GS Mains II (1987-2011) by Mrunal.org

General Studies (Mains) Paper II ► 1987 by mrunal.org

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General Studies (Mains) Paper II 1987 to 2011 (Last 25 Years) Compilation by Mrunal

Action Plan - To get really Decent marks in General Studies paper (and thus a

high rank in the final merit list) do following - In the General Studies (Mains) paper, there are two types of

question Static and Dynamic (Current Based) - By and large, General Studies Paper I & II are made up of following

topics. 1. History (Always Static) 2. Culture (Almost Always Static) 3. Polity (Most of the Time.) 4. Yearbook stuff (Current Based) 5. Economy (Mixed) 6. International Relations and S&T (Lately current Based) 7. Statistics and Data Interpretation.(Always Static.)

- Now, observe these old papers carefully, the Static questions/topics keep getting recycled and repeated. For example RIN mutiny was asked in 1998, again in 2011. Same for Polity (DPSP/Funda.rights) etc.

- If you start manually writing answer for each and every question, it ional subjects to prepare!

But atleast you can prepare a skeletal framework / keypoint answer, and keep revising it, definitely a few questions or topics would

during the actual exam, for not having to brainstorm for the ideas. Because you already did that exercise @home, while solving these question.

- For more downloads and articles, visit www.mrunal.org - Have trouble or doubt solving any question? Ask it on

www.indianofficer.com, a forum where serious players hang out. - P.S. At some places the questions and sentences are missing or

incomplete. But it is because the original source itself did not have those questions. (or I might have made some silly mistake writing the RegEx script, using which I compiled this whole database.)

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Stupid Index for GS paper II (1987 to 2011) That is 25 years 1987 ............................................................................................................................................... 3

1988 ............................................................................................................................................... 6

1989 ............................................................................................................................................... 9

1990 ............................................................................................................................................. 12

1991 ............................................................................................................................................. 14

1992 ............................................................................................................................................. 17

1993 ............................................................................................................................................. 19

1994 ............................................................................................................................................. 22

1995 ............................................................................................................................................. 24

1996 ............................................................................................................................................. 27

1997 ............................................................................................................................................. 30

1998 ............................................................................................................................................. 33

1999 ............................................................................................................................................. 36

2000 ............................................................................................................................................. 39

2001 ............................................................................................................................................. 44

2002 ............................................................................................................................................. 48

2003 ............................................................................................................................................. 54

2004 ............................................................................................................................................. 59

2005 ............................................................................................................................................. 64

2006 ............................................................................................................................................. 68

2008 ............................................................................................................................................. 73

2009 ............................................................................................................................................. 77

2010 ............................................................................................................................................. 82

2011 ............................................................................................................................................. 86

The End : Yes .............................................................................................................................. 92


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1987 SECTION I 1. (a) Briefly mention why and how the Chapter on Directive Priciples gained precedence over the Chapter on Fundamental Rights in The Indian Constitution. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Identify the nature and methods of parliamentary control over the Executive in Indian polity.(About 250 words) 2. (a) Examine the particular reference to its objectives and constraints. Suggest a set of measures towards an improvement in the present in the present systems. (About 250 words) 40 OR (c) Account for the growing incidence of industrial sickness in

Give reasons for your answer. (About 250 words) 3. (a) Scarcity of safe drinking water is an acu te problem in a large number of villages in India. Point out the factors which make even the available water unfit for drinking by the rural Population. What steps would you recommend to make such water potable? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Expert opinion is sharply divided regarding the advisability or otherwise of building nuclear power plants in India.Sunnarize the chief arguments on either side and suggest what according to you would be a wiser policy. (About 250 words) SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What are the main features of the Anti -defection legislation of 1985? (b) To What extent does the President of India possess discretionary powers? If any, what are they? (c) Discuss the importance of Article 32 of the Indian constitution. (d)

5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20


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(a) Comment on the employment strategy as envisaged in our Seventh Five Year Plan. (b) Give an account of the mechanism employed in India to transfer financial resources from the Centre to the States. (c) Distinguish clearly

(d) Observe the following data and analyse the underlying

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6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15+15 (a) Despite the fact that half of India lies outside the Tropic of Cancer, India is called a tropical country. Why is it so? (b) What is the Exclusive Economic Zone of India? Why has it been constituted? (c) What is the need for Coal Conservation? What are the major

(d) What do you understand by Ecological Balance? Why is this balance necessary? What is being done in India today to maintain this balance? 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words: 15+15 (a) present in India aryou agree with this view? (b) Comment on the state of computer technology in India


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today. In this context, point out the possible uses to which super-computers could be put. (c) It is believed that the use of fibre optics will revolutionize the telecommunication technology. What progress has been made in India in this field? (d) immunize the rural population against common diseases to which they are generally prove. SECTION III 8 . Answer four question from Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C (Answer to each question should be given in 2 or 3 sentence): 30 Group A (a) What is Zero-base budgeting? (b) What are the likely advantages of the recent Government policy of Broad-banding? (c) Despite an increase in the pay-packet, the purchasing power of the people has not really gone up. How can this happen? (d) The Economic offenders often thrive in a parallel economy. Is it true or false? Explain your view. (e) What are the limitations of mechanized farming in the Indian context? (f) Recall three specific incentives given our government to attract industries to the backwards areas. Name two such areas and their location. GROUP B (a) Define the write of Certiorari. (b) (c) Why is the Indian Constitution called quasi -federal ? (d) Under what circumstances, can the financial Emergency be imposed in India? (e) State the functions of the Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. (f) How are chief Justices of high courts in India appointed? GROUP C (a) -have been made in Indian coastal waters recently? (b) What is eutrophication ? What are its effects ? (c) Maharaja Swai Jai Singh II of Jaipur has built five observations for astronomical observation. Two of these are


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situated at delhi and Jaipur. Where are the other three located ? (d) teps are taken to protect the rural population from this preventable disease ? (e) (f) Recentaly oil and gas have been discovered at a number of places in the Godavari -Krishna delta region. Name three locations where these deposits are found.

1988 SECTION I 1. Discuss the methods by which Parliament controls public expenditure in India. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What do you consider are the problems of National Integration in India? Suggest suitable remedies. (About 250 words) 2. (a) Discuss the problem of rural unemployment in India. What specific schemes have been launched by the Government to generate employment opportunities in rural areas? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Discuss the contribution of public sector enterprises to the economic development of India. Are these enterprises generating enough resources for further investment in the economy? (About 250 words) 3. (a) Trace the growth of Science museums in India. Examine their role in promoting science awareness and the spirit of scientific temper among the common people.(About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is Integrated Pest Control Management? Comment on its current status in the Country? (About 250 words) SECTION II 4. Answer ant two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What the major commitments of the Constitution of India are as incorporated in its preamble?


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(b) Explain the concept of Minorities in the Indian Constitution and mention the safeguards provided therein or their protection. (c) Examine the role and functions of the State Governors as set out in the Constitution of India. (d) Explain the Constitutional responsibilities of the Election Commission of India. 5. Answer ant two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about be in about 150 words):

20+20 (a) There is renewed emphasis on district planning in India. Examine its rationale, Past experience and scope for success (b) Examine the debt burden of the Government on India. Is the

(c) s

place in the economy? (d) Examine their impact on the general price level. 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) States the types of environmental pollution and some of the place where it has occurred due to the progress of industrialization in India. (b) Which parts of India were mainly affected by the serve drought of 1987-88? What were its main consequences? (c) What are black soils ? Give their distribution in India and explain their uses and problems. (d) Mention any three tribal areas in India. What are the main

programme ? 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) The Government of India has recently set up a Department of Food Processing. What are its functions? (b) Some experts are of the opinion that the dams and the reservoirs located in different parts of the country may lead to undesirable consequences. How far are these fears justified?


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(c) What are the aims of the New Techno logy Policy? What steps are being taken to improve the standards of technical education? (d) What is fluorosis? What can be done to minimize its harmful effects? SECTION III 8 . Answer four question from Group A , three from Group B and three from Group C. (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words): 30 GROUP A (a) Name the direct and indirect taxes levied by the Government of India. Which of these yields the highest amount of revenue? (b) What is Minimum Wages? Is there any such provision in India? (c) What are lead banks? (d) What is the HBJ pipe line? What will it carry, from where to where, and for what purpose? (e) What is shifting cultivation, and where is it carried on? (f) Where is the Desert National Park situated in India? Why has it been created? GROUP B (a) -business in parliament? (b) State the Parliament of the members of the Parliament? (c) Explain the significance of Article 370 in the Constitution of India. (d) What is the objective of the Commission of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill of 1986? (e) What is meant by collective responsibility of Parliamentary democracy? (f) Why India is called a Republic? GROUP C (a) What is El Nino? How is it relevant to India? (b) (c) Explain the meaning and the uses of gene therapy. (d) What are the harmful consequences of excessive noise? (e) Advances in biotechnology unknown in nature. What are their uses? (f) What is Ozone pollution ?


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1989 SECTION I 1. (a) Define the duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Indian in regard to Audit and show how the Constitution provides for his independence from Executive Control.(About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Discuss the power, privileges and immunities of the Indian Parliament.(About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Discuss the power, privileges and immunities of the Indian Parliament.(About 250 words) 2. (a) Distinguish between the status, organization and specific roles of the Planning Commission and the Finance Commission in India.(About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What are the basic objectives of agricultural price policy of the Government of India & how is it implemented? (About 250 words) 3. (a) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has established a number of laboratories for interacting with industry and development of indigenous technologies. Citing specific example, point out the significant achievements of CSIR in the last one decade. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) India is planning to provide for the generation and distribution of 38,000 MW of electric power in the Eighth Plan. How are these objectives to be achieved? What are the constraints that are likely to be met with? (About 250 words) SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to reach question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Examine the powers and functions of the spaker of the Lok Sabha. (b) Explain the relevance of Rajya Sabha as a second chamber in the Federal set-up of the Indian Parliamentary System. (c) Discuss the relationship between the Executive and the legislative wings with reference to India. (d) Describe the organization and function of the committee


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system in Indian Parliament. 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What are the main components of the no -plan expenditure of the Government of India? Discuss the recent trends in the growth of this expenditure. (b) Despite having high saving and investment rates. India is Experience a low growth rate. Why is it so? (c) What is the economic rationale for undertaking the Backward Area Development Programme? Discuss the specific measures taken by the Government in this direction. (d) What is meant by a high cost economy? Has India developed into a high cost economy and if so , how? 6. Answer any two of the following 9Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15+15 (a) What are the salient features of the hill economy of Northern India, and how do these account for its relative backwardness? (b) How has modern technology contributed to a better forecasting of weather? Mention the particular efforts made in India in This regards. (c) What geopolitical and economic advantages are enjoyed by India due to its location in the southern part of the Continent o f Asia? (d) Examine the production and supply of edible oil in India. What are its main source crops and where are they grown? Do we have to import edible oil? 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Describe the important new techniques which are being introduced in India for crop improvement. (b) It has been estimated that there are more than four million leprosy patients in India. What steps are being taken by the Government of India for their treatment and rehabilitation? (c) What are the non-conventional sources of energy relevant in the Indian Context? Comment on the status of the technologies available for their utilization. (d) Water-conservation has assumed and urgency, partic ularly in drought prone areas. What are the methods available for controlling water evaporation from large surface (e.g. ponds


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and tanks) and improving the water -holding capacity of the soil? SECTION III 8 . Answer four question from Group A, three question from Group B and three question from Group C. (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words) 30 GROUP A (a) What is NABARD and what is its main role? (b) What are mutual funds? Do we have such funds in India? (c) the laws enacted in India to deal with them. (d) What is meant by population explosion? Has it occurred in India? (e) Which part of India has developed comparatively more marine-based industries and why? (f) Name the minerals used in generating nuclear energy and the places where they are found in India. GROUP B (a) What is meant by a Cut Motion in Parliament? Mention its different kinds. (b) Discuss the value of the consultative committees attached to the different Ministries of the Government of India? (c) Distinguish between a starred question and an unstirred one asked in the Parliament. (d) How is breach of Parliament Privilege different from Contempt of the House? (e) here the Rajya Sabha alone has

(f) Explain what is a point of order? When can it be raised? GROUP C (a) Give the names of three missiles developed by India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. Briefly mention their capabilities. (b) they been in the news recently? (c) (d) What is ultrasound? States Two of its uses in modern medical practice. (e) What is a remedy?


