Year 2018

Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India

Safeguarding the Indian art heritage is the need of the moment. Comment.

In the light of recent controversy regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), what are the challenges before the Election Commission of India to ensure the trustworthiness of elections in India?

"Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." Comment on the progress made in India in this regard.

(a) State the three basic values, universal in nature, in the context of civil services and bring out their importance.

(b) Distinguish between “Code of ethics” and “Code of conduct” with suitable examples.

Write notes on the following in about 150 words each : (10x5=50 marks)

(a) The Relevance of Anthropology (10 marks)

(b) Difference between Science and Magic (10 marks)

(c) Town Planning of Harappan Culture (10 marks)

(d) Kinship Terminology (10 marks)

(e) Ways of Acquiring Mate in Tribal Society (10 marks)

Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each : (10x5=50)

(a) Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman islands (10 marks)

(b) Philosophy behind Purusharthas (10 marks)

(c) Endangered Languages (10 marks)

(d) OBCs among non-Hindu communities (10 marks)

(e) Ethnoarchaeology as a research strategy (10 marks)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (10x5=50 marks, 150 words each)

(a) “Landscape is a function of structure, process and stage.” Critique the statement. (10 marks)

(b) Explain the role of evaporation in the hydrologic cycle. (10 marks)

(c) Describe the causes and consequences of sea level changes. (10 marks)

(d) Distinguish between intrazonal and azonal soils. Describe in brief the characteristics and importance of azonal soils. (10 marks)

(e) Explain the natural and anthropogenic causes and mitigation measures of frequent flooding in Mumbai. (10 marks)

(a) On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of these locations, whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural, in not more than 30 words for each entry: (2x10=20 marks)

(i) Shyok River

(ii) Mawlynnong

(iii) Shravasti

(iv) Kori Creek

(v) Amarkantak

(vi) Ghatshila

(vii) Tawang

(viii) Neyyar

(ix) Dandeli

(x) Mulshi Lake

(b) Explain the unusual intensity of dust storms and thunder storms across India in the pre-monsoon period of year 2018. (10 marks)

(c) Why setting up of Water Management Boards is a controversial issue in India? (10 marks)

(d) Keeping the recent developments in view, how can the energy crisis of India be circumvented by harnessing non-conventional energy resources? (10 marks)

Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of them in your Question-cum-Answer Booklet. Locational hints for each of the places marked on the map are given below seriatim. (50 marks, 30 words each)

(i) Megalithic burial site

(ii) Chalcolithic site

(iii) Cave paintings

(iv) Palaeolithic site

(v) Political and Cultural centre

(vi) Terracotta centre

(vii) Harappan site

(viii) Vaishnava cultural site

(ix) Painted Grey Ware site

(x) Chalcolithic site

(xi) Early agricultural centre

(xii) Early Harappan site

(xiii) An ancient temple

(xiv) Political and Cultural centre

(xv) An ancient sea port

(xvi) Buddhist centre

(xvii) Inscriptional site

(xviii) An ancient capital

(xix) A Jaina centre

(xx) An ancient capital

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: (10x5=50)

(a) "The Battle of Plassey (1757) thus marked the beginning of political supremacy of the English East India Company in India." (10 marks)

(b) "The passing of the land from the hands of the peasant proprietors into the hands of non-cultivating landlords brought about increasing polarization of classes in agrarian areas." (10 marks)

(c) "Faced with the challenge of the intrusion of colonial culture and ideology, an attempt to reinvigorate traditional institutions and to realize the potential of traditional culture developed during the nineteenth century." (10 marks)

(d) "An ideology of paternalistic benevolence, occasionally combined with talk of trusteeship and training towards self-government, thinly veiled the realities of a Raj uncompromisingly white and despotic." (10 marks)

(e) "States' reorganization did not, of course, resolve all the problems relating to linguistic conflicts." (10 marks)

Write short answers to the following in about 150 words each :

(a) Are the two truths—'The Sun will rise tomorrow' and '2+2=4' of the same necessity for Hume? Give reasons in favour of your answer. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Is there any place for freedom in Leibniz's philosophy, when he speaks of 'pre-established harmony'? Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) How does the notion of 'family resemblance' help Wittgenstein to uphold that 'Language is a game'? Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) How does Sartre connect inauthenticity with bad faith? Why does Sartre show that inauthenticity and bad faith lead to alienation? Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) How does Strawson explain the concept of person in his philosophy? Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:

