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GENERAL STUDIES (M): 2012
Paper I CSE (M): 2012 5 October 2012




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1- !nser any five of the folloing in about "#$ ords
each: "#%#&'"#
(a) 'hat do (ou understand )( the term *+nno,ation-.
"is/uss the need 0or laun/hing a national inno,ation
1oli/( in +ndia#
(b) 2ee1ing in ,iew the in0ormal se/tor3s share in the
total work0or/e o0 the /ountr(, /riti/all( examine the
rele,ant in in/lusi,e measures initiated )( the
4o,ernment o0 +ndia and their e00e/ti,eness#
(c) 5xamine the /auses and the extent o0 6deserti0i/ation3
in +ndia and suggest remedial measures#
(0) +n the /ontext o0 the growing demands 0or the )an o0
5ndosul0an in the /ountr(, /riti/all( examine the issues
in,ol,ed# 'hat, in (our ,iew, should )e done in the
matter.
(e) *The +ndian inde1enden/e mo,ement was a mass-
)ased mo,ement that en/om1assed ,arious se/tions o0
so/iet(# +t also underwent the 1ro/ess o0 /onstant
ideologi/al e,olution#- riti/all( examine#
($) The issue o0 tourism in /ore areas o0 tiger reser,e
0orests in the /ountr( is a su)$e/t matter o0 de)ate#
riti/all( examine ,arious as1e/ts o0 this issue, kee1ing
in ,iew rele,ant re/ent $udi/ial 1ronoun/ements#

2- !nser any seven of the folloing in about '#$ ords
each. 15B@C105
(a) There is an urgent need 0or the 7lanning ommission
to re,ise the /ha1ter on health in the 18
th
7lan
do/ument#- omment#
(b) The Union a)inet re/entl( /leared the 1ro1osal to
rename and amend the hild 9a)our :7rohi)ition and
;egulation< A/t, 1&=># 'hat are the salient 0eature s o0
the 1ro1osed amendments.
(c) *"omesti/ resour/e mo)ili?ation, though /entral to
the 1ro/ess o0 +ndian e/onomi/ growth, is /hara/teri?ed
)( se,eral /onstraints#- 5x1lain#
(0) The 60lute-1la(ing 2rishna3 theme is ,er( 1o1ular in
+ndian art# "is/uss#
(e) 'hat are the salient 0eatures o0 the onsumer
7rote/tion :Amendment< Bill, 8011 introdu/ed in the 9ok
@a)ha in "e/em)er 8011.
($) 'hat do (ou understand )( the term *Multi-"rug
;esistant Tu)er/ulosis- :M";-TB<. 'hat measures

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would (ou ad,o/ate 0or its /ontainment and what are
the im1li/ations o0 its s1read in the /ommunit(.
(!) 4i,en the a//elerated 1a/e o0 de,elo1ment and
demand 0or energ(, would (ou /onsider renewa)le
energ( as a ,ia)le o1tion 0or +ndia3s Future.
(() Man( 0ood items /ontain *trans 0ats-# 'hat do (ou
understand )( this term. 'hi/h +ndian 0ood items
/ontain trans 0ats. 'hat are the im1li/ations o0 trans
0ats on human health.

3- !nser the folloing in about #$ ords each. #%''&##
(a) 'hat is the 67ari,arik Mahila 9ok Adalat3.
(b) 9ist the main o)$e/ti,es o0 the %ational
Manu0a/turing 7oli/( :%M7<, 8011#
(c) omment on the signi0i/an/e o0 ;asarna,a in stud(ing
the histor( o0 +ndian hemistr(#
(0) 'hat are the ;ights within the am)it o0 Arti/le 81 o0
the +ndian onstitution.
(e) omment on the signi0i/an/e o0 the 7ream)le
/ontained in the ;ight to +n0ormation A/t#
($) To im1lement one ke( re/ommendations o0 the
Mohini 4iri ommittee, the 4o,ernment has re/entl(
announ/ed the /onstitution o0 a %ational oun/il#
Highlight the /om1osition and the mandate o0 this
%ational oun/il#
(!) omment on the re/ent laun/hing o0 the %ational
Mission on 9i)raries :%M9<#
(() 'hat are the grou1s into whi/h musi/al instruments
in +ndia ha,e traditionall( )een /lassi0ied.
(') omment on the signi0i/an/e o0 0ire in Aoroastrianism#
(;) 'h( is 9aurie Baker /alled 6the /ons/ien/e kee1er o0
+ndian ar/hite/ture.
(&) 'h( are stationed in a small distri/t town in the
1lains o0 %orthern +ndian# The summer has )een se,ere#
@uddenl(, a /olleague, who had )een out sin/e morning,
returns to the o00i/e /om1laining o0 heada/he,
restlessness and /on0usion# @hortl(, he )e/omes
un/ons/ious# His )od( tem1erature is B0
0
# 'hat 0irst
aid ste1s would (ou take to re,i,e him.





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D- (omment on each of the folloing in about "$ ords
each: "%#&'$
(a) The signi0i/an/e o0 7atharughat in the +ndian 0reedom
struggle#
(b) Bagurum)a 0olk dan/e
(c) "etermining the 6,alue3 assigned to the ,ote o0 a
Mem)er o0 a @tate 9egislati,e Assem)l( and o0 a
Mem)er o0 7arliament in the +ndian 7residential
ele/tions#
(0) @igni0i/an/e o0 the @7!T-> ro/ked laun/h 0or +@;!#
(e) +ssues highlighted through the work o0 7alagummi
@ainath#










5# Why have the folloing been in the nes recently)
*!nser to be in one sentence only+ '%#&#
(a) 7# C# @indhu
(b) Adit(a 2umar Mandi
(c) (rus Mistr(
(0) Ashoke @en
(e) Mario de Miranda