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General
Studies - 2003 (Main) (Paper - I) |
Time Allowed : Three
Hours Maximum Marks :
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.
Candidate should attempt All questions strictly in accordance with
instructions given
under each question.
Q1. Answer any one of
the following: (about 250 words) 30
a) "The reforms of 1909 introduced a cardinal problem and
ground of controversy
at every revision of the Indian electoral system." Comment.
b) Discuss the problem that impeded the integration of the
princely states into the
Indian Union. How were these problems tackled?
Q2. Answer any two of the following: (about 150 words) 2 X15=30
a) 'The mainstay of Mahatma Gandhi's movements was the rural
India.' Elucidate.
b) Discuss the character of major tribal uprisings in British
India in the nineteenth
Century.
c) Bring out the ideological basis of the Moderate-Extermist
divide in the Indian
National Congress.
Q3. Answer the following: (about 20 words ) 15X2=30
i) Arthasastra
ii) Saranath Pillar
iii) The Jatiya Sarkar of Tamluk
iv) Punnapra-Vayalar
v) Sajjad Zahir
vi) Al-Hilal
vii) Har Dayal
viii) Khudai Khidmatgar
ix) Mahayana Cult
x) W.W. Hunter
xi) Indu Lal Yajnik
xii) Achhut Patwardhan
xiii) Sir William Jones
xiv) James Wilson
xv) Ghulam-giri.
Q4. Answer any two of the following: (about 125 words) 2X10=20
a) Describe the major characteristics of the rivers of Peninsular
India.
b) Account for the very high concentration of salt extraction
industries in the
Saurashtra and South Tamilnadu Coast.
c) State the four distinctive stages of Indian Demographic
history.
Q5.write short notes on the following (about 20 words) 5X2=10
i) Define Terai Region.
ii) Mention the areas of Shola forests in India.
iii) Who are the Todas and where do they live?
iv) Name any four principal languages of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.
v) What is MRTS? Where it is in operation?
Q6. Answer any one of the following: (about 250 words) 30
a) Discuss the question of death sentence and Presidential
clemency.
b) Explain the discretionary powers of the Governor of a State.
Q7. Answer any two of the following: (about 150 words) 2 X15=30
a) Highlight the significance of Forty Fourth Amendment to the
Constitution of
India
b) Identify the major Fundamental Duties
c) Explain the relevance of Rajya Sabha as a second chamber in
the federal set up
of Indian Parliamentary System.
Q9. Answer the following: (about 20 words) 2 X5=10
a) What is a point of order? When can it be raised?
b) What is a Privilege Motion?
c) State the difference between Council of Ministers and the
Cabinet.
d) How is the Vice President of India elected?
e) What is meant by 'sine-die' adjournment?
Q10. Answer any one of the following: (about 250 words) 30
a) Discuss the steps taken by Government to check child labour
and promote child
welfare.
b) Suggest measures for the eradication of wide spread corruption
in Public Life in
India.
Q11. Answer any two of the following: (about 125 words) 2 X10=20
a) The issue of gender equality in India.
b) Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage.
c) Identify the types of disabilities.
Q12. Answer any two of the following: (about 125 words) 2 X10=20
a) What are the distinctive features of the Lokpal Bill
introduced in the Parliament
this year?
b) What is the Prime Minister's Five-Point agenda fir India's
development as a
Knowledge Society?
c) What are the preconditions for the growth of Civil Society? Is
Indian democracy
conducive to it?
Q13. Write about the following ( about 20 words )
5X2=10
a) Anthrax
b) Radiation and its effects
c) The Statue of Liberty
d) George Walker Bush
e) Genome.
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