(a) What is meant by liberal democracy? Does it require deeper principles for social cohesion to balance its own strong affirmation of individual rights? Give reasons from the Indian context. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Do you subscribe to the view that Indian cultural identity needs to integrate the principles of multi-culturalism and respect for the dignity of each person? Justify your answer. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) It is said that the traditional hold of caste-based groups on Indian social behaviour has survived all attempts to build alternate identities. Discuss in the light of M.K. Gandhi. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Discuss Kautilya's concept of sovereignty in the light of 'Danda-neeti'. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) What measures do you suggest to eradicate corruption in Indian democracy? (10 marks, 150 words)

SECTION 'A'

1. Comment on the following in about 150 words each:

(a) John Stuart Mill is a 'reluctant democrat'. - C. L. Wayper (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Decline of Political Theory (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Distributive Justice (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Substantive Democracy (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) “Nothing against the State, nothing over it, nothing beyond it.” – Mussolini (10 marks, 150 words)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:

(a) Describe the changing nature of Comparative Politics. Briefly explain the Political Economy approach to the study of Comparative Politics. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Describe the changing nature of the State in the developing societies in the context of inclusive growth in the 21st century. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) How big a role does identity play in determining political participation in the developing countries ? Discuss your answer with suitable illustrations. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Bring out the major differences between the Classical Realism of Hans Morgenthau and the Neorealism of Kenneth Waltz. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) What, according to Joseph Nye, are the major sources of a country's soft power? Discuss its relevance in the contemporary world politics. (10 marks, 150 words)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (50 marks, 150 words)

(a) "The scope of the discipline of Public Administration is determined by what an administrative system does." Does it mean that the scope of this discipline is boundaryless? Explain. (10 marks)

(b) "The concepts of rationality and efficiency are intertwined in the bureaucratic analysis of Max Weber." Comment. (10 marks)

(c) "New Public Service approach is an improvement over its predecessor, New Public Management." Discuss. (10 marks)

(d) "A leader is a people's developer" (Napoleon). Which aspects of subordinates' development can be positively influenced by a leader? Discuss. (10 marks)

(e) "Herbert Simon's book Administrative Behavior presents a synthesis of the classical and behavioural approaches to the study of Public Administration." Explain. (10 marks)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10x5=50, 150 words)

(a) “A government next-door is the government that matters most for the people.” Discuss the statement with special reference to the values of local government. (10 marks)

(b) “The philosophy of the Westminster model is at odds with the political culture of India.” Critically analyse. (10 marks)

(c) “The attached offices and subordinate offices are integral to the functioning of the Cabinet Secretariat.” Discuss. (10 marks)

(d) It is apprehended that lateral entry will lead to politicisation of bureaucracy. Do you agree? Justify. (10 marks)

(e) “Contracting out tasks without effective accountability mechanisms can be counter-productive for effective service delivery.” Comment. (10 marks)

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (50 marks, 150 words)

(a) The focal point of Sociology rests on interaction. How do you distinguish it from common sense ? (10 marks)

(b) Distinguish between fact and value in Weber's Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism. (10 marks)

(c) Do you think 'I' and 'Me' are central terms in Mead's work ? (10 marks)

(d) What is the difference between natural and social inequality ? Give examples from caste and class dimensions. (10 marks)

(e) What are the new forms of family in developed societies ? Discuss. (10 marks)

Write short answers, with a sociological perspective, of the following questions in about 150 words each : (50 marks)

(a) Write a note on G. S. Ghurye's Indological perspective of understanding Indian society. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) Give a critical analysis of Andre Beteille's study of Tanjore village. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) Media is the fourth pillar of democracy. Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) Write a note on the changing roles of middle-class women in India. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) Discuss the growth of religious sects in India. (10 marks, 150 words)

Consider the following three-dimensional figure:


How many triangles does the above figure have?

(A) 18

(B) 20

(C) 22

(D) 24

Consider the following statements :

1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.

2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969.

3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 and 3 only

(B) 2 only

(C) 2 and 3 only

(D) 1, 2 and 3