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(f)

1990 SECTION I 1. (a) The emphasis in modern federations should not be one division and separation but on Collaboration and on Co -

Policy. (In about 250 words) 40 OR (b) Review the present Electoral System in India an d suggest modifications to ensure better and healthier Policy. 2. (a) Indentify and analyse a few major amangement problems which the Indian Public enterprises are facing today. In the light

our public enterprises? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is the rationale for decentralized planning in India? Discuss the obstacles that have stood in the way of such planning? (About 250 words) 3. (a) What are the main recommendations of the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone layer ? What are the implications for India of the latest convention held at London? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is the application of superconductors in computers? SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What are the major recommendations of the National Perspective Plan for women, 1988 and what are the relevant recommendations as envisaged in the Constitutional Amendment Bill (64 th Amendment)? (b) Explain the nature and extent of discretionary power and special responsibilities of the Governor in the Indian Constitution? (c) Describe the Constitutional position of the Civil Services in India. How is their neutrality and independence sought to be achieved? (d)


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Indian Constitution accompanying the fundamental rights? 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What is the economic rationale behind the establishment of

(b) State and explain briefly the economic implications of the

(c) Discuss the factors that have led to the recent increase in the general price level and the measures taken by the Government to combat it. (d) What measures have been taken under the Five Year Plans to increase employment opportunities in rural areas? 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15+15 (a) Explain the concept of National Water Grid and its objectives. (b) What is the need for soil conservation? What are the major measures taken by the Government towards conserving Soil in India? (c) Comment on the detrimental effects of canal irrigation? (d) between urban peripheral growths, suburbs and satellite towns giving, at least, one example of each type fr om any metropolitan centre India. 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Briefly describe the Karimnagar experiment for application of Science and Technology for regional developme nt. (b) The ICMR has cautioned that the dreaded disease AIDS might spread in the next few years in India too. What steps are recommended for its control? (c) Aqua culture (inland fish farming) is considered to have an important role in increasing the food supply and generate employment. What steps are being taken by the Government to encourage aqua culture? (d) Write an account of BVO. Give reasons against its use. SECTION-III 8 . Answer four question from Group A, Three from Group B and three from Group C.


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(In about 25 words) 30 GROUP A (a) What is Exchange Risk Administration Scheme? (b) where the problem of industrial sickness is very acute. (c) in India. (d) setting up of such station? (e) Mention the states where shifting cultivation is still practiced in India. (f) Group B (a) Explain the significance of Prasar Bharati Corporation in the context of modern mass media. (b) What is contempt of Parliament? Mention its various kinds. (c) State the significance of Article 370 of our Constitution. (d) Describe the procedure for the creat ion of Second Chamber of the State Legislature. (e) Define Write of Mandamus. Explain its importance. (f) What are the functions of the Business Advisory Committee of the Loksabha? GROUP C (a) What is frequency modulation? (b) What do you understand by nuclear fall out? What are its harmful effects? (c) What is photonics? Mention some of the areas of its application. (d) (e) What is meant by global warning? What are its effects? (f) Mention the breakthrough made in NCL in the field of plant-genetics and explain its significance. 8

1991 Sect ion I 1. (a) Examine the constitutional relation between the President and the Prime Minister of India. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Examine whether the grant of greater autonomy to the States would be in the interets of strengthening the integrity and promoting the economic development of the country,


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especially in the light of recent happenings in our Country. (About 250 words) 40 2. (a) What usually is meant by the expression an underdeveloped economy? What, according to you, are the basic causes of underdevelopment in India? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Discuss the measures taken in the five -years plans to mitigate rural poverty. (About 250 words) 40 3. (a) What is artificial intelligence? What is its current scenario and what are its prospects? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Give a brief account of major achievements in the relam of Biotechnology in India. (About 250 words) Sect ion II 4 . Answer any two of the following (Answer to each questions should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Discuss the powers of the President of India regarding the scheduled areas. (b) What are the constitutionals provisions that insure the independence of the Public Service Commission in India? (c) Discuss the secular nature of Indian Polity and the position of minorities in India. (d) 'The plannings operations in India have led to erosion of federalism ; Discuss. 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each questions should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Analyze the main defects of Indian Trade Union Movement. (b) Bring out the main features of India's Trade policy. (c) What, according to you, are the remedies to the problem of rural indebtedness in India? (d) What are the factors that ensure the success of the Public Distribution system? 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each questions should be in about 150 words) 15+15 (a) What do you understand by the Integrated Rural Energy System? Also mention at least three new Sources of Energy. (b) Examine the recent developments that have taken place in identifying and mapping land resources in India. (c) Explain the factors affecting the distribution of population in


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India, bringing out the variation in density over space. (d) Account for varied enviornmental problems resulting from wide spread deforestation in both Aravallis and Himalayan regions. 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each questions should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Trace the progress of India's Space Research Programmes? What are its significant achievements? (b) What is 'Jal Shakti'? What are its uses? (c) What is the basis of monsoon forecasts now prepared by the Indian Metrological Department, Which have been reasonable correct for the last three successive years? (d) the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is expected to set up a number of hydroelctrics projects in the Eighth plan. Summarise the salient features of the proposal . Sect ion III 8 . Answer four questions from Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words each) Group A (a) What is Non-Plan Expenditure? (b) What is Statutory liquidity Requirement of Commercial banks? (c) What is ICICI? (d) What is 'Dakshina Ganga'? What is it so named? (e) How was Meghalaya Plateau seperated from the Deccan Plateau? (f) If the context of recent institutional developments in our capital markets, what do the following abbreviations stand for: (i) CRISIL (ii) SEBI (iii) SHCI Group B (a) Distinguish between value-based and personality-based politics. (b) Distinguish between Care-taker Government and Minoroty Government. (c) When can the Governor of a State reserve a Bill for consideration by the President of India? (d) Why was Education taken out of the State List and inserted in the concurrent list of the Indian constotution? (e) Set fourth the functions of the Cabinet.


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(f) What is the value of 'O and M' in Administration? Group C (a) What are binary chemcals weapons? (b) What is SQUID? Which of the CSIR laboratories are working on it? (c) What is tissue culture? (d) What is Hepetitis E? (e) What are ocean floor polymettalic sulphides? Where is the largest occurence of diposits reported? (f) Name the main offshore oil field of India and the agency which operates it.

1992 Sect ion I 1. (a) What are the general features of the amending producers of the Constitution of India? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What are Zonal Councils? Discuss their constitution, role and importance in achieving inter -state comity. (About 250 words) 2. (a) What role were the public Sector Undertaking expected to play in our planning process? Briefly state the current policy of the Government of India with respect to Public Sector Undertakings. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Are there good reasons behind the suggestion that in the new programme of economic liberalization, India should go slow in the matter of 'exit policy'? (About 250 words) 3. (a) Discuss the potential of solar energy utilization in India (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is biodervisity? why should it be preserved? (About 250 words) SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Besides the Directive contained in Part IV, there are certain other Directives addressed to the state in other parts of the Constitution. What are they? (b) Explain the scope of the Advisory jurisdiction of the


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Supreme Court of India. (c) Explain the status, composition and functions of the Minorities Commission. (d) Indicate the structure and functions of the committee on Public Undertakings. 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) What is Partial Convertibility of rupee? What are its basic objectives? How is it going benefit the Indian economy? (b) Discuss the main features of India's Eight Five -Year Plan with special reference to the agricultural sector. (c) What are the main sources of short-term and long-term finance for Indian industries? (d) Explain the term 'Integrated Rural Development ; Bringing out its strategic importance. 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 15+15 (a) What do you understand by command Area Development? (b) Mention some of the new programmes that have been undertaken in recent years in respect of nuclear research in India. (c) What do you understand by Environmental Pollution? Mention the various kinds of pollution and their effect on human health in India. (d) Briefly explain the use of various chemical fertilizers in India agriculture. 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Discuss briefly the importance of the cryogenic engine for India's space programme. (b) What is a fast breeder reactor? Discuss briefly its role in India's nuclear energy programme. (c) What are biofertilizers? What advantages do they have over chemical fertilizers? (d) What are the salient features of India's missile development programme. SECTION III 8. Answer four question from Group A, three question from Group Band three Group C (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words) 30


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GROUP A (a) Distinguish between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) (b) What are 'Footloose Industries'? (c) What is fiscal drag? What is its effect? (d) What is Gini coefficient? (e) Give the full names of: (i) FAO (ii) FOB (iii) GATT (f) Describe the main objective of DPAP. GROUP B (a) State the difference between the council of Ministers and the Cabinet. (b) The writ of Mandamus will not be granted against certain persons. Who are they? (c) Distinguish between the All India Service s and Central Services. (d) Distinguish between Annual Financial Statements and Annual Finance Bill. (e) What is lame-duck-session of legislature? (f) Who is a Pro tem Speaker? What are this responsibilities? GROUP C (a) What is a heavy water? What is it used for? (b) What is a leap second? (c) What do the following stand for? (d) What is 'Maitri'? (e) What is the advantage of putting a satelite in the geosynchronous orbit? (f) What is MRI? What is it used for?

1993 SECTION I 1. (a) What are the essentials of a true federation? Analyse the nature of the Indian federation. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Describe the powers and functions of the Council of States. Compare its powers with those of the House of the People. (About 250 words) 2. (a) Discuss the main issues involved in the provisions regarding the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights in the DUNKEL Draft text, in relation to India. 40


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OR (b) One of the priority objectives of the Eight Five year Plan is the ''generation of adequate employem ent to achieve near full emloyement level by the turn of the century.'' (Eight Five year Plan) What is the strategy envisaged for the fullfilment of this objective? (About 250 words) 40 3. (a) What is a supercomputer? Give an account of supercomputer development in India. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is genetic conservation? Bring out the salient features of genetic conservation activity in India. SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What are the fundamental duties and their implications. (b) Describe the doctrine of colourable legislation. (c) Describe the composition and functions of the Election Commission of India. (d) Describe the composition and functions of the National Development Council. 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What measures have been taken by the Government of India to attract direct foreign investment, as a part of the new strategy of Industrial Development in India? (b) Bring out the main change in the Panchayti raj System in India through the Seventy Third Constitutional Amendment Act? (c) it is claimed that the price situation in India improved considerably in 1992-93 with a gradual decline in the annual rate of inflation in the course of the year. What are the factors that moderated the inflationary pressures? (d) In a developing country like ours what according to y ou, should be the basis of taxation-income or consumption? Spell out your arguments clearly. 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15+15 (a) Give your assesment of the soundness of large river vally projects with high dams vis-a-vis smaller river valley projects.


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(b) Which parts of India are described as 'arid zones'? Comment on the characteristics and economic activities prevalant in these regions? (c) What is remote sensing? Describe the status of re mote sensing in India. (d) What is social forestry? Describe how social forestry can help in the uplift of the rural poor. 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Give an account of the achievements of Indian defence scientists in technology development. (b) Describe how biotechnology is finding in medicine. Give a few current examples. (c) What is a CD-ROM? Describe its main advantages a vehicle for information dissemination. (d) What is RDX made of? Why has it been in the news lately? SECTION III 8. Answer four question from Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words): GROUP A (a) What does SDR stand for? how are the countries be nefited by it? (b) What do you mean by Government Buffer Stock Operations? (c) What is Opportunity Cost? (d) What is ICOR? What does a high ICOR indicate? (e) What is a biosphere reseve? (f) What is meant by growth rate of population? GROUP B (a) Distinguish between preventive detention and punitive detention. (b) What are the various writs available to the citizens of India? (c) When and why was the National Literacy Mission founded? (d) What is meant by 'equal protection of law'? (e) What is the content of the 10th Schedule of the Constituion of India? (f) What is the purpose of Article 24 of the Constitution of India? GROUP C (a) What is an E-lamp? What are its main advantages?


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(b) What is DPT vaccine? What is it used for? (c) What are synthetic seeds? (d) What are jet strams? (e) What do the following stand for: (i) ANURAG (ii) HVDC (iii) GMRT (f) What is VIKAS engine? What is it being used for?

