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- 2017 · GS1 · 10 marksIn the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.
- 2017 · GS1 · 15 marksDistinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has transformed into the latter in independent India.
- 2017 · GS1 · 15 marks“The growth of cities as I.T. hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems”. Substantiate this statement with examples.
- 2017 · GS1 · 15 marksThe spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.
- 2017 · GS1 · 10 marksWhat are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs)?
- 2017 · GS1 · 15 marksThe women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th-century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?
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