General Studies - 1998 (Main) (Paper -
I)
Time Allowed : Three
Hours
Maximum Marks : 300
Candidates should attempt questions from all the
Section I, II, and III. The number of marks carried by each question is
indicated at the end of the question.
SECTION- I
1. Did Jawaharlal Nehru really 'speak' the 'language' of Gandhi?
Locate the points of their agreements and
departures.
OR
How did economic nationalism mirror the work of the early
nationalist leadership in India?
(About 250
words)
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2. Answer any
two of the following
:
15 x 2 =30
(About 150 words on each)
(a) Why did
the moderates lose appeal with the Indians and failed to elicit desired response
from the British?
(b) How did
the Policy of free trade hurt Indian textile industry and crafts in the latter
half of the 19th century?
(c) Trace the
origins of the R.N.I. Mutiny and evaluate its impact on the political situation
in India.
3. Answer any
three of the following
:
10 x 3 =30
(About 75 words on each)
(a) Examine
the ideas of Rabindranath Tagore on democracy.
(b) How did
the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal influence the nationalist politics?
(c) What was
the significance of the Prajamandal movements in the Indian States in the decade
preceding India's independence?
(d) Assess the
role of C. Rajagopalachari during the pre-partition years of Indian public
life.
4. (a) What do
you know about the following
:
2 x 15 =30
(About 20 words on each)
(i) Nil
Darpan
(ii) Sarda Sadan
(iii) Sabarmati
Ashram (iv) Hunter
Commission
(v) Bandi Jiwan
(b) Why have
the following become famous?
(vi) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(vii) Seth
Jamanlal Bajaj
(viii) S. Satyamurti
(ix) Udham
Singh
(x) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Write
about the chief fatures of the following :
(xi) Kulu
School (xii)
Gopuram
(xiii) Wahabi Movement
(xiv) Bharat Dharma Mahamandal
(xv)
Communal Award
SECTION II
5. Examine the reasons for the non-introduction of Women's
Reservation Bill in the
LokSabha.
(About 250 words)
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OR
Discuss the implications of Israel's expansion plan.
How have the major western powers reacted to it ? (About
250 words)
6. Attempt any
three of the following
:
10 x 3 =30
(About 100 words on
each)
(a) Examine
the fall out of population explosion in India at the close of twentieth
century.
(b) Discuss
the justification for the creation of new states in U.P. and Bihir.
(c) What are
the reasons for the slow progress of SAPTA?
(d) Describe
the problem of KOSOVO.
(e) What is
ASEAN PLUS? What is its nature and duty?
7. Attempt any
five of following
:
6 x 5 =30
(About 50 words on each)
(a) What were
the circumstances leading to the promulgation of Prasar Bharati ordinance in
August 1998?
(b) Who has
claimed the responsibility for the recent bomb attacks on American embassies at
Nairobi and Dar Es Salam? What are their demands?
(c) What is
the significance of Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba?
(d) What are
the significant features of Lokpal Bill recently introduced in the Lok
Sabha?
(e) Why was a
variant of Basmati rice in news recently?
(f) What
solution has been arrived at recently in the Cauvery water dispute?
(g) Bring out
the issues involved in the appointments and transfer of judges of the Supreme
Court and high Courts in India.
8. (a) Explain
the following
:
2 x 15 =30
(About 20 words on
each)
(i) Netizens (ii)
Shehab-3 (iii) Planet-B
(iv)
W.H.O. (v) Greenpeace
(b) What do
you know about the following?
(vi) Chattisgarh
(vii) Article 356 (viii) Bentota
(ix) Narmada
Sagar dam (x) Full monty
(xi)
Pamirs (xii)
Nelson Mandela
(xiii) Bacharuddin Jusul Habibie
(xiv) E.M.S.
