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  1. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksAfrica was chopped into states artificially created by the accident of European competition. Analyse.
  2. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksDo you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.
  3. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksThe American Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism. Substantiate.
  4. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksBring out the causes for the formation of heat islands in the urban habitat of the world
  5. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksBring out the causes for more frequent landslides in the Himalayas than in the Western Ghats.
  6. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksChola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple architecture. Discuss.
  7. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksAnalyze the circumstances that led to the Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the highlights of the agreement.
  8. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksCritically examine the compulsions that prompted India to play a decisive role in the emergence of Bangladesh.
  9. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksWhat do you understand by the theory of continental drift? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support.Video
  10. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksDiscuss the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre- and post-independent India.
  11. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksDefying the barriers of age, gender and religion, Indian women became the torchbearers during the struggle for freedom in India. Discuss.
  12. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksCritically examine the effects of globalization on the aged population in India.
  13. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksAnalyze the factors for the highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.
  14. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksGrowing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in the generation of demand for a separate state. Discuss.
  15. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksWith the growing scarcity of fossil fuels, atomic energy is gaining more and more significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw materials required for the generation of atomic energy in India and the world.
  16. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marks“Latecomer” Industrial Revolution in Japan involved certain factors that were markedly different from what the West had experienced.
  17. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksMajor hot deserts in the northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degrees north and on the western side of the continents. Why?
  18. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksMale membership needs to be encouraged to make women’s organizations free from gender bias. Comment.
  19. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksIn many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India. Elaborate.
  20. 2013 · GS1 · 5 marksThere is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghats. Why?
  21. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksCritically discuss the objectives of the Bhoodan and Gramdan movements initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success.
  22. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat policy instruments were deployed to contain the great economic depression?
  23. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksIt is said that India has substantial reserves of shale oil and gas, which can feed the needs of the country for a quarter century. However, tapping the resources doesn’t appear to be high on the agenda. Discuss critically the availability and issues involved.
  24. 2013 · GS1 · 10 marksSeveral foreigners made India their homeland and participated in various movements. Analyze their role in the Indian struggle for freedom.
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