1994 SECTION I 1. (a) "In India though the Governor is the constitutional head of a state just as the President of the country , the former may be enjoying more powers than the latter." Do you agree? Give reasons. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Explain the role of the Planning Commission and the National Development Council in the formulation of public policy in India. (About 250 words) 2. (a) Differentiate between indicative and target planning where should the Eigth Five year Plan be placed? (about 250 words) 40 OR (b) It is being suggested that the coomercial banks in India should reduce their holdings of non-performing assets. Does it mean that the former should abandon social priorities? (About 250 wprds) 40 OR (b) What are the diseases caused by Iodine Deficiency? What steps are being taken to tackle problem in India? (About 250 words) SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Explain the significance of the April 1994 Supreme Court judgement on the proclamation of President's rule. (b) Describe the emergence of Basic Structure co ncept in the Indian Constitution. (c) What are the major recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee's Draft National population Policy relating to


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gender issues? (d) Explain the position of the Election Commission with regard to the residential qualification of the members of the Council of States. What do you think about it? 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What was the rational of the Mahalanobis Strategy of economic growth? (b) Indiacate briefly the tax reforms that have been introduced in India after the coming in of the New Economic Policy. (c) Discuss the desirability of removing all control in India on the import and export of agricultural commodities. (d) What is innovation? What kind of economic compulsions in a country like India, you think, could really stimulate innovations? 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15+15 (a) Why are the solis of Malwa in Madhya Pradesh black while those of karnataka red? Discuss the relative fertility of these soils. (b) Which part of India receives more rainfall from the north -east monsoon than from the south-west monsoon? Explain why it is so? (c) What is "exclusive economic zone" of a country. Discuss its relevance to India. (d) What is dryland agriculture? Discuss its importance to India. 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Describe briefly the different phases of India's nuclear energy programme. (b) What are high-temperature superconductors? Describe their important applications. (c) Describe the salient features of Project Tiger. How far has it helped in saving the tiger from extinction? (d) What is DNA fingerprinting? Which research institution in India is working in this area? SECTION III 8 . Answer four questions from Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words): 30


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GROUP A (a) What is meant by equity in taxation? (b) Make a case for strengthening the social sector in India. (c) Can excessive economic backwardness it self be a cause of excess population? (d) Why should fiscal deficit in India be rising again? (e) Name the mineral which is mined at each of the following places: (i) Neyveli (ii) Panna (iii) Jaduguda (f) What is 'El Nino'? GROUP B (a) Differentiate between the 'due process of law' and 'the procedure established by law' in the context of de privation of personal liberty in India. (b) Explain the meaning of ex-post-facto legislation. (c) What is section 309 IPC about? Why was it in the news recently? (d) What is our country's highest civilian award? Who are the two foreigners on whom the award was conferred? (e) Indicate the provisions of Indian Constitution relating to Secularism. (f) Four more languages were added to the 8th Scheduled of the Constitution through two amedments. Give the names of these four languages as also the serial number o f amendments. GROUP C (a) What are encilities? (b) What is Talsur? (c) What is Piezoelectricity? (d) What do the following stand for? (i) C-DAC (ii) SROSS (iii) INSDOC (e) What is 'Shoemaker-Levy 9'? Why was it in the news recently? (f) What is a gene? Where is it found?

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SECTION I 1. (a) Distinguish between Parliamentary and Presidential forma of Government. Do you think that changing over to Presidential form will be a solution for better governance? Substantiate your answer. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is the position of the Supreme Court under the Constitution of India? Discuss its role as a guardian of the Constitution. (About 250 words) 2. (a) In what ways do land reforms help agricultural growth? Briefly state the aim of land reforms as e nvisaged in the Eigth Five Year Plan. (About 250 words) 40 (b) Do you agree with the view that, in a country like India, a tax? Argue the case in the light of Raja Chelliah Tax Reform Committee Report. (About 250 words) 40 3. (a) What is 'greenhouse effect'? What are its adverse effects on the Earth's enviornment? What steps are being taken to check the same? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) What is AIDS? Describe its salient features. (About 250 words) SECTION II 4 . Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Explain the functions of the Estimates Committee. (b) Describe the non-federal features of the Council of States. (c) What are the constitutional rights of the citizens of India? What do you think about the demand of the NRI's for dual citizenship? (d) Describe the salient features of Anti -Defection Law. 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) Does reduction in f iscal deficit necessarily assure reduction in inflation? (b) What policy has the Government of India adopted in recent years to protect our environment, control pollution and maintain ecological balance? State briefly. (c) Do you think that income tax reduces economic incentives? Give your reasons. (d) What has been the rationale for deregulating commercial


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bank's lending rates as a policy stategy? 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What do you understand by Deccan Trap? Describe its characteristics. (b) Why have the rivers of the peninsular India well -defined rigid channels in sharp contrast to the Himalyan rivers? (c) What is 'intensity of rainfall'? Discuss its importance to Indian farmers. (d) What is drip irrigation? Why is it considered the most efficient method of irrigation? 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 20+20 (a) What is lead-free petrol? What are its merits and demerits? (b) What is PSLV? Describe its significance for India's space programme. (c) What do you understand by 'Karnal Technology'? What is it used for? (d) What is 'amniocentesis'? What has made it a controversial technique? SECTION III 8 . Answer four questions from Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words): 30 GROUP A (a) What are fringe benefits? (b) What is Goup of 77? (c) Which sector of the economy is the informal sector? (d) What is Call Money? (e) Why do the Western Ghats receive more rainfall than the Eastern Ghats? (f) Name the industry which is located at each of the following places: (i) Bongaigaon (ii) Alwaye (iii) Kapurthala GROUP B (a) Define Financial Emergency. How many times has this been proclaimed so far? (b) What is the present status of the right to property as a


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Fundamental Right? (c) Why is Article 32 considered as the cornerstone of the Constitution? (d) What is a bicameral legislature? Mention the states that have a bicameral legislature in our country. (e) Explain the scope of Article 331. (f) Explain the Status of the Ministers known as 'Ministers of State'. GROUP C (a) What is ELISA? What is it used for? (b) What are VSATs? What are they used for? (c) What isd pacemeker? How does it work? (d) What do the following stand for: (i) IREDA (ii) APPLE (iii) INMAS (e) What is EL Nino? what is its relevance to India? (f) What is bioremediation?

1996 SECTION I 1. (a) What do you understand by the term 'Rule of Law' ? How does the Constitution of India seek to establish it? (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Why does the Constitution of India contain different forms of Oath for the President, the Ministers, the Legislators and the members of the Judiciary? Discuss their significance. (About 250 words) 2 . (a) Comment on the view that economic planning can raise the rate of capital formation appreciably above the rate attainable under a system of private saving and investment. (About 250 words) 40 OR (b) Explain the factors responsible for the decile in the value of Indian Rupee vis-a0vis U.S. Dollar during the Financial year 1995-96. Enumerate the Corrective measures undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India in this regard. (About 250 words) 3. (a) Describe how India's space programme has helped in its socio-economic development. (About 250 words) 40


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OR (b) What are Intellectual Property Rights? Why are Indian scientists concerned about the new patent regimes? (About 250 words) SECTION II 4. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) What is a Cut Motion? Discuss its significance. (b) How are electoral constituencies delimited for Parliamentary elections in India? (c) What is delegated legislation and which are the factors responsible for its increase? (d) What are the Consolidated and Contingency Funds of India. How are the two operated? 5. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) What measures do you suggest to raise the volume of Public Savings in our country? Briefly state the importance of such saving for the contemporary economic scene. (b) Briefly comment on the purpose and type of changes made in our tax structure in the context of liberalisation and structural reforms during the first half of the 1990s. (c) Discuss briefly the main recommendations of the Tenth finance Commission. (d) How is poverty-line defined in India? Briefly enumerate the measures undertaken by the Government in recent years to alleviate poverty. 6. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question ahould be in about 150 words) 15+15 (a) Mention the advantages which India enjoys being at the head of the Indian Ocean. (b) What is shifting cultivation? Describe its salient characteristics with reference to India? (c) Where do mangrove forests occur in India? Describe their main characteristics. (d) What is ozone hole? How is it formed and what effect does it have on the earth? 7. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) What is nuclear medicine? Describe briefly its different uses.


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(b) What is virtual reality? What is it used for? (c) What is a microwave oven? How does it cook foo d? (d) What are transgenic organisms? What are they used for? SECTION III 8 . Answer four questions form Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C (Answer to each question should be in about 25 words): 30 GROUP A (a) What is a lorentz curve? (b) How do you distiguish between specific and ad valorem duties? (c) What is an MOU? What does it mean? (d) Differentiate between Trade and Balance of Payments. (e) Where are India's nuclear power plants located? (f) What are Bailey's beads? GROUP B (a) What is the major recommendation of Dinesh Goswami Committee? (b) What role can the Union Government play in setting interstate water disputes? (c) The Writ of Mandamus cannot be granted against certain persons. Who are they? (d) What constitutional provisions make the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India independent? (e) How do you distinguish between a Money Bill and a Finance Bill? (f) What are the functions of the Human Rights Commission of India? GROUP C (a) What is centchroman? (b) What is ultrasonography? (c) What do the following stand for: (i) C-DOT (ii) CGCRI (iii) INMAS (d) What is HIV? What does it cause? (e) Why does a lunar eclipse occur only on a full moon? (f) Where are the following located? (Give the name of the city and state) (i) Central Drug Research Institute


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(ii)Space Application Center (iii) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

1997 General Studies Paper - II Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the Medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, Which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates Should attempt all Question strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of Marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. SECTION I 1. (a) How are the President and the Vice President of India elected? What are the constitutional issues involved in their election? (About 250 words) OR (b) What is Social Justice? How can reservation of seats for women in Parliament contribute to the establishment of a socially just society in India? (About 250 words) 2.

OR (b) Give your assessment on land reforms in India . (About 250 words) 3. (a) Why is Agni Project important for India? (About 250 words)

economic and defence requirements of the country? (About 250 words) SECTION-II 4. Answer any two of the following :


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(Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) (a) Present your views for and against the creation of an All India Judicial Service. (b) Discuss the factors responsible for the rise of regionalism in India. How does it influence the political system?

(i) Keshavanand Bharati v/s State of Kerala (1990) and (ii) Minerva Mills v/s Union of India (1990) (d) How does the Parliament control the financial system in India? 5. Answer any two of the following : (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) (a) Discuss the steps taken by the government in recent years to control inflation. (b) What measures has the government taken to make women economically independent and self -reliant during the last decade?

since the year 1991.

Devolution suggested by Tenth Finance Commissio 6. Answer any two of the following: (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) (a) Discuss the origin of Monsoon in India. (b) What measures has the Government of India taken for the development of Tribal areas in India? (c) Why is there a demand for making Uttarakhand a Separate Hill State in India? (d) Why has the Narmada River Valley Project attracted the attention of the common people? 7. Answer any two of the following : (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) (a) What is cryogenic engine? Explain its importance to our country. (b) What is Madcow disease? (c) What are fullerenes? Why are they important? (d) What is Polio? Name its few features and how it can be prevented.


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SECTION III 8 . Answer four from Group A, three from Group B and three from Group C. (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 25 words) GROUP-A (a) Why was HODVAT Scheme introduced in the year 1986?

- (c) How has the Census (1991) defined the Urban Areas?

(e) What are the objectives of Social Forestry? (f) What are the main objective of Ninth Five Year Plan? GROUP- B (a) What do Rule 184 and 193 in Parliamentry Procedure signify?

principles. (c) Give a brief account of C.M.P. (Common Minimum Programme) of the united Front Government at the Centre. (d) Write any four fundamental duties prescribed in the Constitution of India. (e) What specific provisions exists in the Constitution of India about child labour? (f) What is Article 356 in the Indian Constitution? C omment. GROUP-C (a) What is the safe level of noise for the human ear? Give the noise level of electric bell. (b) What is the difference between a comet and a meteor? (c) What is E-mail? (d) What do the following stand for? (i) TIFR (ii) GRDO (iii) NEERI (e) What is tissue culture? (f) What are Quasars?


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1998 General Studies Paper - II Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the Medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, Which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates Should attempt all Question strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of Marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. SECTION- I 1. (a) Briefly state the stages through which the present position of the Directive Principles vis-à-vis the Fundamental Rights has emerged. 40 (About 250 words) OR

account for its decline in recent times in India. 40 (About 250 words) 2 . characterised by planning but the next 50 years of

40 (About 250 words) OR (b) How is absolute poverty line measured? What are the important measures taken by the Government to eradicate rural poverty in India? 40 (About 250 words) 3 . (a) What is remote sensing? What are its uses especially in the Indian context? 40


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(About 250 words) OR (b) What is genetic engineering? Why is it getting increasingly important these days? 40 (About 250 words) 4 . Answer any TWO of the following : - (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Highlight the significance of the Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India. (b) How are the States formed in India? Why have the demands of separate States like those of Vidarbha, Telangana etc. not been considered by the Government recently? (c) On what grounds the Legislative Councils are justified? How is it created or abolished in a State? (d) Differentiate and state the significance of general election, mid-term election and by-election. 5. Answer any TWO of the following : - (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) What are the main reasons for industr ial sickness in India? How can it be overcome?

(c) Comment on the view that Monetary Policy in India is used more as a stabilisation device rather than as a develo pment tool. (d) What has been the role of NRIs in the economic development of India in the recent past? 6. Answer any TWO of the following : - (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) 15+15 (a) What are the geo-economic causes of underdevelopment of various regions in India? (b) Which parts of India have been identified as draughtprone? Mention the norms for such identification. (c) Describe the changes that have taken place in the direction of international trade of India since independe nce. (d) How do the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep differ in the geological ecvolution and


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topographical conditions? 7. Answer any TWO of the following : - (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) 20+20 (a) Describe the development of Super-computers in India. (b) How does the development of Pinaka benefit India? (c) What are optical fibres? What are their advantages? (d) What are enzymes? What is their importance? 8. Answer FOUR questions from Group A, THREE from Group B and THREE from Group C : - (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 25 words) 10x3=30 GROUP-A (a) What is meant by Mutual Fund? (b) Explain per capita income as a measure of economic growth.