Namboodripad. (xv) Jnanpith Award
SECTION III
9. The total population of a country is 357 million of which 62
million live in urban areas. Of these who live in rural areas, 234 million are
agriculturists including 124 million earning members. Among the urban
population, 12 million are agriculturists of which 7 million are earning
members. Among the non-agriculturist rural population 43 million are earning are
earning members whereas among non-agriculturist urban people 14 million are
non-earning members.
Represent the above information in a tabular
form.
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10. (a) The
following table shows annual profits (Rs. in crores) of two investment companies
A and B during the given 5 years
:
1993
1994
1995
1996 1997
A
:
70
60
70
60
70
B :
60
50
60
80
80
If someone plans to invest Rs. 50,000, which of the two companies should
be preferred and
why
?
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(b) An
investor bought shares of a company at a premium of Rs. 20. If the par value of
the share is Rs. 120 and the company declares 21% dividend in a given year, find
the rate of interest received by the investor.
11. (a)
Mention, in each of the following cases, the most appropriate diagram to
represent the data
:
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(i)
Number of AIDS patients in a country detected during the last 10 years.
(ii)
Monthly production of eggs in a poultry farm in a given yaer.
(iii) Yearly
export and import (in dollars) of a multinational firm during the period from
1990 to 1997.
(iv) Distribution of weights of 500 school children in the age
group 15-18 years.
(v) Political party-wise percentage of votes cast during a
parliamentary election.
(b) The
following table shows the IQ scores of adolescents aged 15-17
years:
Interval
|
Frequency |
121 and above |
15 |
116-120 |
35 |
111-115 |
50 |
106-110 |
60 |
101-105 |
100 |
96-100 |
75 |
91-95 |
70 |
86-90 |
60 |
81-85 |
25 |
80and below |
10 |
Find :
(i) the cut-off point above which 25% most
intelligent adolescents fall.
(ii) the cut-off point below which the 25%
least intelligent adolescents
fall.
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12. (a) State
whether the following statements are true or false.
Give
reasons.
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(i) A person's monthly income first increases by 20% and then
decreases by 20% . There is no net change in his income.
(ii) All facts
expressed numerically pertain to statistics.
(iii) If A stands 50 % change of
getting through Test I and Test II independently, then A stands at least 50 %
chance of getting through both the tests.
(b) The following is the
series of index numbers taking 1992 as base year :
Year
:- 1992
1993 1994
1995 1996
1997
Index :-
100
120
135
170 180
210
How would the index numbers be changed if 1993 is taken as base
year?
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General Studies - 1998 (Main) (Paper - II)
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
Candidates should attempt questions from all the Section I, II, and III. 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-�-vis the Fundamental Rights has
emerged.
(About 250 words) 40
OR
(b) Explain the concept of �Prime
Ministerial Government� and account for its decline in recent times in
India. (About
250 words)
40
2.
(a)
�The past 50 years of development in India
were characterised by planning but the next 50 years of development would be led
by the market.� Comment. (About 250
words)
40
OR
(b) How is absolute poverty line measured? What are the important
measures taken by the Government to eradicate rural poverty in
India?
(About 250 words)
40
3. (a) What is
remote sensing? What are its uses especially in the Indian
context?
(About 250 words)
40
OR
(b)
What is genetic engineering? Why is it getting increasingly important these days
?
(About 250
words)
40
4. Answer any TWO of the following :-
(Answer to each question 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 question should be in about 150
words)
20+20
(a) What are the main reasons for industrial sickness in India? How can it be overcome?
(b)�Infrastructure bottlenecks continue to stifle the economic growth in India.� Comment.
(c)Comment on the view that Monetary Policy in India is used more as a stabilisation device rather than as a development 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 question 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 independence.
(d)How do the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep differ in the geological ecvolution and topographical conditions?
7. Answer any TWO of the following :-
(Answer to each question 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
question 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.
(c) What is meant by �Quality of life�?
(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
(a) What is meant
by �Protem Speaker�?
(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?
(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?
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