Q.1) Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos. (10 marks) Q.2) Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why? (15 marks) Q.3) Bring out the causes for more frequent landslides in the Himalayas than in Western Ghats. […]
Q.1) Define mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics. (10 marks) Q.2) Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos. (15 marks) Q.3) There is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghat. Why? (10 marks) Q.4) Discuss the limitations of the theory of Continental Drift and
Q.1) How does the cryosphere affect global climate? (10 marks) Q.2) What characteristics can be assigned to monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 percent of the won population residing in Monsoon Asia? (15 marks) Q.3) Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes. (15 marks) Q.4) Bring
Q.1) Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss. (15 marks) Q.2) Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalization on women in India. (10 marks) Q.3) How the Indian concept of secularism is different from the western model of secularism? Discuss. (10 marks) Q.4) Has the formation of linguistic states strengthened
Q.1) “Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss. (10 marks) Q.2) ‘Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing.’ Explain by giving reasons. (15 marks) Q.3) Mention core strategies for the transformation of aspirational districts in India and explain the nature of
Q.1) “Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, caste system cannot be eradicated in India.” Comment. (10 marks) Q.2) In the context of diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint. (15 marks) Q.3) What makes
Q.1) Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy. (10 marks) Q.2) In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India. Elaborate. (10 marks) Q.3) Discuss in detail the peasants’ and working movements after 1857 revolt. (15 marks) Q.4) Examine the development of press and education
Q.1) Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times. (10 marks, 150 words) Q.2) Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since twenties of the last century. (200 words, 15 marks) Q.3) Discuss the role of women in the
Q.1) Examine the linkages between 19th centuries ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity. (10 marks, 150 words) Q.2) 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, 150 words) Q.3) The women’s questions arose in
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