(d) What constitutes a Minor Irrigation Project? (e) What is meant by Environmental Impact Assessment? (f) What is the difference between Gross National Product and Net National Product? GROUP-B

(b) Point out the constitution and functions of the Central Vigilance Commission. (c) State the amplitude of Art. 21 of the Constitution. (d) Which of the cases regarding disqualifications for Membership of either House of Parliament are decided by the President? (e) Differentiate between Parliamentary Secretary and Lok Sabha Secretary. (f) What is a Privilege Motion? GROUP-C (a) Why are transgenic organisms important? (b) State the importance of Antrix Corporation. (c) Why is Website getting popular?


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(d) What do the following stand for? (i) C-CAD (ii) ICMR (iii) TRAI (e) Give the functions of interferons. (f) What is the difference between E-mail and Fax?

1999 General Studies Paper - I Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the Medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, Which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates Should attempt all Question strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of Marks carried by each que stion is indicated at the end of the question. SECTION I 1. (a) In what ways is the RAJYA SABHA expected to play a special role in today's changing political scenario ? 40 (About 250 words) OR (b) On what grounds does Article 15 of the Indian Constitution prohibit discrimination ? Indicate the way the concept of 'Special protection' has qualified this prohibition, and contributed to social change. 40 (About 250 words) 2 . (a) What is 'new' in India's New Industrial Policy of 1991 ? 40 (About 250 words) OR (b) What is Multilateral Agreement on Investment? How will it affect the economy of a developing country like India ? 40


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(About 250 words) 3 . (a) Discuss the role of modern technological inputs on agricultural development in India. How would it be hel pful for food security during 21st century? 40 (About 250 words) OR (b) What is a fast breeder reactor? Comment on its suitability in the Indian context. 40 (About 250 words) 4. Answer any TWO of the following : 20+20 =40 (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) (a) What is the importance of Directive Principles of State Policy ? Mention which Directive Principles of State Policy have got primacy over the Fundamental Rights. (b) Discuss the composition and functions of the Nationa l Security Council. (c) Highlight the significance of the Twenty Forth Amendment to the Constitution of India ? (d) Access the importance of the role played by the Public Accounts Committee. SECTION II 5. Answer any TWO of the following : - 20+20 =40 (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words): (a) What does buy-back of shares mean ? (b) When and why was SEBI established? (c) What is SIDBI ? What are its main functions? (d) What is Tobin tax ? What are its main features? 6. Answer any TWO of the following : - 15+15 =30 (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 150 words) : (a) How is deforestation of Himalayas disturbing the ecological balance of north India? (b) What is dry farming? Discuss its relevance in augmenting the food supply in India. (c) Name the mega cities of India and mention their specific problems. (d) What is the importance of Indian Ocean for India?


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7. Answer any TWO of the following : - 20+20 =40 (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : (a) What is the Human Genome Project? Discuss briefly its importance. (b) What is carbon dating? Describe its applications in archaeology. (c) What is ozone hole? How is it caused and what are its implications for life on Earth ? (d) What are biosensors? Describe their uses. SECTION III 8 . Answer any FOUR of the following : - 3 x 4 =12 (about 25 words each): (a) What is 'Swatch of no ground' ? (b) From where was the most advanced commercial satellite of India Insat 2E launched? (c) What is Global Positioning System (G.P.S.) ? (d) What is Cash Reserve Ratio? (e) How is revenue deficit different from budgetary deficit? (f) What is Plan Holiday? 9. Answer any THREE of the following : - 3 x 3 = 9 (Answer to each quest ion should be in about 25 words): (a) Who presides over the Joint Session of the two Houses of the Indian Parliament over a non memory bill? (b) Is there any provision to impeach the Governor of a State? (c) In case of any dispute whether a bill is a money bill or not, whose dicision is final? (d) How is the vice-President of India elected? (e) What is the status of the Right to Property in the Indian Constitution? (f) What is the maximum gap between two sessions of the Indian Parliament? 10. Answer any THREE of the following : - 3 x3 =9 (About 25 words each): (a) What is a modem? What is it used for? (b) What is CNG ? How can it reduce air pollution? (c) What is a computer virus? How does it infect systems? (d) What do the following stand for? (i) NISSAT (ii) GMRT


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(iii) INMAS (e) Where are the following located? (i) Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (ii) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (iii) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (f) How do identical twins differ from each other genetically?

2000 General Studies Paper - I Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the Medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, Which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates Should attempt all Question strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of Marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. Q. 1. Answer any two of the following. (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : - 15 x 2 = 30 (a) Discuss Indian-Sri Lankan relations in recent years. (b) India's Kargil victory rested on its successful effort at combining diplomacy with the use of force. Discuss. (c) Differentiate and state the significance of Pokharan I and Pokharan II. Q. 2. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 x 5 = 10 (a) What does track two diplomacy stand for ? (b) Non-alignment is a need, not a creed, Elaborate. (c) Differentiate between Peace-making and Peace-keeping. (d) What is deterrence ? (e) Why has the indigenous development of Cryogenic Enging become necessary for India ? Q. 3. Answer the following. (Answer to each questio n should be in about 20 words) 2 x 5 = 10 (a) What does the Global organisation of people of Indian


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origin stand for ? (b) What is the impact of economic sanctions against India on NRIs ? (c) Why is Fiji crisis of May 19, 2000 a specific concern for India ? (d) Examine the role of NRIs in the liberalisation process of India. (e) Mention few NRIs who have brought name and fame for India. Q. 4. Answer anyone of the following. (Answer should be in about 250 words) 30 (a) India is rapidly emerging as an Inf ormation Technology (IT) Superpower. Discuss some aspects of the growth of this Sector in the Indian economy. What role can public policy play in further enhancing growth prospects in this Sector ? (b) Control over growth of population in India is an essential condition for the country's rapid economic development. Discuss. Q. 5. Answer any two of the following. (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : 2 x 15 = 30 (a) Discuss the reasons for the failure of the Seattle Millennium talks on the WTO (World Trade Organisation). Discuss some implications of this failure for the Indian economy. (b) What is (Revised) Targeted Public Distribution System ? What are its main features ? (c) Discuss the economic effects of Black money (Parallel economy) in Indian economy. Q. 6. Answer the following. (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 x 15 = 30 (a) What are the main objectives of the 9th Five -Year Plan of the Government of India ? (b) Write a note on MODVAT Scheme of 1986. (c) Explain per capita income as a measurement of economic growth. (d) What are the objectives of Social Security ? (e) What do you mean by 'Parallel Economy' ? (f) Describe the use of 'Command Area Deve lopment' in India. (g) What is ICOR (Incremental Capital Output Ratio) ? (h) What are the main objectives of NABARD ?


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(i) What do you know about 11th Finance Commission ? (j) What do you mean by revenue deficit in the Central Government's Budget ? (k) How has the Census (1991) defined the Urban Areas ? (l) What are the objectives of New Economic Policy of the Government of India ? (m) Write a note on Rao-Manmohan model of development. (n) What is the rational for 'Mid-day Meal' Scheme ? (o) What has been the impact of the recent economic reforms programme on the incidence of poverty in India ? Q.7. Answer any two of the following. (Answer to each questions should be in about 150 words): - 15 x 2 = 30 (a) Define Globalisation and differentiate it with Internationalism. (b) There is a wide-spread concern about the degradation of environment and the problems that go with it. Assess the international response. (c) How can India accommodate her foreign policy principle of 'non-intervention' with the emerging right to 'intervention' Q. 8. Answer the following. (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 x 5 = 10 (a) What are the prospects of CTBT ? (b) Differentiate between Collective security and Cooperative security. (c) What do the following stand for ? (i) MARV (ii) MIRV (iii) ICBM (d) Differentiate between Explosion and Implosion. (e) What do you know about Siachin Dispute ? Q. 9. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 x 5 = 10 (a) What do the following stand for ? (i) SAARC (ii) ASEAN (iii) OIC (b) What is meant by SDI ? (c) Differentiate between SALT and START. (d) What do you know about G-77 ? (e) What is Global Environmental Facility (GEF) ?


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Q. 10. Answer any one of the following. (Answer should be in about 250 words) 30 (a) What is the significance of the geostationary orbit ?What would happen if it becomes too crowded ? (b) Why is the HIV considered so dangerous ? Why has the spread of the virus proved so difficult to contain, especially in the poorer countries of the world ? Q. 11. Answer any two of the following : (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : 15 x 2 = 30 (a) How are transgenic plants different from hybrid plants and what is their relevance in modern agriculture ? Elaborate. (b) What are greenhouse gases ? What impact do they have on the Earth's climate and with what consequences ? Elaborate. (c) What is water harvesting ? Describe its relevance in the Indian context. Q. 12. Answer the following : (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 x 5 = 10 (a) What does the 'clock speed' of a computer signify ? (b) What do the following stand for ? (i) http (ii) CPU (iii) ROM (vi) BIOS (c) What is a modem and what is it used for ? (d) What is spamming ? (e) How does a computer virus destroy data ? Q. 13. Answer the following : (a) The table below shows the number of student s in different faculties of a University:

Year Number of Students

Total Humanit ies Science Commerce

1975-76 2810 890 540 4240

1976-77 3542 1363 471 5376

1977-78 4301 1662 652 6615

1978-79 5362 2071 895 8328

1979-80 6593 2752 1173 10518


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Represent the data by a suitable diagram. 8 (b) The pie chart below gives the annual production of certain commodities of a State. If the production of sugar is 3000 tons, find the total production of rice and wheat. 8 Q. 14. Answer the following : (a) The number of overtime hours worked by 1000 employees of a company during the last six months is as follows : 4 x 2 = 8

Overt ime(in hours) Number of Employees

0-20 401

20-40 226

40-60 182

60-80 74

80-100 43

100-120 38

120-140 20

140-160 9

160-180 5

180-200 2

(i) What is the percentage of employees having worked less than 40 overtime hours during these months ? (ii) What is the percentage of employees having worked for at least 40 overtime hours but less than 100 overtime hours ? (b) A certain company offered its shares, of par-value Rs 120, at a premium of Rs 20. In the following year a dividend of 21% was declared by the company. Find the rate of interest at the hands of the investor. 8 Q. 15. Answer the following: 2 x 4 = 8 (a) A farmer has a square plot for cultivation. If the length of each side is increased by 10%, then the yield from the plot will increase by 20%. Is it true ? Give reason. (b) A company increased its production 8 times in a period of 3 years. What is the percentage increase per year ? (c) The price of a commodity fell by 25% and then rose by


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33.33%. Can we conclude that the current price is 8.33% more of the original price ? Give reason. (d) A group of 150 workers have Rs 72.60. When both the groups are combined, what be the average daily wage ?

2001 1. Answer any Two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15×2=30 (a)

(b) What were the major recommendat

(c) Examine the latest phase of Indo -Iran relation. 2. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2×5=10 (a) (b) (c) Explain the problem of infiltration in eastern parts of India. (d) Why does India object to Kashmir being treated as a

(e) What is the significance of Pyrdiwah and Boraibari in Indo- Bangladesh relation? 3. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2×5=10 (a) countries? (b) In which specialties Indians are most wanted abroad? (c) What efforts are being made by Indian Government to look

(d) development? (e) India? 4. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words): (a) What is the incidence of poverty in India? How should poverty alleviation programmes be constructed ? 30 (b) Indian economy presents a paradox of high savings rate with low- income and high saving rate with low growth rate. Analyse. 30 5. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question


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should be in about 150 words): 15×2=30 (a) Liberalization of the Indian Economy since 1991 has led to excessive consumerism and over-Elucidate. (b) What are the hurdles faced by the Finance Ministers of Indian in keeping the fiscal deficit below 3 -4 percent of the GDP? Suggest steps to lower the fiscal deficit. (c) Discuss the nature and causes of the UTI crisis with particular reference to US-64. How does this UTI fiasco affect the investment climate in India? 6. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2×15=30 (a) What is

What does it do? (b)

(c) What do you mean by providing industry status to agriculture in India? (d) (e) (f) Differentiate between -way

(g) (h)

- (i) What is green GNP? (j) (k) (l) Illustrate Lorenz curve. (m) - (n) (o) 7. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15×2=30 (a) Discuss the significance of Kyoto Protocol. Why is U.S.A. not signing it? (b) Evaluate the performance of Summit meeting of the Arab League held in March 2001? (c) Outline the salient features

8. Answer the following (Answer to reach question should be in


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about 20 words): 2×5=10 (a) what do the following stand for ? (i) UNCIP (ii) KLA (b) Why has Slobodan Milosevic been in news in the recent past? (c) Who is Gao Zhan ? (d) Who is Meghawati Sukarmoputri ? (e) Which is the latest right confirmed by the 57 the session of the United Nations? 9. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be inn about 20 words): 2×5=10 (a) What is GCC ? (b) Why was Macau in the news recently? (c) What is G8? (d) What is European Union? (e) Explain the position of US visa vis the League of Nations. 10. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words): (a) space program me. 30 (b) What are stem cells? Why have they been in the news recently? Discuss. 30 11. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15×2=30 (a) What is fibre optics? What advantages does it offer in telecommunications? Elaborate. (b) What is vermicomposing? Discuss its importance in the Indian context. (c) What does the Montreal Protocol deal with? Discuss its role

12. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2×5=10 (a) What is

(b) (c) (d) What do the following stand for? (i) DRAM (ii) JPEG (iii) ASCI (iv) IMAP 13. Answer the following: (a) A sample survey based on 280 postgraduate students was undertaken to study student attitude towards a proposed


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change in the dormitory regulations. Each student was to n regard to the issue.

