are measured on
(a) Supply curve (b) Demand curve
(c) Cost curve (d) Lorez curve
Directions :
The following 14 (fourteen) items consist of two statements, one labelled
as the
Candidates should attempt
questions from Section I and EITHER from Section II (a) OR Section II (b)
according to instructions given under each Section. Answer six questions in all.
Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5
which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at
least one question from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.
INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should attempt all questions.
The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the
question.
Answers must be written in English.
Candidates should attempt questions from all the Section I, II, and III. The
number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the
question.
SECTION- I
1. Did Jawaharlal Nehru really 'speak' the 'language' of Gandhi?
Locate the points of their agreements and departures. OR
How did economic nationalism mirror the work of the early nationalist
leadership in India? (About 250 words) 35
INSTRUCTIONS Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English.
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate
issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the
purpose. No mark will be given for answers written in a medium other than
that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates should attempt ALL
questions strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each
question. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the
end of the question.