2017 STH-G-GSO arrest seat / GENERAL STUDIES wya-aa I/ Paper I Pratt aa : aa ae SIRT HF : 250 Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250 yeaa & fare faire ote Ua Wea a Tae ae ao yet Facaterieaa Wee Aa wat earT Ta Te wer ater weq fe 1g Bat edt site stitstt ait F wt z | ait wea sitter & | Wea eA / aT a fere Ferd sie sere art fee Te Bt | weal & sav sei area F here ort aey, freer see aire wasr—aa F fear war &, silt Be WIEN BT OTS IBGE TH-AE-TR (WAT) Gear & Fa-7s wm hile cart TH hea aT aaleg 1 selere aren a silittr arr arelt arere F RG TE TR OR BIE aia TS FIAT | WET AEM 1 B10 Ta BI TA 150. West H TAT MPT AGA 11 B20 We BT TAH 25O Weg’ fre 1 wedi # sfira req etter aot era F eae | WeI-Te-TR Glen F Garett BIS Te BIE TS sTEFaT TS H rT a yola: wre Ahre | Question Paper Specific Instructions Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attemptin questions : There are TWENTY 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 whic) must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the spac provided. No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than th authorized one. Answers to questions no. 1 to 10 should be in 150 words, whereas answers t questions no. 11 to 20 should be in 250 words. Keep the word limit indicated in the questions in mind. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must b clearly struck off. STH-G-GSO 1qu. Q2. Qs. Q5. Q6. Q7. ama ga fra at, fi qererefa fraprereta ser At sept sr HK ae a aH FT fai aattia wai @, fore were wat feng tT ? (150 BR) How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times ? (150 words) gem fife fe wesrenedi eared una frafSa ceria At orn a fea va vafra a | (150 364) Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity. (150 words) war mR oT fee setae raved & sit aes ona-and Gemecter arr dita fraent ud usriifas cet & wife ag & fevers at som H srerpet Mt ae & 2 (150 wee) Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century ? (150 words) rer sada 4 saa Safer seen a afatee aera aerert ef 2 (150 sea) What problems were germane to the decolonization process in the Malay Peninsula ? (150 words) Sra’ = spit fers gect it geafa wd faara a ease Hf fee ver aera SET 2? (150 Bea) How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth ? (150 words) “Stra vafawha sara & arayg, rae Gas rena & fare anf ht arated 2 1” fader sifsm | (150 Bea) “In spite of adverse environmental impact, coal mining is still inevitable for development.” Discuss. (150 words) aaa Fl Be & at er secte Aire fas aro daw we & ae at 2016 wr sentir aeres a atfie fern sear em | (150 x62) Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations. (150 words) STH-G-GSO 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10as. Qs. Quo. qu. Qi2. Qi3. Qua. fentettea (@riteha) afer aererg at fra yer versa ea 2 2 (150 mee) How does the cryosphere affect global climate ? (150 words) I ane at fafaea & del H, an ae wer aT wea @ fH Usai Al ade ee Tieples areal BT ST wae ae B 2 area ghia & fare sarewit afer rT sargU | (150 zee) In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States ? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint. (150 words) I adam & ae sagafed seonfeat (waa.) & wf Feura at qe ae & few, wea aT ht 1g ot ea fats vect em & 2 (150 sea) What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs) ? (150 words) I afeore wa de St weet a aa aft ota ana a A ada aaa a UH das attic t& @, sfig adam a ot ae up aera afte fen eA 2 | afar Ere hifse, | (250 Bee) The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate. (250 words) 1 damn fife fas stafratires anet forester art sen & gar 3 fee we otter srforaeer cat ard sat feat | (250 Bee) Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy. (250 words) I froct waned & diet are & area cada A wae ofee & aa wag Be aT Seeal H Hera wl sare Sift | (250 we) Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since the twenties of the last century. (250 words) 1 Tears carat % faftramsi & aro sarge ger ge ae-sTaA wert At faaear hifi | (250 w16q) Account for variations in oceanic salinity and discuss its multi-dimensional effects. (250 words) 1 STH-G-GSO 3p15. Y16. 217. 118. 219. 220. ‘after fteratal save wae wen de sere ast & aia safer ve Z, faaeat arte frarasiic aa F 1 sae Peal at exe Fifsre, | (250 Brea) Petroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications. (250 words) and # ardi a frag & ait aft diag Go apaésiia tater & uw envi ata F fire voor oftafa fee st aaa @ 2 (250 Bea) In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India ? (250 words) ares ufen a cet aret dar Ft 50 wierd a afes vase & vote Fat ARG veay ot aT area Agata fee aT Ged B 2 (250 Beg) What characteristics can be assigned to monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 percent of the world population residing in Monsoon Asia ? (250 words) anyte ana 4, aera & data we loci earedt & ernie Ga sides % ArT % wa 33 9 | ge orate F afeensii & dag Gea we sik fare eT ? (250318) The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19" century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period ? (250 words) vada ana # enfin fea wer arvatiea A eaiaha et ms, sea UH IIE wea He Be enffene ws aTevafeenat & ae fertier Aire | (250 we) Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India. (250 words) “geen shehfich gt & wa F ari A dghy 3 dere & ae avi ate fee %, eG wT Hag aaerd oh ter ae SF 1” serait afea ga Hert FT gfe ifaw | (250 Beg) “The growth of cities as LT. hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems.” Substantiate this statement with examples, (250 words) STH-G-GSO 4 15 15 15 15 15 15