Q.1) How are soil alkalinity and soil acidity are related to soil fertility? (15 marks) Q.2) Classify soils based on their zonal distribution and describe the characteristics of pedocals. (20 marks) Q.3) Discuss the anthropogenic factors for soil degradation. (10 marks) Q.4) Give an account of soil genesis factors and processes. (15 marks)
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Q.1) The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire-shaking battles fought at Panipat? (10 marks, 150 words) Q.2) Clarify how mid-eighteenth-century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity. (10 marks, 150 words) Q.3) The 1857 Uprising was the culmination the recurrent big and small local rebellions
Q.1) Write a short note on the role of UNCLOS and MARPOL convention. (10 marks) Q.2) Discuss the various types of sea level changes. (15 marks) Q.3) Examine the theories of coral reef formation. (20 marks) Q.4) Impact of global warming on coral reef bleaching. (15 marks)
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Q.1) What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India? (10 marks, 150 words) Q.2) The New Economic Policy – 1921 of Lenin had influenced the policies adopted by India soon after independence. Evaluate. (10 marks, 150 words) Q.3) What are the main features which
Q.1) Define the following terminologies and give examples for the same or illustrate them. (200 words) Law Rules Regulation Conscience Crisis of conscience Q.2) What do you understand by the term ‘voice of conscience’? How do you prepare yourself to heed to the voice of conscience? (10 marks) Q.3) Explain with suitable examples how laws,
Q.1) Discuss the salt budget of the oceans. (10 marks) Q.2) Comment on marine heat budget and the oceanic circulation system. (15 marks) Q.3) Compare and contrast the oceanic current circulation in Indian ocean and Pacific Ocean. (20 marks) Q.4) Comment upon the distribution of oceanic deposits. (15 marks)
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Q.1) Define the following terminologies and give examples for the same or illustrate them. (200 words) Maxim of Legality and Rationality Maxim of Responsibility and Accountability Maxim of Work Commitment Maxim of Excellence Maxim of Fusion Q.2) What do you mean by Public Service Values? Discuss the challenges to public service values and suggest measures
Q.1) Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there? (10 marks, 150 words) Q.2) What problems were germane to the decolonization process of Malay Peninsula. (10 marks, 150 words) Q.3) The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by
Q.1) Discuss the mid-oceanic ridge system. (10 marks) Reference https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/mid-ocean-ridge.html Q.2) Discuss the bottom topography of Indian Ocean and explain the significance of bathymetry. (20 marks) Q.3) Discuss the distribution of ocean trenches in detail. (15 marks) Q.4) Give and account of the temperature distribution of the Pacific Ocean. (15 marks)
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