Q.1) Assess the impact of global warming on the coral life system with examples. (10 marks) Q.2) Discuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology. (10 marks) Q.3) How far do you agree that the behaviour of the Indian monsoon has been changing due to humanizing landscapes? Discuss. […]
Q.1) Define mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics. (10 marks) Q.2) “The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides.” Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation. (10 marks) Q.3) Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos. (15 marks)
Q.1) Why is India taking keen interest in resources of Arctic Region? (10 marks) Q.2) The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain. (15 marks) Q.3) South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment. (10 marks)
Q.1) In spite of adverse environmental impact, coal mining is still inevitable for development.” Discuss. (10 marks) Q.2) How does the cryosphere affect global climate? (10 marks) Q.3) Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes. (15 marks)
Q.1) 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? (10 marks) Q.2) The Swadeshi movement introduced new techniques and sections to the freedom struggle. Discuss. (15 marks) Q.3) The early nationalist created the much-needed base for the freedom
Q.1) Clarify how mid-eighteenth-century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity. (10 marks) Q.2) The victory in the battle of Plassey paved the way to rule over entire Indian sub-continent for Britishers. (15 marks) Q.3) Give an account of the People’s resistance against British rule before 1857. (10 marks)
Q.1) Discuss the Tandava dance as recorded in the early Indian inscriptions. (10 marks) Q.2) Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu / Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment. (15 marks) Q.3) Write a short note on Sattriya dance. (15 marks)
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS GENERAL STUDIES -I MAINS – SYLLABUS AND PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS SYLLABUS Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes,