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GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER-I)

I Time Allowed : Three Hours I I Maximum Marks : 250 I

QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

(Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)

There are TWENTY-FIVE questions printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.

All questions are compulsory.

The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the authorized one.

Word limit in questions, if specified, should be adhered to.

Any page or portion of the page lE.ft blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be

clearly struck off.

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Answer questions in NOT MORE than the word limit specified for each in the

parenthesis. Content of the answer is more important than its length.

1. ~ ~ <fi {("l~R!Cfl ~ cfiT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wm ~ 3B W!<l cfiT fll!liNlCfl q

31Tf~ ~ CfiT ~ >r~ frffi -ij croR "Cfl\(fl ~I Wquft ~I ( 200 ~)

Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of

South India, the Sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of

its time with remarkable vividness. Comment. (200 words) 10

2 . (a} ~ ~ ~1<.11~&1 -q ~ '~' ~ cfiT ~~I (100 ~)

Discuss the 'Tandava' dance as recorded in early Indian inscriptions.

(100 words) 5

(b) ~ cli*Whi.11 ~ ~ -ij ~ <41~Cfli.11 CflT s<q f'2lR ~I ~ ~I ( 100 ~)

Chola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple

architecture. Discuss. (100 words) 5

3. ~. fWT (f~ wf <fi ¢ftr.it ~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~tft;ra-r "ffirp:r -q 3EJUft ~ \-tll ~

~I (200~)

Defying the barriers of age, gender and religion, the Indian women became the torch-

bearer during the struggle for freedom in India. Discuss. (200 words) 10

4. ~ N~~lllf ~ ~ -ij ~, ~ 3ilr«l<.1;fi -ij \WT fu<n I ~ ~tft;ra-r "ffirll1 -q ~ ~ CflT

- f<l~~tJUI ~I (200 ~)

Several foreigners made India their homeland and participated in various

movements. Analyze their role in the Indian struggle for freedom. (200 words) 10

5. "~ >fCfiR ~ "i.1'ft ~ ~ 311~ ~ cfiT -;ffq \@t ~1" ~~I (200 ~)

"In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India." Elaborate.

(200 words) 10

6. ~ ~ ~ <fi ~ q ~ 3ilr«"'li.1;{1 <fi ~ cfiT fl%.•ii;:Hir!1Cfl ~ ~ 3fT\ ~

~ CflT ~~I (200 ~)

Critically discuss the objectives of Bhoodan and Gramdan Movements initiated by

Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success. (200 words) 10

7. ''3flf \liCfR '3flJ fcfim;r' -;ffi ~ ~oqq 3fT\ ~ 'R ~ fl%.1)•t:HirliCfl ~ ~I (200 ~)

Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan, 'Jai Jawan

Jai Kisan'. (200 words) 10

8. ~-~ <l ~ ~ ~ -ij ~ ~ "Cfl"i.1TI1 3llillG <fi ~ cfiT ~~I (200 ~)

Discuss the contributions of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre- and post-

independent India. (200 words) 10

9. ~ qftff'~ CflT FCI~~tlo1 ~ ~ "Cfll\UT crf 1966 -q ~ ~ ~311 1 ~ cfiT FCI~mcu3il cfiT

~~I (200~)

Analyze the circumstances that led to the Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the

highlights of the Agreement. (200 words) 10

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10. ~~~COT tllOli<1'i"Cl'"llrlOJCfi -q{t~ ~ ~ "CfiRUT 'iffid CfiT iili'i.11~:tl ~ ~ "ij f.toW:rCf'i ~COT ~ "CfiGT ~I (200 ~) Critically examine the compulsions which prompted India to play a decisive role in

the emergence of Bangladesh. (200 words) 10

11. "~ "B ~ ~ \lfl11T;ft 3il·~iWICfi Sf>TRf # ~ ~ ~ ,:ft ~ ~ llf~ ~ ~ ~~ "B ~ "Rm ~ 1" fc1~~t!fUi ~I (200 ~)

"'Latecomer' Industrial Revolution in Japan involved certain factors that were markedly different from what West had experienced." Analyze. (200 words) 10

12. "~ ~m cfiT ~311 wu ~ CfiT ~ ~ -B f.rfifu "ffiZ-"ffiZ ~ # CflR W1T 'WT!" fc1~~t!fOI ~I (200 ~)

"Africa was chopped into States artificially created by accidents of European competition." Analyze. (200 words) 10

13. "3lliOO Sf>TRf, ClfiJICfiCll~ ~ ~ 11;Cfi 31lf~ ~ ~11" ~ "Cfi2R cfiT ~ ~I (200 ~)

"American Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism." Substantiate. (200 words) 10

14. ~ ~ B ~ ~ ~ fcfi;r ~ m~ COT m ~ l"!<n ~? (200 ~)

What policy instruments were deployed to contain the Great Economic Depression? (200 words) 10