The results are tabulated below:

Response Yes No indifferent

Percentage of students 54% 28% 18%

Use a pie chart to represent the above information, and obtain

change. 6+2=8 (f) Represent the following data by percentage subdivided bar diagram: 8

Item of Expenditure

Expenditure(Rs.) Family X Family Y

A. Food B. Clothing C. Education D. House Rent E. Miscellaneous

200 300 48 75 32 40 40 75 80 110

Total 400 600

14. Answer the following:- 4+2+2=8 (a) Representing the following data by suitable graphs,determine there from the number of children having I.Q. (i) Below 105 (ii) above124:-

I.Q. Number of children 75-84 8 85-94 20 95-104 45 105-114 54 115-124 28 125-134 16 135-144 7 145-154 3


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(b) The following table shows certain data collected for the three region of a country: -

Region No. of inhabitants(million)

% of literates

Average annual income per person(Rs.)

A B C

10 5 20

52 68 41

800 5800 7500

Obtain the overall figures for the three regions taken together. 4×2=8 15. Answer the following:- 2×4=8 (a) the distance is uphill and he gets a mileage of 10 kms per litre of fuel. On his way back, he makes 15 kms, per litre of fuel. The distance between the two town is 60 kms. What is the average mileage per litre of fuel? (b) In a school, there are 15 teachers. one of them drawing a monthly salary of Rs.7,800 retires and a fresh appointment is made for a monthly salary of Rs. 6,300 By what amount is the average monthly salary of teacher changed ? (c) The geometric rate of growth of sales for a company for the first three years was 25% and for the next three years was 40%. Is the claim of average growth being 65% valid ? Give analytic reason in support of your answer. (d) A train runs non-stop from New Delhi to Kanpur at a speed of 75 kmph and return the same way at a speed of 60 kmph. Can you conclude that the average speed for the up and down journey is 67.5 kmph? Justify your answer analytically.

2002 General Studies Paper - II Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the Medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, Which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written


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in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates Should attempt all Question strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of Marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. 1. Answer any two of the following (150 words) : 15x2=30 (a) Discuss the major irritants in Indo -China relations and highlight the latest moves to overcome these (b) How did U.S. respond to the problem of Cross-border terrorism in the State of Jammu and Kashmir after the Kaluchak events?

2 . Answer the following (about 20 words) : 2x5=10

.

(c) How does India benefit from good neighbourly relations with Bangladesh?

weapons. 3 . Answer the following (about 20 words each) : 2x5=10 (a) What are the problems NRIs have to face if they decide to settle in India? (b) What was India Millenium Deposit Scheme?

economy? (d) Name the nodal agency to deal with issues relating to Indians abroad and explain its main task.

4 . Answer any one of the following (about 250 words) : 30


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(a) Outline the main targets f ixed in the National Population policy 2000. What have been the follow up measures to this policy? (b) The main thrust of the EXIM Policy 2002-07 is on creating a

of this statement outline the salient features of EXIM Policy 2002-07. 5 . Answer any two of the following (about 150 words) : 15x2=30

What are their objectives? (b) Outline the main objectives and achievem ents of the ploicy of disinvestment in India?

amended last year? 6 . Answer the following ( about 20 words) 2x15=30 (a) What is the peak rate of Custom duty? What are its objectives in India? (b) Define fiscal deficit. (c) Explain the provision of OGL.

(f) What is the role of SEBI

DIs.

launched?

(j) The union budget 2002-03 recommended some servi ces to be taxed. Name any 4 of these services. (k) What is dumping? What is its object ive?

of Rupee? (m) Define Sex ration in the population of India. What is its


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present status? (n) Distinguish between ad-valorem and specific duties. (o) Define zero-based budget. 7 . Answer any two of the following (about 150 words) : 15x2=30 (a) Highlight the main points of Nuclear Disarmament treaty signed by US President George Bush and Russian Prez Vladimir Putin in May 2002. (b) Outline the features of latest Saudi Peace Plan f or West Asia Crisis and assess its importance.

8 . Answer the following (about 20 words) : 2x5=10 (a) What do the following stand for ? (i) WCAR (ii) SPDC (iii) INTERPOL (iv) WIPO (b) Why was Bander Seri Begawan in news recently? (c) Who is Xanana Gusmao? (d) What do you mean by Uni-polar world? (e) What do you know about the North-South dialogue? 9 . Answer the following (about 20 words) : 2x5=10 (a) What do the following stand for? (i) UNCHR (ii) UNIDO (iii) WTO (iv) MIGA (b) What is meant by AU? (c) Explain U.S. stand on the proposal for establishing an International Crime Court (d) What is the main purpose of G-15? (e) Why is SAFTA being mooted? 10. Answer any one of the following (about 250 words) : 30


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(a) Plastic hazards Discuss.

11. Answer any two of the following (150 words) 15x2=30 (a) What are the fundamental constants and their use in measurement system?

awareness. (c) What is Human Cloning? Is it dangerous or beneficial? Discuss. 12. Answer the following (about 20 words) : 2x5=10 (a) What is digital camera? (b) What is firewall in computer language? (c) What is multimedia? (d) What do the following stand for? (i) HTML (ii) FTP (iii) MFLOPS (iv) PLANIT (e) What is Piracy? 13. Answer the following: 2x8=16 (a) The figures below give the revenue expenditure in U.P. on education in crore of rupees for the last 3 years:

Part iculars Expenditure (crore Rs.)

1998-99 99-00 00-01

Primary Education 68.00 78.00 118.00

Secondary Education 40 45 74

Special Education 30 35 45

University and Higher Education 50 52 56

Technical Education 35 38 42

Sports and Youth Welfare 20 22 30


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Represent the above information by suitable diagram. (b) Represent the following data by frequency polygon:

Weekly Wages (Rs.) No. of workers

0 - 10 10

10 - 20 15

20 - 40 18

40 - 70 60

70 - 100 45

100 - 120 40

120 - 150 30

14. Answer the following: (a) The life of 2 models A & B of refrigrators in a recent survey is tabulated as follows :

Life (no. of years) Model A Model B

0 - 2 5 2

2 - 4 16 7

4 - 6 13 12

6 - 8 7 19

8 - 10 5 9

10 - 12 4 1

(i) What is the average life of each model of these refrigrators? (ii) Which model shows more uniformity? 2+6=8 (b) The following table shows the distribution of 100 families according to their expenditure per week. Number of families corresponding to the expenditure groups Rs. (10-20) and Rs. (30-40) are missing from the table. The median and mode for the distribution are Rs. 25 and Rs. 24 respectively. Calculate the missing frequencies :

Expenditure (Rs.) No. of families

0 - 10 14

10 - 20 -


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20 - 30 27

30 - 40 -

40 - 50 15

15. Answer the following : (a) The average rainfall of a certain place for Monday to Saturday is 15 inches. Due to heavy rainfall on Sunday, the average rainfall of the week rose to 25 inches. How much rainfall was there on Sunday? (b) The following are the info pertaining to emplo yees of a factory : Total no. of employees 100 Avg. salary of all employees Rs. 5000 Avg. salary of male employees Rs. 5200 Avg. salary of female employees Rs. 4200 What is the no. of male and female employees? (c) If each calue in a sample size of 15 is multiplied by 10, then whether the mean will be changed, justify your answer. What will happen to the mean if 12 is subtracted from each value? (d) A person owns 2 companies A & B. He invested Rs. 10 Lakh to establish Co. A and Rs. 10 crore to establish Co. B. The average profits earned from both the companies are the same. Which of the 2 companies is better from profit earning point view? Justify your answer.

2003 General Studies Paper - I Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 Each Question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the Medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, Which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission


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Certificate. Candidates Should attempt all Question strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of Marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. Q 1. Answer any two of the following (about 150 words) 15X2=30 a) Discuss the major issues in Indo -US relations in recent times. b) Discuss the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on Indo-Russian relations.

Q 2. Answer the following (about 20 words) 2X5=10 a) Discuss the importance of the Agra Summit on Indo -Pakistan relations.

India and Pakistan. c) Discuss the major irritants to Indo -Bangladesh relations.

e) In what sense in Indo-Nepal cooperation important for both

Q 3. Answer the following (about 20 words) 2X5=10 a) Under what conditions are NRIs permitted to remit deposits in India in any currency of their choice. b) How can NRIs be attracted to invest in India? c) What is the significance of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in modern India. d) In what ways did Idi Amin make life difficult for the people of Indian origin in his country?

Q 4. Answer any one of the following (about 250 words) 30 a) Write a note on the strategy of planning in India since 1951. b) What were the major recommendations of the Task Force on direct taxes appointed under the Chairmanship of Shri Vijay L. Kelkar? Q 5. Answer any two of the following (about 150 words) 15X2=30


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a) Outline the important objectives of the Tenth Five Year Plan. b) What is a Finance Commission? c) Point out the measures undertaken towards flexibility in capital account transactions during the recent past. Q 6. Answer the following (about 20 words) 2X15=30 a) What is Plan Holiday? b) Why did India have a surplus in current account balance in 2001-02 after a gap of 24 years? c) What is Value Added Tax? d) What is the main objective of the Competition Act, 2002? e) Name the two agencies that have helped to promote Foreign Direct Investment in India. f) What is the main thrust of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill? g) Highlight the main features of the policy relating to buy -back of shares. h) Why was Janashree Bima Yojana introduced. i) When was the idea of Agriculture Insurance Corporation mooted? j) What is the policy of the Government with respect to child labour? k) Explain the objectives of the National Health Policy, 2002. l) What scheme? m) Explain the essential feature of differential rate of interest scheme. n) Which are the three major items of expenditure of the Government of India on revenue account? o) What was the essential feature of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana? Q 7. Answer any two of the following (about 150 words) 15X2=30

-system? b) Discuss the role of the NATO after the end of the Cold War . c) Discuss the role of the United Nations in the protection and promotion of Human Rights. Q 8. Answer the following (about 20 words) 2X5=10


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a) What do the following Stand for : i) IBRD ii) UNHCR b) Who is Hans Blix? c) Why was Davis Kelly in the news recently? d) What is the problem in Chechnya? e) What is the significance of the Robin Island? Q 9. Answer the following (about 20 words) 2X5=10 a) What is the significance of Enola Gay in world history? b) Why is Guantanamo Bay in the news now? c) What is the theor

e) Why was Robert Mugabe in the news recently? Q10 . Answer any one of the following (about 250 words) 30 a) What do you understand by depletion of ozone layer and why is it considered harmful? Name ozone depleting substances and process. What international ramifications took place to protect the ozone layer and what was the target agreed upon? b) What is interactive television? What special advantages and derived by using VOD services? What are the components of a typical VOD system? Which feature film was generated first entirely on computers and in which year? Q 11. Answer any two of the following (about 150 words) 15X2=30 a) What does the Solar system consist of ? discuss the motion of most of the bodies forming the solar system. b) In which year and by which countries was International Space Station (IIS) launched? How many countries are participating in this program? What are the unique studies being m ade in the station which could not ve made so accurateky on the earth?

