February 2020

Make a temporal analysis of approaches to Human Geography. (20 marks)

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Approach In the introduction write the context of various approaches. Explain from colonial period till post modernism with examples. Conclude. Answer  If we imagine the beginning of human geography with the interaction of environment and human beings, it has its roots deep in history. Thus, the concerns of human geography have a long temporal continuum […]

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Discuss the Naturalisation of Humans and Humanisation of Nature.

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Approach Write definition of human geography in the introduction. Explain naturalisation of humans with examples. Explain humanisation of nature with examples. Conclude. Answer “Human geography is the study of “the changing relationship between the unresting man and the unstable earth.” – Ellen C. Semple. Naturalisation of Humans In the early stages of their interaction with

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“Human geography is the synthetic study of the relationship between human societies and earth’s surface”. – Ratzel. Elucidate.

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Approach Define human geography in the introduction. Relation between human society and earth’s surface with examples. Conclusion. Answer Human geography studies “the relationship between the physical/natural and the human worlds, the spatial distributions of human phenomena and how they come about, the social and economic differences between different parts of the world”. The core concern

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-80

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Q.1) Point out the ethnic disparities in the N.E. India. (20 marks) Q.2) Describe the impact of linguistic diversity on the development of various regions of India. (10 marks) Q.3) In what way the language, religion and tradition can form the basis of cultural regionalisation of India? (15 marks) Q.4) Critically examine the problems and

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-79

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Q.1) Examine the role of Export Processing Zones in India. (20 marks) Q.2) Bring out the significance of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). (15 marks) Q.3) What is 5G technology how it will benefit India? (15 marks) Q.4) Evaluate the contribution of Communication and Information Technology to the development of economy and society and

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Read Think and Write for Ethics 2020 P-1 Day-43

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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. Coercive corruption Collusive corruption Criminalization of politics Election funding Election reforms Q.2) Discuss the electoral

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Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-78

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Q.1) Account for the persisting negative trade balance of India. (15 marks) Q.2) Discuss the changing composition of international trade through major seaports of India. (15 marks) Q.3) Critically analyse Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20. (20 marks) Q.4) State the concept of climate induced migration. Discuss its status in India. (10 marks)

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Read Think and Write for Ethics 2020 P-1 Day-42

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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. Corruption Monopoly Crony capitalism Nepotism Parochialism Q.2) “If a country is to be corruption free

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