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Answer all the following questions in not more than the word
limits indicated in the brackets at the end of the questions :
QKa) What is the importance of the Mauryan Empire in Indian History ?
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Ql(b) Discuss the various aspects of social legislation introduced by the East
India Company in the first half of the 19^^ century. [150 words]
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QKc) Assess the growth and development of Technical Education during the
British rule. [100 words]
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Ql(d) Write short notes within 20 words each
(i)
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(ii) Kanaklata Barua
(iii) Sabarmati Ashram
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(iv) Sharda Sadan
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Q2.
Answer all the following questions in not more than 100 words each :
Q2(a) What are the extent and causes of the occurrence of non-performing assets
in the Indian financial sector ?
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Q2(b) Give an outline of the concept of and the government initiatives for
gender-budgeting in India.
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Q2(c) What are the envisaged benefits of Groods and Services Tax ?
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Q2(d) Briefly sketch the effectiveness of school education in rural India.
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Q2(e) Assess the performance of social forestry programmes.
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Q3.
Answer all the following questions in not more than 100 words
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Q3(a) Why is the Preamble to the Indian Constitution considered as a unique
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feature ? What are its main objectives ?
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Q3(b) What are the special provisions for the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the
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Q3(c) How did the Right to Information Act, 2005 originate ? How does it
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Q3(d) What does the term ^Judicial Democracy’ signify ?
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Q3(e) What are the special features of the new system of Panchayats and
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Q4.
Answer all the following questions within the word limits
indicated in the brackets at the end of the questions :
Q4(a) What is zoogeography ? Describe the zoogeographic realms of the world.
[150 words]
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Q4(b) Describe the characteristics of Monsoon forests. [150 words]
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Q4(c)
Define ecumene and discuss the development of the present status of the
world ecumene. [100 words]
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Q4(d) Account for the environmental problems of lagoon ecosystem for tourism
development. [100 words]
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Q5.
Answer all the following questions in not more than 100 words
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Q5(a) Describe ‘gene therapy’ and its significance.
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Q5(b) What is ‘green revolution’ and what is its impact ?
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Q5(c)
Describe ‘global warming' and its significance.
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Q5(d) What is ‘biofortification’ and how is it done ?
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Q5(e) Describe vitamin deficiency diseases, their causes and natural sources.
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Q6.
Answer all the following questions in not more than 100 words each :
Q6(a) What is heliocentric orbit ?
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Q6(b) Describe the msgor features of satellite communication.
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Q6(c) Enumerate the advantages of friction.
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Q6(d) Differentiate between White spaces and Wi-Fi.
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