Test – 10: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016)
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30 January 2015
Click on the below questions and answer each within the word limit specified before each question.
1) India has had an official population policy for more than a half century. Are the goals of this population policy achieved? Critically examine. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 2
2) Which factors can be held responsible for the decline in the child sex ratio in India? Discuss. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 2
3) What are the defining features of caste in India? How did colonialism impact caste system? Examine. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 3
4) Critically discuss how capitalism and globalization have affected Indian society. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 4
5) The Indian state has had special programmes for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes since even before Independence. Have they been successful in addressing discrimination against SC and ST communities in India? Critically evaluate. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 5
6) What are the major issues taken up by the women’s movement over its history? Discuss the role of some of the women organizations in empowering women in India. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 5
7) Can we blame the nature of Indian federalism for the existence of regionalism in India? Critically examine. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 6
8) What are the different senses in which ‘secularism’ has been understood in India? Do you think it is rather misunderstood than understood in various senses? Critically comment. (200 Words)
NCERT Class XII, Indian Society – Chapter 6
9) Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicates town planning? Give reasons for your answer. Also examine if today’s town planning has any features of Harappan cities. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class XII, Themes in World History – 1, Theme 1
10) In what ways was the Buddhist theory of a social contract different from the Brahmanical view of society derived from the Purusha sukta? Examine. (200 Words)
NCERT, Class XII, Themes in World History – 1, Theme 3
11) What were the causes of the French Revolution? How did this Revolution impact America then? Examine. (200 Words)
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