Q.1) Write down the salient features of Indian Society. (10 marks) Q.2) Does the changing age structure offer a ‘demographic dividend’ for India? (15 marks) Q.3) The declining sex-ratio indicates the state of women in India. Comment. (10 marks)
Q.1) What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India? (15 marks) Q.2) The New Economic Policy – 1921 of Lenin had influenced the policies adopted by India soon after independence. Evaluate. (10 marks) Q.3) American Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism. Substantiate. (10
Q.1) Define the following terminologies/concepts/ethical words/principles in your own words. And write an example picking a story from your life or from the life of great leaders/thinkers or a hypothetical story in about 50-70 words for each of the concepts. Integrity pacts Proactive vigilance Ethics in politics Ethics in legislature Social audits Q.2) How to
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) Q.2) What problems were germane to the decolonization process of Malay Peninsula. (10 marks) Q.3) The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of
Q.1) Spatial distribution of radial drainage pattern in India. (15 marks) Q.2) The economic importance of Proterozoic sedimentary cover (purana formations). (10 marks) Q.3) India lies in the strategic RIMLAND (to use Prof. Spykman’s terminology) giving it geo-political edge not enjoyed by many countries. Discuss. (15 marks) Q.4) The river systems of Peninsular India are
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Q.1) Define the following terminologies/concepts/ethical words/principles in your own words. And write an example picking a story from your life or from the life of great leaders/thinkers or a hypothetical story in about 50-70 words for each of the concepts. Accountability Ethical governance Transparency Responsibility Self-accountability Q.2) Accountability breeds responsibility. By Stephen Covey. Discuss the
Q.1) Write an account on the Role and Contribution of the Working Class to the National Movement for Independence. (15 marks) Q.2) Examine how Press started by prominent Indians both in English and vernacular languages influenced the freedom struggle. Also, discuss the British reaction to this new form of Indian expression. (15 marks) Q.3) Write
Q.1) Discuss the relevance of Von Thunen’s model on agricultural location in the contemporary context. (15 marks) Q.2) Isodapane in the Theory of Industrial Location. (10 marks) Q.3) Critically examine the stages of Economic Growth Model propounded by Rostov. Illustrate your answer with suitable examples. (20 marks) Q.4) Critically examine Alfred Weber’s Theory of the
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Q.1) Give a critical account of Losch’s theory of central places. (15 marks) Q.2) What are the basic postulates in the Central Place Model of Christaller? (20 marks) Q.3) Write a note on “forward and backward linkages” in Perroux’s thesis of economic growth and regional development. (10 marks) Q.4) Critically analyse the theory of growth
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Q.1) Define the following terminologies/concepts/ethical words/principles in your own words. And write an example picking a story from your life or from the life of great leaders/thinkers or a hypothetical story in about 50-70 words for each of the concepts. Law Rules Regulations Conscience Ethical governance Q.2) Max Weber said that it is not wise