15. 'iffid # <ful :ti !5£1Cfi(OI ~ ~ ftR fcn'~ tll'"li~Cfi WWD3it "CfiT ~ Wn, ~ ~ ~I (200 ~)

Discuss the various social problems which originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India. (200 words) 10

16. "~ WRRT CfiT furr-~ B "Tfi "CfiG ~ ~ ~ cfiT ~ CfiT ~ ~ .1" ~~I (200 ~)

"Male membership needs to be encouraged in order to make women's organization

free from gender bias." Comment. (200 words) 10

17. 'iffid -ij 'f-& ~ "CR ~~ ~ };f'>f!Cl COT tllOlllffi"<l'"llrlOJCfi -q{t~ ~I (200 ~)

Critically examine the effect of globalization on the aged population in India. (200 words) 10

18. Sli~~ICfictl cfiT ~ ~ ~. "9:~ ~ cfiT l1'frT COT~ "CfiRUT ~I~ ~I (200 ~)

Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in generation of demand for a separate State. Discuss. (200 words) 10

19. (a) 'l0li51iflcftl1 ~· ~ fir.&:Fct -B 3Wl <FIT~~? ~ l:la.T # ~ m~ cfiT ~ ~~ (100 ~) What do you understand by the theory of 'continental drift'? Discuss the

prominent evidences in its support. (100 words) 5

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(b) ~ ~ ~ <R 'R ~ tft -q 31f"lZ ~ cnl '~' (Phailin) ~ TJ<Tf I "ffirn: -q 3W(c:pQ¢j~ ~ <n1 ~ ;w:r R<n ~ ~? fcrnm B ~I (100 ~)

The recent cyclone on east coast of India was called 'Phailin'. How are the

tropical cyclones named across the world? Elaborate. ( 100 words) 5

20. (a) "ffim ~ ~ f.rcmr-~ -q (Wl-&,'Ml ~ ~ ~ CfiT{Ul ~I (100 ~)

Bring out the causes for the formation of heat islands in the urban habitat of

the world. (100 words) 5

(b) ~-~ -q ''ffi11llR ~· cfi't cy:;rr B 311'1 <FIT~~? 3B WR ~ ~ (f?.Tf f.lCllfB~l <n1 ~ ~ ~~ Cf1«fT ~? (100 ~)

What do you understand by the phenomenon of 'temperature inversion'

in meteorology? How does it affect weather and the habitants of the place?

(100 words) 5

21. ~ ~~ -q ~ '1f'f ~~ 20-30 fu:ft ~ 31affi"r 1:ll: 3ffi ~ ~ -qf~ cfi't 3:ffi: ~~I <FIT?

(200 ~)

Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 deg N

latitudes and on the western side of the continents. Why? (200 words) 10

22. (a) -qfwft tnz cfiT ~ -q ~ -q ~ cfi't ~3TI ~ "Sf~Cl: m-a-~ ~ CfiT{Ul ~I ( 100 ~)

Bring out the causes for more frequent occurrence of landslides in the

Himalayas than in the Western Ghats. (100 words) 5

(b) -qfwft tnz cfi't ~ ~ 1@ Gf.Thff I <FIT? ( 100 ~)

There is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghats. Why? ( 100 words) 5

23. (a) <FIT 311'1 ~ 4ffi1 B ~ ~ fen ~ ~ ~ ~ -q ~ ~ ~ ~ cfi't ~ ~ ® ~? •<Hll~'ld ~~I (100 ~)

Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in

southern States of India? Discuss with justification. ( 100 words) 5

(b) \ffi(l" -q 3ffir-Rl<h~s{l~a ~-~ ~ cfi't ~ -q "Cf>RCfi1 Cfi1 Rl~8~o1 ~I (100 ~)

Analyze the factors for the highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.

(100 words) 5

24. ~ ~tR cfi't ~ ~ Cfi1=ft ~ CfiT{Ul \ffi(l" -q ~ ~ Cfi1 ~ 31ft~ ~ WT ~I ~ ~

~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ cfi't \ffi(l" q -mrn: -q ~q(ff cfi't ~ ~~ (2oo ~)

With growing scarcity of fossil fuels, the atomic energy is gaining more and more

significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw material required for the

generation of atomic energy in India and in the world. (200 words) 10

25. ~ ~ ~ ~ fcn \ffi(l" -q ~ cfi't 25 crf cfi't 3il'"Hll"hdl-~ ~ m ~-~ 3ffi fm Cfi11:f<l"fu ~~I

o~, Chl~-.::tt -q ~ cfi't ~ ~ WR 'R ~ ~ 31Rft I ~ ~ O?.TT 3i~ ~3TI cfi't W11i.1l"'l'1kqcp ~~I (200 ~) ·";.· -~ Uf: :i~: It is said that India has substantial reserves of shale oil and gas, which can feed the

needs of the country for quarter century. However, tapping of the resource does not

appear to be high on the agenda. Discuss critically the availability and issues

involved. (200 words) 10

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