Day: January 21, 2016

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015  10) Discuss the significance and growth of the service sector in modern economic development. Do you think India missed a chance to become a superpower by embracing service sector and neglecting manufacturing? Discuss. (200 Words) NCERT, Class XII, Fundamentals of …

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Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 9) Explain why high-tech industries in many countries are being attracted to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centres. Also examine how these industries have affected nearby rural regions. (200 Words) NCERT, Class XII, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 6

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 8) Discuss the important characteristic features of plantation agriculture. Do you think this type of agriculture has adversely affected forests and their ecology in India? Examine. (200 Words) NCERT, Class XII, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 5

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 7) Which are the four pillars of human development? Looking at India’s economic growth, do you think it’s aiding in human development? Critically examine. (200 Words) NCERT Class XII, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 4

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 6) Discuss the recent trends in population growth in developed countries. Compare it with growth in developing countries. (200 Words) NCERT Class XII, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 2

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 5) The years since independence have seen agrarian struggles of enormous variety, ranging from the legendary Telangana peasant movement and the PEPSU tenants’ movement which continued from the pre-independence years to the Naxalite or Maoist movement in the late 1960s …

Continue reading “5) The years since independence have seen agrarian struggles of enormous variety, ranging from the legendary Telangana peasant movement and the PEPSU tenants’ movement which continued from the pre-independence years to the Naxalite or Maoist movement in the late 1960s and the ‘new’ farmers’ movements of the 1980s. Briefly analyse the causes and nature of these movements”

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 4) How did the Green Revolution impact small farmers, tenants and sharecroppers, and environment? Critically analyse.  (200 Words) Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 33

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 3) During 1960s, the Kaira Cooperative success made the movement’s spread to the rest of the country inevitable. Examine the features of Kaira cooperative that helped other parts of India to emulate its model. (200 Words) Bipan Chandra, India Since …

Continue reading “3) During 1960s, the Kaira Cooperative success made the movement’s spread to the rest of the country inevitable. Examine the features of Kaira cooperative that helped other parts of India to emulate its model.”

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 2) Critically analyse the impact of land ceiling laws that were introduced in 1960s and 70s. (200 Words) Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 31

Test – 9: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 21 January 2015 1) Critically evaluate the success of the Bhoodan/Gramdan movement. (200 Words) Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 31

Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.  9)“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” Explain the meaning of quote in the present context. (150 Words) General

Topic: Employment; Energy; Economic growth; Industrial policies 8) India hopes to have 175 Gw worth of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022 and the next target is to double this, to 350 Gw of RE by 2030 i.e. 40 per cent of actual power generation would be from renewables by 2030. Are there any negatives from this major shift …

Continue reading “8) India hopes to have 175 Gw worth of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022 and the next target is to double this, to 350 Gw of RE by 2030 i.e. 40 per cent of actual power generation would be from renewables by 2030. Are there any negatives from this major shift in energy generation from renewables? Critically examine.”