Q 12. Answer the following (about 20 words) 2X5=10


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c) What is an operating system? List the basic services provided by an operating system.

e) What do the following stand for : i) POSIX ii) EPROM iii) MODEM iv) COBOL Q 13. a) In the year 2001 there were 18000 workers in a certain factory, of which 13000 were members of a trade union. 12% of workers were women and 60% of them were members of the trade union. In the year 2002 the number of workers increased by 6% of which 480 were women. At the same time the trade union membership of women fell by 304 while the total membership increased by 10 %. In the non-members category, the ratio of men and women was 4:1 in this year. Tabu late this information and supply the missing figures. 8 b) The following table gives the frequency distribution of height for 180 adult males: Height (in cm) Frequency 144.5-149.5 3 149.5-154.5 5 154.5-159.5 24 159.5-164.5 54 164.5-169.5 60 169.5-174.5 27 174.5-179.5 4 179.5-184.5 3 Draw the two ogives (less than and greater than type cumulative frequency curves). Find the point of their intersection and comment on its significance. 8 Q 14. a) The mean and variance of a set of 60 observations are 10 and 4 respectively while for a subset of 40 observations these measures are 11 and 2.25 respectively. Find the mean and variance of the other subset. 8


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b) The three outcomes of an experiment; w1, w2 and w3 are such that w1 is twice as likely to occur as w3. Find the probability of occurrence of each of the three outcomes. 8 Q 15. a) What are the problems that a statistician encounters in the process of construction of index number? 2 b) Suppose that the regression line of two random variables y and x given by y=26.38-1.35x and that of x and y is given by x=16.38-0.45y. find the square of the coefficient of correlation between x and y. 2 c) If the correlation coefficient between two random variables is zero, are the random variables independent? 2 d) In a certain factory, a unit of work is completed by A in 10 minutes, by B in 20 minutes. What is the average number of units of work completed per minute? 2

2004 1. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15x2=30 (a) Discuss the role played by the United States in promoting/hindering improved relations between India and Pakistan. (b) Explain India's strategic relationship with Russia. (c) Account for India's increasing involvement in the South -East Asian region. 2. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2x5=10 (a) The Panchsheet Pact. (b) India-Israel Cooperation. (c) European Union's trade restrictions against India. (d) Weak-spots in India-Nepal relations. (e) Hot Line between Islamabad and New Delhi. 3. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about words): 2x5=10 (a) Categorize the People of Indian Origin (P IO). (b) Point out the difference beteween the Jewish Diaspora and the Indian Diaspora. (c) What are the references made to the NRI in the Union Budget July 2004? (d) What is known as reverse migration?


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(e) Why was January 9 chosen to observe the NRI (Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas) Day? 4. Answer any ONE of the following (in about 250 words): 30 (a) State the comprehensive structural reforms undertaken to improve the Indian economy since 1991. (b) How is poverty level measured? Evalute poverty eradication programmes in India. 5. Answer any TWO of the following (in about 150 words each): 15x2=30 (a) Describe the recommendations of Narasimham Committee regarding the banking sector in India. (b) Examine the effect of economic development on environmental degradation in India. (c) What ails India's road transport economy? Suggest measures of remedy. 6. Answer the following (in about 20 words each): 2x15=30 (a) What are the major provisions of Agreements on Agriculture in the context of World Trade Organisation? (b) Elucidate Special Drawing Rights. (c) What is cash Reserve Ratio? (d) What does ''priority sector lending'' mean? (e) What is Minimum Alternatives Tax (MAT)? (f) What is Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)? (g) What is 'social justice' in the context of Indian economy? (h) Explain the objectives of plant Varieties Right Act, 2002. (i) How is human development index for life expectancy measured? (j) What are the objectives of the Twelfth Finance Commission? (k) Explain the necessity and role of controls in a mixed economy like India/ (l) Distiguish between primary sector, secondary sector and teritary sector. What is the change in the share of each sector in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during period of 1950 -2000? (m) What is the main objective of Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (n) What has been the policy of agricultural development during last two decades in India? (o) What is deficit financing? 7. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question


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should be in about 150 words): 15x2=30 (a) Discuss the role of 'inteligence' in the making of foreign policy. (b) Describe the role of the Amnesty International in securing human rights. (c) Examine the relevance of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's ideas in the international relations of today. 8. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2x5=10 (a) ICJ verdict on Israel's erection of barrier on the West Bank. (b) Beijing-Taiwan Spat. (c) Prospects of international water-wars. (d) Al Gharib Prisoners. (e) Recent Developments in India-Myanmar relations. 9. Answer the following, by expanding and explaining the objectives (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2x5=10 (a) BIMSTEC (b) ARF (c) Red cross (d) OPEC (e) IAEA 10. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words): (a) Discuss in detail ''Alternative Energy Sources''. 30 (b) ''Global Warming''-Discuss. 30 11. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15x2=30 (a) What is 'Superconductivity'? Give its uses and applications. (b) What is Biotechnology? Discuss the important apllications of Biotechnology. (c) Describe the importance of ''Laser'' in war and pea ce. 12. Answer the following (in about 20 words each): 2x5=10 (a) What do you understand by E-governance? (b) What is a URL? (c) What do the following stand for? (i) CD-ROM (ii) USB (iii) ITES (iv) FORTRAN (d) What do you understand by MP3? (e) What are cyber crimes? How are these protected?


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13. (a) The table below shows the average monthly houses hold expenditure on different items for the years 2001 to 2004:

ITEM Average monthly expenditure

in Rs.

2001 2002 2003 2004

Food 4,500 4,800 5,400 5,700

Rent Children's

1,800 1,800 2,200 2,300

education 650 800 1,000 1,200

Others 2,400 2,600 3,000 3,400

Represent the above information by suitable diagram. 8 (b) According to the Union Budget 2001-05, the total receipts of Rs. 4,77,829 crore can be approxomately broken up as follows: A. Direct Taxes 25% B. Indirect and other Taxes 32% C. Non-tax Revenue Receipts 13% D. Non-debt Capital Receipts 6% E. Borrowings and other liabilities 24% Represent the above by a Pie-diagram. 8 14. (a) Read the given data and answer the questions that follow:

(i) At what speed (kmph) is the engine considered to have its normal length of life? (ii) The life of an engine driven at 20 kmph is how many times more than the life of an engine driven at 40km per hour?


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(iii) If an engine, usually driven at speed of 60km per hour, had a lifespan of 30,000 kilometers, what will be the lifespan of an engine which is usually driven at a speed of 40km per hour? (iv) Given that the normal lifespan of an engine is 60,000 km, what was the lifespan of an engine, which was driven for 20,000 kilometers at a speed of 60km per hour? and later at a speed of 40km per hour? (v) Running an engine between 60 kilometers per hour and 40km per hour, the l ifespan increases by what percent? (vi) At what speed (kmph) would the engine have the maximum life? (b) The Human Devlopment Index (HDI) is a simple average of three indexes: (A) Life Expectancy Index (to reflect health) (B) Education Index (to reflect knowledge) (C) GDP/SDP Index (to reflect standard of living) The Education Index (B) is a combined index of two indexes: (i) adult literacy rate with 2/3 weight and (ii) combined gross enrolment rate with 1/3 weight. Compute the HDI for INDIA and KERALA from the following data:

INDIA KERALA

(A) Life Expectancy Index 57.2 78.0

(B) Education Index

(i) Adult Literacy Rate 48.7 86.0

(ii) Combined Gross enrolment rate

59.1 100.6

(C) GDP/SDP Index 19.0 19.5

[Note: SDP is State Domestic Product] 8 15. Attempt all the questions. All questions carry equal marks: 4x2=8 (a) Consider the following data: Weekly Wages in an office (Rs.) Posit ion in the office Weelkly Wages Senoir Consultant 700 600 550 Junior Consultant 180


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180 160 160 Clerical Helpers 100 100 100 100 100 100 Which of the three averages-- arithmetic mean, median and mode, adequately represents the data? (b) In a moderately skewed distribution the following values were obtained: Arithmetic mean = 24.6 Mode = 26.1 Find the value of the median and explain the reason for the method employed. (c) Suppose an item is sold at the rates of 18, 20, 22 and 25 rupees per litre in four different months. Assuming that equal amounts of money are spent on the particular item by a customer in the four months, find the average price in rupees per litre of the item. (d) The average of 11 observations is 50. The mean of the first six observations is 49 and that of the last six observations is 52. Find the value of the sixth observation.

2005 1. Answer any two of the following (answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : 2x15 = 30 (a) seat in the UN security Council. (b) Explain the political and economic implications of the Indo -Iran gas pipeline. (c) Examine the developments in Afghanistan in the post-Taliban period. 2. Write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20 words) : 5x2 = 10 (a) Indians in China (b) Cyber-terrorism


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(c) Military rule in Myanmar (d) Camp David Accord of 1978 (e) Future of Indian expatriates in the gulf 3. Write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20 words) : 5x2 = 10 (a) Full convertibility (b) Physical Quality life Index (c) Differences between absolute poverty and relative poverty (d) India-US nuclear pact (e) Medical tourism 4. Answer any one of the following (in about 250 words) : 30 (a) Discuss the causes and ramifications of hunger in Africa. (b) What are the reasons for industrial sickness in India? Suggest suitable remedies. 5. Answer any two of the following (answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : 2x15 = 30 (a) What is the role of external financial assistance in Indian economy? (b) Enumerate the objectives of Latin American Reserve Fund Do you favour such a fund for Asian countries? (c) Examine the functions of the European Free Trade Association. 6. Answer or write about the following (in about 20 words each) : 2x15 = 30 (a) What is Mekong-Ganga Co-operation? (b) What is IFC? (c) Crude oil price and Indian economy (d) What is Gandhian economy? (e) Second Green Revolution (f) Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Yojana (g) What is Euro-control? (h) Dow Jones (i) (j) MFN status to India by Pakistan (k) The notion of development of under -development (l) Cost-push inflation (m) What is Green GDP?


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(n) What were the terms of reference of the Abid Hussain Committee? (o) What is structural unemployment? 7. Answer any two of the following (answer to each question should be in about 150 words) : 2x15 = 30 (a) (b) Will a grand axis of India, China and Russia challenge the unipolar supremacy of the US? Elaborate your views. (c) Explain the China-US textile war 8. Answer or write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20 words) : 5x2 = 10 (a) What is Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)? (b) What is the concept of copyleft ? (c) What is a rogue state? (d) Repo market (e) What is banana war? 9. Answer the following, by expanding or explaining (answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 10 (a) OAPEC (b) IFAD (c) UPU (d) SAVE (e) ODA 10. Answer any one of the following in about 250 words: 30 (a) Describe the sources of ionizing and non-ionizing radiations and their effects on the biotic components of the atmosphere. (b) What is digital convergence? Examine its implications for modern society. 11. Answer any two of the following (answer to each question should be in about 150 words each): 2x15=30 (a) Why do environmentalists regard asbestos and polythene as pollutants? (b) What is the therapeutic cloning? Describe briefly the method and its potential applications. (c) Why is hydrogen being acclaimed as the fuel of the future? 12. Answer the following (in about 20 words each): 5x2 = 10 (a) What is an exabyte? (b) What is VIRUS? (c) What do the following stand for?


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(i) XML (ii) MASER (iii) SECAM (iv) TIPS (d) What is avatar? (e) What is Wikipedia? 13. (a) Put the following information into a frequency distribution table, assuming the range of monthly wage is from

earners receive less than Rs. 600, Rs. 1000, Rs. 1800, Rs. 2800

(b) The marks obtained by 32 students of 12th class of a Government school are: 628, 665, 560, 328, 421, 525, 480, 470, 405, 424, 664, 668, 620, 300, 305, 520, 420, 370, 326, 440, 328, 480, 565, 650, 480, 360, 325, 450, 360, 426, 440, 306 Form a Cumulative Frequency Table with class interval of 50. 8 14. (a) Represent the following data by a histogram: 8

Daily Earnings

(Rs.)

No. of Stores

0-50 50-100 100-150 150-200 200-250 250-300 300-350 350-400

3 7 4 5 4 3 2 2

(b.) Construct a cumulative distribution table from the following frequency distribution and find the number of students obtaining below 15 marks: 8

Marks Frequency


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0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30

4 12 10 8 3 2

15. (a) A train travels first 300 kilometers at an average speed of 30 kmph and further travels the same distance at an average speed of 40 kmph. What is the average speed over the whole distance? 2 (b) The arithmetic mean of 12 observations was computed to be 6. Afterwards, it was found that one of the figures was wrong. Instead of 7 (seven, which is the correct figure) it was read as 1 (one, the wrong figure). Find the correct value of the arithmetic mean after incorporating this information. 2 (c) A fi

60% of output. What is the average profit per sales rupee in 2

(d) The mean and variance of two seta of data are given below with the data size: 2

Data

Mean Size

Variance

I II

12 9

64 72

23 18

What can you say about the mean and variance of the combined set of observations as compared to the individual means and variances without performing any calculation? 2

2006 1 . Write about any two of the following (in about 150 words each): 15×2=30 (a) (b) Terrorism: Source in Pakistan and Afghanistan


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(c) Crippling the King in Nepal 2. Write about the following (in about 20 words each): 2×5=10 (a) Simla Agreement (b) India-Isarel cooperation in the field of agriculture (c) (d) Indo-US military cooperation (e) Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty 3. Write about the following (in about 20 words each): 2×5=10 (a) Contribution of the NRIs to GCC countries (b) Future of Indians in Fiji (c) Indians in the House of Lords, UK (d) Contribution of Indians in Silicon Valley (e) Exodus of persons of Indian origin from Uganda 4. Answer any one of the following (in about 250 words): 30 (a) Discuss the importance of world Trade Organization (WTO) to Indian economy in the light of various opportunities and challenges at the global level. (b) Describe the main sources of Industrial finance in India. How could India be benefitted from recent developments in International finance? 5 . Answer any two of the following (in about 150 words each): 15×2=30 (a) Discusse the role of public sector during the post -reform period of Indian economy. (b) Examine the effects of globalization on poverty removal in India. (c) What are the implications of gender disparities in India? 6. Answer the following (in about 20 words each): 2×15=30 (a) What is Phillips curve ? (b) What is Hundi ? (c) What is twin defict ? (d) What is the main difference between free trade area and common market ? (e) What is forward currency market ? (f) What is offshore currency market ? (g) What is Laffer curve ?


