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Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2011 Geography Paper I Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300   Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. SECTION A 1. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each: 12*5=60      a) Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism         b) Rossby Waves and Jet Stream         c) Salinity patterns in Indian Ocean         d) Soil profile in Zonal and Azonal soils         e) Marine Ecosystem 2. a) Name the climatically controlled agents of erosion. Explain how they differ in terms of properties of matter. Compare the landforms produced by each one of them. 30     b) Explain the concept of Isostasy as postulated ...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2011 Anthropology Paper II Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300   Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. SECTION A 1. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each: 15*4=60      a) Philosophy behind Purushartha         b) Factors contributing to communalism         c) Iron age in Gangetic region         d) Critique of the concept of Great and Little Tradition 2. a) "Modernity has entered Indian character and society, but it has done so through assimilation, not replacement." Discuss. 30     b) Describe the linguistic elements in Indian population. 15     c) Discuss the relevance of the concept of Domin...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2011 Anthropology Paper I Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300   Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. SECTION A 1. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each: 15*4=60      a) Synthetic Theory         b) Neanderthal Man         c) Fieldwork Tradition in Anthropology         d) Cultural Materialism 2. a) Describe major skeletal similarities and differences between Homo erectus    and Homo sapiens . 30     b) 'Man is a primate.' Discuss. 30 3. a) Critically examine the contribution of Anthropologists in the interpretation of symbols. 30     b) Critically examine the debate between Formalists and Substantiv...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2011 Essay (Compulsory) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 200 Write an essay on any one of the following topics : 1. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative, economic and developmental implications. 2. Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it? 3. Credit-based higher education system - status, opportunities and challenges. 4. In the Indian context, both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial in combating terrorism