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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.

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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} ~ ~ ~1a10@l -q ~ '~' ~ cfiT ~~I (100 ~)

Discuss the 'Tandava' dance as recorded in early Indian inscriptions.
(JOO words) 5
(b} ~ Cll*Whcil ~ ~ -ij ~ Cll~Cflcil CflT s<q f'2lR t1 ~~ I (100 ~)
Chola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple
architecture. Discuss. (100 words) 5

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~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. ~ fcl~~lllf ~ ~ -ij ~, ~ 3ilr«lci'il -ij \lT1T fu<n I ~ ~tft;rai "ffirll1 -q ~ ~ CflT

. fcl~atio1 ~' (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. "~ WfiR ~ -a'ft ~ ~ 311~ ~ cfiT -;ffq \@t ~I" ~~I (200 ~)
"In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India." Elaborate.
(200 words) 10
6. ~ fcR1GJT ~ <fi ~Cl~ 3ilr«"1a;{1 <fi ~ cfiT f1%1i;:H1rti<fl ~ ~ 3fr\ ~
~ CflT ~~I (200 ~)
Critically discuss the objectives of Bhoodan and Gramdan Movements initiated by
Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success. (200 words) 10
7. fcfim;r' ~ ~ ~-qq 3fr\ ~ 'l\ ~ fl!llctl;:Hlr'iCfl ~ ~I (200 ~)
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Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan, 'Jai Jawan
Jai Kisan'. (200 words) 10
8. ~-~ Cl ~ ~ ~ -ij lfra'RT ~ 'Cfl'ci'Tl1 3lliflG <fi ~ cfiT ~ ~I (200 ~)
Discuss the contributions of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre- and post-
independent India. (200 words) 10
9. '3";'.f ~~ CflT fcm"tio1 ~ ~ 'Cflf\UT qtf 1966 -q ~ ~ ~3111 ~ cfiT fci~ma13TI 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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~ "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 "ITT qffi \lf[qf;ft 3il~lff1Cfi Sf>TRf # ~ ~ ~ ,:ft ~ ~ ef~ ~ ~ ~~ -B ~ ~

~I" fcm"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. "~ ~Qf cfiT ~zjt W\T ~ CfiT ~ ~ B f.rfiIB "ffiZ-"ffiZ ~ # CflTZ Wn 'WTI"
ftj~Mt!fOI ~I (200 ~)
"Africa was chopped into States artificially created by accidents of European
competition." Analyze. (200 words) 10

13. "3llI00 Sf>TRf, ClfiJICfiCll~ ~ ~ ~ 31lf~ ~~I" ~ Ch2R cfiT ffe ~I (200 ~)
"American Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism." Substantiate.
(200 words) 10

14. ~ ~ B~ ~ ~ fcn.f ~ m~ COT m ~ l"!<lT ~? (200 ~)

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

15. 'iffid # <ful :tl !5£1Cfi(OI ~ ~ ftR fcn~ l"ll'"ll~Ch WWTI3it 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 ChG ~ ~ ~ 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 # 'f-& ~ ~ ~~ ~ };f'>f!Cf COT l"11"lllffi:q;i1rqCfi -q{t~ ~I (200 ~)

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

18. Sll~~ICfictl cfiT ~ ~ ~. °9:~ ~ cfiT l1frT COT~ "Cfi'RUT i1 ~~I (200 ~)
Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in generation of demand for
a separate State. Discuss. (200 words) 10

19. (a) 'q!511flcftll ~· ~ fir.&:Rf -B 3lT11 <FfT ~ ~? ~ l:la.T # ~ m~ cfiT ~~I

(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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tft -q
~ <n1 ~ ~ ~ ~ i? 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) ~~mm-~ -q (Wl-tttjl ~ ~ ~ "Cf'RUT ~I (100 ~)
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Bring out the causes for the formation of heat islands in the urban habitat of
the world. (100 words) 5
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~ ~ ~~ Cf1«fT i? (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 ~ 7TI:f ~~ 20-30 fu:ft ~ 318:lNr ~ 3ffi ~ ~ -qf~ cfi't 3:ffi: IB«f ~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) -qf'wft t1R cfi't ~ -q ~ -q ~ cfi't t:ITTT3it ~ "5flCl: ma- ~ ~ "Cf'RUT ~I ( 1 00 ~)
Bring out the causes for more frequent occurrence of landslides in the
Himalayas than in the Western Ghats. (100 words) 5
(b) -qf'wft t1R cfi't ~ ~ 1@ ~I <FIT? (100 ~)
There is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghats. Why? (100 words) 5
23. (a) <Fl"T 3W1 ~ ~
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~lll~'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) \1ffil" -q ma-Rlih~s{l~a ~-~ ~ cfi't ~ -q ~ CflT Rl~8~01 ~I (100 ~)
Analyze the factors for the highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.
(100 words) 5
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~ ~ m~ ~ 11IB cfi't \1ffil" Cf "ffim -q ~qor cfi't ~~I (200 ~)
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
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*1%.1l"'Hkiicti ~~I (200 ~) ·;., _~ LJf: }~:
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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