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(h) What are Eurobonds ? (i) What is disguised unemployment ? (j) What are nifty and the nifty junior ? (k) What is Agri-Trade ? (l) What is CEMA bloc ? (m) What is rolling settlement ? (n) What is the difference between Green Box subsidies and Blue Box subsidies ? (o) What are non- 7. Write about any two of the following (in about 150 words each): 15×2=30 (a) G-5 Summit in Russia (b) Expanding role of Amnesty International (c) Role of European Parliament 8. Write about the following (in about 20 words each): 2×5=10 (a) Trade through Nathu La Pass (b) Outer Space Treaty (c) Withdrawal of Japanese Troops f rom Iraq (d) Maastricht Treaty (e) Cuba and Castro 9. Write about the following, by expanding and explaining the objectives (in about 20 words each ): 2×5=10 (a) ICJ (b) INTELSAT (c) IBRD (d) WMO (e) WHO 10. Answer any one of the following (in about 250 words): 30 (a) -up methods can be cheaper than the conventional physical and chemical

(b) Explain how Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have revolutionized modern technology. 11. Answer any two of the following (in about 150 words each): 15×2=30 (a) What do you understand by optical Computing? Why is


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optical Computing envisaged to have much better performance than that of electronic Computing? (b) Writ -refinery versus- (c) What are normal osmosis and reverse osmosis? Why has reverse osmosis become popular in India today? 12. Answer all the five (in about 20 words each): 2×5=10 (a) in computing? (b) Expand the following: (i) CAD (ii) CAM (iii) CIM (c) Explain what is Thin Film Memory in computers. (d) (e) 13. (a) In an opinion survey regarding a proposed civil measure to be introduced, altogether 2878 persons took part of which 1652 were males. 1226 persons voted against the proposal of which 796 were males.1425 persons voted for the proposed measure. 156 females were undecided in their opinion. (i) Put the above information in a neat statistical table. From the table, calculate- (ii) the percentage of males among those voting for the proposal; (iii) The percentage of those voting for the proposal among the males. 8 (b) Present the following information using a suitable diagram: 8

State Percentage of Literates (2001 Census)

Male Female Overall

Kerla Maharshtra Tamil Nadu West Bengal

94.20 87.86 90.72 86.27 67.51 77.27 82.33 64.55 73.47 77.58 60.22 69.22

14. (a) From the following frequency distribution of 260 housewives of a locality according to their TV - watching habit-

(i) draw the grap of cumulative frequencies of less than type:


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Hours per week

watching TV

Number of housewives

5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30- 34 35- 39

13 39 60 75 42 27 4

Total 260

Estimate using the above graph- (ii) the median of the distribution; (iii) Number of housewives spending at most 18 hours per week watching TV. 8 (b) The following table shows the average percentage of family expenditure, as also percentage increase in price in 2005 compared to 2000, for the major heads of expenditure for the urban middle class families in a State in India. Calculate the percentage increase in cost of living for this segment of population in 2005 compared to 2000: 8

Head of expenditure

% of family expenditure

% increase in price in

2005 compared

to 2

Food Clothing Fuel & Electricity House Rent Miscellaneous

25 18 16 15 26

32 25 30 20 45

Total 100 -

15. Answer all the quest ion: 2×4=8 (a) A union leader complained: that the owners of this factory


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have adopted a policy of gradually decreasing the wages of its workers is amply evident from the fact that the average monthly wage of the workers has dropped down to Rs. 2,530 in January, 2006 from Rs 2,570 in January, 2005. Comment on the Validity of the argument. (b) As high as 45% of the under-5 children, brought to the outdoor clinics of 4 major State-run hospitals in Kolkata last year, were found to be victims of malnutrition. Incidence of malnutrition among the under -5 children in the city must, therefore, be alarmingly high. Explain why you support the argument, or disagree with it. (c) In a community support project, the average grants (in Rs) received by the male and the female bene ficiaries were 5,200 and 5,800 respectively, while the average grant received by all the beneficiaries was 5,560. What percentage of beneficiaries were females? (d) The amounts of rainfall (in mm) in a town on 10 consecutive days are as follows: 8.5, 0, 6.8, 3.2, 4.8, 10.5, 76.2, 9.4, 0, 1.2 Use a suitable measure to throw light on the central tendency of the data.

2008 General Studies Paper - II Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300 1. Write notes on any two of the following (answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 2×30=60 (a) India and the New World Order (b) Indo- Bhutan Relations (c) Indian and China: Strategy to Boost Ties 2. Write about the following(answer to each question should be in about 20 words) : 5x2=10 (a) (b) Major hurdles in Indo- Pak ties


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(c) India- Nigeria: Abuja Declaration (d) India- Bangladesh Border Road cum fencing (e) India's L.C.A. (Tejas) 3. Write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 5x2=10 (a) Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (b) Council for Promotion of Overseas Employment (CPOE) (c) Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme (d) Indian Diaspora in Singapore (e) Indian Diaspora and Bollywood 4. Answer any one of the following (in about 250 words): 30 (a) Ministerial Conferences since Doha Round. (b) Assess the performance of India in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). 5. Discuss any two of the following topics (answer each question in about 150 words): 2×15=30 (a) Assistance to the States for Development of Export Infrastructure and other Activities (ASIDE). (b) Convertibility of Indian Rupee. (c) India on Global Competitiveness Index-2007 6. Write about the following (answer to each question in about 20 words): 5×2=10 (a) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (b) NAMA (c) Non-tariff trade barriers (d) Current Account Balance (e) Free Trade Area 7. Write on of the following (answer in about 150 words): 15 (a) South-South Cooperation (b) Universal Declaration of Human Rights 8. Briefly write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 5×2=10 (a) Look East Policy and North-East India (b) India at the Beijing Olympics (c) Ind (d) IPCC Report on Global Warming (e) Indo- EU Economic Ties


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9 . Briefly write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 5×2=10 (a) G.C.C (b) G-77 (c) I.C.R.C (d) MERCOSUR 10. Answer any one of the following (in about 250 words): 30 (a) are useful for technological development of India? (b) What do you know about Indian National Satellite Systems? Describe its important features. 11. Expalin any three of the following (in about 150 words each): 3×15=45 (a) Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) (b) Spintronics (c) Wifi (d) Components of Robots 12.Write brief notes on all the five (in about 20 words each ) below: 5×2=10 (a) Copyright and Trade-mark (b) TIFAC (c) Aspartame (d) Gene doping (e) Sappan 13. (a) The principal exports of India for the financial year 2001-2002 are given in the following table:

Sl.No Category Export (Rs. Crores)

1 2 3 4 5

Agriculture and allied products Ores and minerals Manufactured goods Fuels and lubricants Others Total

29312 4736 161161 10411 3398 209018

Represent the above date by a suitable diagram and comment on the export performance of the country. 6 (b) Prior to constructing a dam on a river the engineers performed a series of tests to measure the water flow at the


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proposed location of the dam. The results of the testing were used to construct the following frequency distribution.

Water flow (Thousands of gallons per minute) Frequency

1001- 1050 1051-1100 1101-1150 1151-1200 1201-1250 1251-1300 1301-1350 1351-1400

7 21 32 49 58 41 27 11

Construct an appropriate diagram to estimate what proportion of the flow occurs at less than 1300 thousands of gallons per minute. Give the estimate. 6 14. (a) A company files its sales vouchers ac cording to their sales value so that they falls in four strata. Two hundred vouchers are received on a business day. The information is listed in the following table.

Stratum Number of vouchers

Means value (Rs.)

Above Rs. 100 Rs. 800 but under Rs. 1000 Rs. 400 but under Rs. 800 Less than Rs. 400

50 60 50 40

1800 890 560 180

Calculate the mean value and the total value of the vouchers received by the company on the day in question. Use the histogram to estimate the modal value of the vouchers. 6 (b) A Trip to a destination is made in the following way: 900 kms by train at an average speed of 60 kms/hr 3000 kms by plane at an average speed of 500 kms/hr 400 kms by boat at


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ana average speed of 25 kms/hr 15 kms by taxi at an average speed of 45 kms/hr What is average speed for the entire journey? 6 15. (a) A hotel owner has nine refreshment stalls located at various points in a large compound. He wants to make one of the stalls as a supply place such that amount of travel between the stalls and the source of supply is minimized. He has to visit all stalls almost equal number of times with a view to supplying the refreshment stuff every day. The distances of stalls from the first stall are 250, 500, 650, 800, 910, 940 and 1000 yards respectively. Which stall should he choose to use as the supply place? Give reason in favour of your answer. 2 (b) In statistical investigation of 1003 families of a city, it was found that 63 families had neither a radio nor a TV, 794 families had a radio and 187 had a TV. How many families of the city selected in the sample had both? 2 (c) The mean monthly income of a person is Rs. 18190/ - and his mean monthly expenditure comes out to be Rs. 17930/ -. What is his average monthly saving ? 2

2009 1. Write notes on any THREE of th e following in about 150

words each: 3 × 15 = 45

a. India's strategic interests in South Asia b. China's 'peaceful rise' doctrine c. India-Russia Defence Ties d. India's 'soft' and 'hard' power strategy in Foreign

Policy. 2. Write brief notes on any FOUR of the followin g in about

50 words each: 4 × 5 = 20

a. Nuclear Supply Group (NSG) and India b. Your views on the recent 'Gilgit - Baltistan

Empowerment and Self -Governance Order 2009' c. Wakhan Corridor d. Nuclear Submarine 'Arihant' e. National Security Advisory Board (NSAB).


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3. Comment on any TWO of the following in about 100 words each:

2 × 10 = 20 a. India-USA as strategic partners b. Ethnic conflicts in South Asia c. 'NEPAD' and its objectives.

4. Write on any TWO of the following in about 50 words each:

2 × 5 = 10 a. Indo-Bhutan trade relations b. Sino-Myanmar relations c. Geopolitics and Geostrategy

5. Comment crit ically on any ONE of the following statements in not more than 200 words:

20 a. "Foreign investment is far from being critical to

India's economic growth." b. ''The lesson of the current global financial crisis is

that India should halt and may be even reverse financial liberlisation."

6. Answer any ONE of the following in about 200 words: 20

a. "In the WTO negotiations over the years of the DOHA Round, India appears to be diluting its stand on agriculture issues to pursue perceived gains in services." Critically examine this statement.

b. Discuss the Indo-US knowledge initiative in Agriculture.

7. Answer any TWO of the following (Each answer must not exceed 150 words):

2 × 15 = 30 a. Evaluate the prospects for greater economic co -

operation between India and China. b. Does India need the World Bank? c. Critically assess the recent Free Trade Agreement

entered into by India with ASEAN. 8. Answer any THREE of the following (in about 150 words

each): 3 × 15 = 45


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a. What do you understand by 'Biosignatures'? Discuss briefly.

b. Write about Green Fluorescence Protein (GFP) and its applications.

c. Define 'Bioinformatics'. How does it work? What are its major branches and applications?

d. What is the 'Hubble Space Telescope'? How many Servicing Missions (SMs) have been conducted for it?

9. Explain any FOUR of the following (in about 100 words each):

4 × 10 = 40 a. DNA Finger printing and its utility. b. What is 'Nanotech'? Give a brief account of its basic

concepts, materials used and applications. c. What is "Graphene"? Mention at least three of its

applications. d. Define 'Optical frequency comb'. Suggest at least

three applications. e. Why is tele-medicine important for country like India?

10. Write brief notes on any FIVE of the fo llowing (in about 30 words each):

5 × 3 = 15 a. Artificial Sun b. 'Vegetable Gold' c. PFCs and 'liquid breathing' d. The 'P-8A Poseidon' e. Biometric ATMs f. Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA).

