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Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2012 Essay (Compulsory) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 200  Write an essay on any one of the following topics :                                                             200 1. In the context of Gandhiji's views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms 'Swadhinata', 'Swaraj' and 'Dharmarajya'. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy. 2. Is the criticism that the 'Public-private-Partnership' (PPP) model for development more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context justified? 3. Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible? 4. Managing work and home - is ...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2012 GENERAL STUDIES Paper I  Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300    Candidates should attempt all questions strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question.   1. Answer any five of the following in about 250 words each :                                         25*5=125       (a) What do you understand by the term "innovation" ? Discuss the need for launching a national innovation policy in India.       (b) Keeping in view the informal sector's share in the total workforce of the country, critically examine the relevant inclusive measures initiated by the Government of India and their effectiveness.      ...

(Note : Solutions are subject to review. Please use the comments section below for your inputs and discussions) 1. With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following are the jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health worker? 1. Accompanying women to the health facility for antenatal care checkup 2. Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy 3. Providing information on nutrition and immunization 4. Conducting the delivery of baby Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 1, 2 and 3 Only (b) 2 and 4 Only (c) 1 and 3 Only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer: (A)

Public Administration Paper-II Time Allowed:   Three Hours                    Maximum Marks: 300  INSTRUCTIONS   Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answers 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 Question Nos. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from, each Section. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.  Section-A  1.   Attempt the following m not more than 200 words each:   20 x 3 = 60 (a)  "Over-dependence on bureaucra...

Public Administration Paper I Time Allowed: Three Hours                            Maximum Marks: 300 INSTRUCTIONS Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answers must be written U1 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 Questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. SECTION A 1.   Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each:   20x3 = 60 (a)   'A crisis of...

Sociology Paper – I Time Allowed: Three Hours                     Maximum Marks: 300 Instructions 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 answer written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidate should attempt Question no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining question selecting at least one question from each Section. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. Section A 1. Write short notes on the following, keeping sociological perspective in view (Each short note in about 150 words):   12x5=60 (a)  Emergence of...

Sociology Paper-II Time Allowed: Three Hours                                   Maximum Marks: 300 Instructions 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 mark will be given for the answer written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidate should attempt Question Nos.1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All question carry equal marks. Section-A 1.  Write short notes with a sociological perspective on the following in not more than 150 words each:  4x15 =60 (a)   Perspectives’ on the study of caste by M.N. Srinivas and Andre Beteille. (b)   Di...

A recent deal to establish an Indian air base in the Maldives is an important step in India’s goal of creating a network of military facilities and relationships across the Indian Ocean.   In August, India signed a  defence pact  with the Maldives involving the use of the old British airbase on Gan island by Indian naval aircraft and the establishment of a system of electronic monitoring facilities across the country.   According to the Maldivian President, the installations are to protect the Maldives’ large EEZ from illegal fishing.  Perhaps India is also mindful of the unique position occupied by Maldives, astride the major sea lines of communication between the Middle East and East Asia. The Maldives base is the latest in a string of military facilities established by India outside of South Asia.  In continental Asia, India operates an  air base in Tajikistan  and  electronic monitoring facilities in Mongolia .  In the...

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2011 English (Compulsory) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300 1. Write an essay in about 300 words on any one of the following : 100      a) The predicaments of Democracy.         b) In India when inflation rises governance stalls.      c) Modern world's fears about nuclear energy.      d) Information Technology transforming the Indian society.      e) Inventions generate necessity. 2. Read carefully the passage below and write your answers to the questions that follow in clear, correct and concise language : 5*15=75 'Water is the basis of all life. Every animal and every plant contains a substantial proportion of free or combined water in its body, and no kind of physiological activity is possible in which the fluid does not play an essential part. Water is, of course, necessary for animal life, while...