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( I) GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER I)
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QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Please read each of the following instructions carefully before
attempting questions:
There are TWENTY questions printed both in HINDI and in
ENGLISH.
All questions are compulsory.
The number of marks carried by a question / part is indicated
against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission
Certificate which must be
stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA)
Booklet in the space provide. No
marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the
authorized one.
Answers to Questions no. 1 to 10 should be in 150 words, whereas
answers to questions no, 11 to
20 should be in 250 words.
Keep the word limit indicated in the questions in mind.
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: Time Allowed: Three Hours
: 250 Maximum Marks: 250
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1. " - (rock-cut) - (free-standing)
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(10 , 150 )
“The temples built during the Pallava era exhibit architectural
diversity marked by progression from rock-cut to free-standing
style”. Elucidate
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) “Travellers to India in ancient and medieval periods
acted as a repository of knowledge reflecting light on the
socio-economic life of that period”. Explain with relevant
examples.
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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3.
(10 , 150 ) Assess to what extent the modern education system
introduced by the British in India contributed towards the Indian
freedom struggle.
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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4. " ' '
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(10 , 150 ) “The early Congress leaders used Hume as a ‘lightning
conductor’, as a catalyst to bring together the nationalistic
forces even if under the guise of a ‘safety valve”. Comment. (10
Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) “Press was the chief instrument through which
nationalist ideology and nationalist public opinion were propagated
and consolidated during the Indian freedom struggle”.
Substantiate.
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) “Ancient Indians made considerable progress in the
fields of science and technology that have made an impact on modern
science”. Elaborate. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
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7. " "
(10 , 150 ) “There is a fragmentation of the joint family system
with increasing nuclear families in rural areas”. Elaborate.
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) “COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our urban planning
paradigms to deliver an equitable, sustainable, safe and resilient
environment to vulnerable persons”. Elaborate.
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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" (10 , 150 ) “The regional disparity in the rate of population
growth could reshape the country politically, economically and
culturally”. Examine.
(10 Marks, 150 Words)
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(10 , 150 ) "When control rests elsewhere, autonomy remains
perpetually out of reach". Discuss the above statement in the
context of the bodily autonomy of Indian women. (10 Marks, 150
Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “Digital technology has emerged as a tool for social
empowerment in these uncertain times but it has also reinforced
social inequality”. Discuss.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “Though increasing the marriageable age for girls in
India has socio-economic benefits, however, it is not free from
complexities and challenges”. Comment.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “The caste system in India has been detached from the
ritual status hierarchy and has assumed the character of the
power-group functioning in the competitive democratic politics”.
Discuss.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “The socio-religious reform movements made a
significant contribution to the evolution of Modern India, however,
these movements were not free from inherent contradictions and
limitations”. Discuss.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “The post-independence consolidation of the
North-eastern states has had its complexities, influenced by the
regional aspirations and foreign actors”. Discuss.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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16. " - "
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(15 , 250 )
“Swadeshi is that spirit in us which restricts us to the use and
service of our immediate surroundings to the exclusion of the more
remote”. In the light of the above statement, analyse the evolution
of various facets of ‘Swadeshi’ during India’s freedom
struggle.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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17. " "
(15 , 250 ) “The political conquest of India by the East India
Company has had an economic imprint all over”. Analyse.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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(15 , 250 ) “Paintings throughout the history of India reveal the
aspects of social life and artistic expression of people of that
era.” Explain with relevant examples.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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19. "
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(15 , 250 ) “The political and constitutional changes that came in
wake of the French Revolution had a significant impact on the
political ideas and institutions throughout the World”.
Elucidate.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)
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20. " 1930
(15 , 250 ) “Seeds of India’s partition were sown long ago; events
post the 1930s just accelerated the process and made it
inevitable”. Discuss.
(15 Marks, 250 Words)