11. a. The total of cultivation of high, medium and low

sugar-content sugarcanes in four regions of a state are given below:

Sugar Content R egion

North South E ast West

High 100 100 200 50

Medium 300 300 400 250

Low 800 400 1000 700


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Total 1200 800 1600 1000

b. Draw suitable diagram that facilitates the comparison of areas of cultivation of different sugar -content varieties among the four regions.

c. 6 d. The following table gives the production of soda ash

(in tons) by three companies (A, B and C) over seven years period:

Company 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

A 20 25 28 31 34 36 41

B 15 18 23 35 40 46 50

C 45 43 40 37 30 26 20

e. Draw a suitable diagram so as to compare the performance of these companies.

f. 6 g. The following data relate to the sales and net profit

(in Rupees Crores) of a company:

Years 1994- 95 1995- 96 1996- 97 1997- 98 1998- 99

Sales 100 250 300 290 680

Net profi t 2.5 4.5 6 8.5 12

h. 4 i. In which year the percentage of growth in sales,

relative to the previous year is higher? ii. In which year the percentage of growth in net

profit, relative to the previous year, is higher? iii. Let the profitability be defined as the ratio of

Net Profit to Sales. In which year the profitability is higher?

i. The total sales (in '000 rupees) of a particula r item in a shop, on 10 consecutive days, is reported by a clerk as follows: 35.00, 29.60, 38.00, 30.00, 40.00 41.00, 42.00, 45.00,


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3.60, 3.80 Later, it was found that reports of the 4th and 8th days were 10.00 more than the true values and that in the last two days the clerk put a decimal wrongly one place to the left (for example, 3.60 was really 36.0). Calculate the true mean value of sale.

5 12.

a. In a factory, 1500 women are working. Eight hundred of them come from rural areas and 450 of the married women are skilled labourers. The number of skilled, rural and married labourers is 300. Of the 400 unmarried and skilled women labourers, 250 are from urban areas. The number of married, semi -skilled women labourers from urban areas is 200. One hundred married rural women are semi-skilled labourers. Tabulate the above information.

4 b. The mean score of a class in an examination is 70. If

the mean score of boys is 60 and that of girls is 75, obtain the percentage of girls in the class.

4 c. In a city 20% people read newspaper A, 25% people

read B and 10% read both A and B. What is the percentage of people who read at least one of the two newspapers?

2 d. In order to study the effect of inoculation on TB, it

was found that the number of inoculated and unaffected from TB is 28, and not inoculated and affected from TB is 13. If inoculation was performed over 40 persons out of 60 persons, complete the table and obtain the missing numbers.

2 e. The percentage of literates in six villages of an area

are noted as follows: 52, 46, 21, 30, 17, 24. Can you compute the percentage of literates in the entire area from this information? If yes, compute the percentage. If no, state what additional information you would need for the computation.


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2

2010 1 . answer the following in not more than 250 words each. 20×2 = 40 a. critically examine the implications of the disintegration

policy to accommodate these implications. b. growing energy demands. Compare the success iof this approach with that of another asian giant which has perhaps the fastest growing energy demand. 2. answer any 4 of the following in not more than 150 words. 12×4 = 48 a. impacted bilateral ties with India? b. Assess the Caribbean c. Do you agree with the view that India? d. Bring out the FDI & employment implications of china being a manufacturing hub & India a service hub? e. Have the Uruguay round negotiations & the TRIPS agreement helped in resolving trade conflicts arising out of variations in different nations IPR regions? Also list the steps taken by India to conform to TRIPS. f. Examine the recent developments towards the solution of the Bangladesh-myanmar maritime boundary dispute. What implications do these have for India . 3. answer any 8 of the following not more than 50 words each. 5×8 = 40 a. compare & contrast the role of IMF with that of the world bank b. what are the major capacity-building & reconstruction projects being undertaken by India in Afghanistan? c. Bring out the significance of GDI & GEM as components

HDI & GDI?


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d. What is round tripping in the context of FDI inflow & why has it been in the news recently in the case of India? e. Comment on the reasons for the recent hike in visa processing fees for certain categories of US visas. What is the likely impact of this hike on India? f. -

- g. Highlight the role of the Indian peacekeeping contingent as a part of MONUSCO. h. List the salient features of the Riyadh declaration & the bilateral agreement between India & Saudi Arabia signed earlier this year. i. Comment on the reasons for the recent economic crisis in the so- 4. answer any 2 of the following in 150 words. 12×2 = 24 a. examine the opportunities for a lasting west asia peace solution in the context of the historic talks started in September 2010. b. Has the February agreement between the Sudanese government & the justice & equality movement (JEM) been, more successful in ending the strif in darfur than the Abuja peace agreement of 2006? Evaluate? c. Comment on the present status of the biological weapons convention. What important issues, do you think, need to be taken up at the 7 th review conference of the BWC scheduled for 2011? 5. answer any 4 of the following in 150 words. 12×2 = 48 a. bring out the applications of computer models in studying climate changes, with special reference to community earth system model. b. What is phytoremediation? Discuss its applications. c. television technologies? d. What is cloud computing? Bring out its essential features & list its advantages & limitations? e. Discuss the application of nanotechnologie s in health care sector? 6. comment on any 3 of the following in 50 words. 15×3 = 15 a. Rotterdam convention


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b. The mavi marmara incident c. Significance of the kampala declaration of the international criminal court (ICC) d. Trial chamber of the extraordinary chamber in the courts of Cambodia & its recent verdit. 7. comment on any 6 in 50 words each. 5×6 = 30. a. MRSA infection b. HRP-2M choromet c. Maglev vehicles d. Super absorbent polymers e. Ginkgo biloba f. CARTOSAT-2B g. Various generations of mobile phone technologies 8. who/what are the following & why have they been in the news recently. (your answers should be in a sentence/two only) 3×8 = 24 a. craig venter b. shahran amiri c. wolfram alpha d. dreamliner aircraft e. blue gene project f. predator drones g. deepwater horizon incident h. ACTN 3 gene 9. a) the distribution of rent of 150 residential houses surveyed in locality is as follows: 5 mrks.

Rent in Rs.

Number of houses

101 150

10

151 200

18

201 250

27

251 300

35


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301 350

30

351 400

16

401 450

8

451 500

6

Find : i. the % of houses having rent higher than rs. 300 ii. the % of houses having rent more than rs. 250 but less than rs 401 b) work out the trend values by any suitable method from the following data showing the number of murders (in thousands) in a country for the years 1985 1995.

Years 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Murders 19.0 20.6 20.1 20.7 21.5 24.7

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

24.7 23.8 24.5 23.3 21.

c) the data on the total investment on different heads under the 8th five year plan are shown below:

19.4 % = services

1.4 % = science, technologies & environment

18.6 % = transport & communication

10.8 % = industry & minerals

28.2 % = energy

5.5 % = irrigation & flood control

1% = special programs

7.7% = rural development

7.4 % = agriculture & allied services If the total proposed outlay on different heads is as rs. 4,34,100 crores at 1991-92 prices. Obtain separately the proposed outlay on each of the heads & make on overall comment. 4 marks. d) represent the following data through a suitable diagram.


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Region A B C D

Married criminals

95 80 63 32

Unmarried criminals

72 25 41 26

10.a) data on flight arrivals from several cities for 2 airlines are shown below for the last 6 months. Table : city wise ontime & delayed flights for airlines A & B

Airline A

Airline A

Airline B

Airline B

Ontime Delayed Ontime Delayed

City I

497 62 694 117

City II

221 12 4840 415

City III

212 20 383 65

City IV

503 102 320 129

City V

1841 305 201 61

It is known that City II was mostly sunny & City V was mostly foggy during 6 month period of data collection. Compare the performance of 2 airlines a & b over the cities in terms of % of delayed flights. What is your conclusion. When the data on all the cities are combined? b) the arithemetic mean of 2 observations is 127.5 & their geometric mean is 60. find i) the 2 observations , ii) their harmonic mean.

2011 . General Studies Paper- II Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum


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Marks : 300 INSTRUCTIONS Each quest ion is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answer must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answer written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates should attempt all questions strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question is indicated at the end of the question. Two (2) graph sheets are attached to this question paper for attempting questions 9(b) and 10(c). The graph sheets are to be carefully detached from the question paper and securely attached to the answer book by the candidate. 1. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words: 20x2=40 (a) List the Central Asian Republics and identify those of particular strategic and economic importance to India. Examine the opportunities and bottlenecks in enhancing relations with these countries. (b) Critically examine the security and strategic implications of the so- (c) an Free Trade Area (SAFTA), the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Free Trade Area (BIMSTEC FTA) seems

2. Answer any three of the following in about 150 words each: 12x3=36 (a) 2008, what are the agreements on nuclear energy that India has signed with different countries? (b) -terrorism strategy with China. What are the likely implications of the recent Xinjiang violence on these efforts? (c)

Indian business.


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(d) What are the salient features of the political and economic relationship between India and South Africa? 3. Answer either of the following in about 250 words: 20 (a) its spread are as much economic in nature as they are political.Critically evaluate. (b) -

-chance of success than the earlier Stability and Growth Pact? 4. Answer any four of the following in abo ut 150 words each: 12x4=48 (a) the interests of the Arctic Council nations may not coincide with

(b) Is there still a role for the concept of balance of po wer in contemporary international politics? Discuss. (c)

Amplify. (d) To what extent has the withdrawal of al -Shabab from Mogadishu given peace a real chance in Somalia? Assess. (e) On a Formula-one (F-1) racing car track, information to drivers is generally signalled through the standardized use of flags of different colours. Describe the meanings associated with any six flags listed below: (i) White flag (ii) Black flag (iii) Yellow flag (iv) Blue flag (v) Black and white flag divided diagonally (vi) Chequered flag (vii) Yellow and red striped flag 5. Comment on any thirteen of the following in about 50 words each: 5x13=65 (a) International Year of Chemistry (b) The scourge of e-waste (c) (d) INSPIRE programme of the Department of Science and Technology


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(e) (f) Omega-3 fatty acids in our food (g) Difference between - -technology with reference to drying of washed clothes (h) The diminishing population of vultures (i) - (j) F- (k) (l) Analog, hybrid and IP systems in CCTV technology (m) Various applications of Kevlar (n) Differences between Compact Disc (CD), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and Blu-ray Disc 6. Comment on the following in about 50 words each: 5x5=25 (a) Functions of the World Customs Organization. (WCO) (b) Coast) (c) Strategies adopted by Colombia to eliminates its drug cartels (d) World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) (e) Sculpture of the broken chair in front of the UN building at Geneva 7. Why have each of the following been in the news recently? (Each answer in a sentence or two only) 2x10=20 (a) Tiangong-1 (b) K-computer (c) Gliese 581g (d) MABLE robot (e) (f) - (g) (h) (i) OPERA detecter at Gran Sasso (j) 8. Why have the following been in the news recently? (Each answer in a sentence or two only) 2x5=10 (a) 'News International' newspaper (b) Mustafa Abdul-Jalil (c) Abel Kirui (d) Natalie Portman


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(e) Nawaf Salam 9. (a) List the requisit ies of a good table. Present the following in a suitable tabular form: 5 (a) In-1980 out of a 1750 workers of a factory, 1200 were members of a union. The number of women employed was 200 of which 175 did not belong to the union. In 1985 the number of union workers increased to 1580 of which 1290 were men. On the other hand the number of non-union workers fell down to 208 of which 180 were men. In 1990 there were 1800 employees who belonged to the union and 50 who did not belong to the union. Of all the employees in 1990, 300 were women of which only 8 did not belong to the union. (b) Draw an given for the following distribution, Read th e median from the graph. How many students get between 60 and 72?

Marks No. of

students

50-55 6

55-60 10

60-65 22

65-70 30

70-75 16

75-80 12

80-100

15

(c) From the following data calculate the missing frequency:

No. of tables

No. of persons

cured

4-8 11

8-12 13

12-16 16

16-20 14

20-24 ?


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24-28 9

28-32 17

32-36 6

36-40 4

The average number of tables to cure fever was 19.9 (d) Life time of 400 tubes tested in a company is distributed as follows:

Life-t ime(Hours)

No. of tubes

300-399 14

400-499 46

500-599 58

600-699 76

700-799 68

800-899 62

900-999 48

1000-1099 22

1100-1199 6

Determine: 4 (i) Relative frequency of sixth class. (ii) Percentage of tubes whose life-time does not exceed 600 hours. (iii) Percentage of tubes whose life-time is greater than or equal to 900 hours. (iv) Percentage of tubes whose life-time is at least 500 but less than 1000 hours. 10. (a) A car travels 25km at 25km at 50 kph, and 25 km at 75 kph. Find the average speed of the car for the entire journey. (b) The mean of 200 items was 50. Later on it was found that two items were wrongly read as 92 and 8 instead of 192 and 88. Find the correct mean. 4 (c) Students were asked how long it took them to walk to school on a particular morning. A cumulative frequency distribution was formed.

Time taken (minutes)

C.f.

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<5 28

<10 45

<15 81

<20 143

<25 280

<30 349

<35 374

<40 395

<45 400

(i) Draw a cumulative Frequency curve. (ii) Estimate how many students took less than 18 minutes. (iii) 6% of students took x minutes or longer. Find x. 6 (d) An investors buys Rs. 1200 worth of shares in a company each month. During the first five months he bought the shares at a price of Rs. 10, Rs. 12, Rs. 15, Rs. 20 and Rs. 24 per share. After 5 months, what is the average price paid for the shares by him?

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