(GEOGRAPHY)

• Time allowed: 3 Hours
• Maximum marks: 300

1. Answer any two of the following in about 150 words 2X10=20
a) Discuss the social forestry programme in India.
b) Highlight the features of the National Water Grid.
c) ‘India has more enemies within than outside’. Comment.

2. Answer any one of the following in about 200 words each. 1X15=15
a) Multi-purpose hydel projects are no longer ‘Temples of Modern India’. Comment.
b) Is the demand for new states in India justified. Give your opinion.

3. Answer the following in about 100 words each. 5X5=25
a) Genetically Modified Crops
b) CADP
c) JNNURM
d) Disaster Management
e) Dry farming

4. Answer the following in about 80 words each. 3X10=30
a) Laterites
b) ENSO
c) National Waterway 3
d) Cartosat
e) Himadri
f) Kaladan Project
g) SEZs
h) Rohtang Tunnel Project
i) Carbon Credits
j) Global Seed Vault

5. Answer the following in about 80 words each. 2X5=10
a) Sholas
b) Jarawas
c) Bhabbar
d) ITCZ
e) H-B-J Pipeline

6) Write an essay on any one of the following in about 800 words. 200
a) India’s human resource can be a boon if developed.
b) Planning from the Bottom will lead to the Top.
c) The solution for Global Warning is far from achieved.

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