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POSSIBLE QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ASKED IN 2016
GEOGRAPHY
1.
How Arctic vortex develops?
What are its impact on regional and global weather.
2.
Why Russia is keen on
developing Baikal Amur mainline? Explain how will it impact Russian economy
3.
Define the concept of Capital?
What is Natural Capital? Explain its Worth and the services it offers
4.
How is that the Chinese efforts
in water diversion and dam construction different from India. What are its
likely implications for the world and India.
5.
The Government of India has
recently opened direct routes for aviation. Enumerate the Benefits of direct
routes in air travel
6.
North East has of late seen a
spurt in hydel power development? What is the likely Impact of hydropower in
India's North East region
7.
What have been the new findings
on the extinction of Indus Valley civilization? How are these findings
different from the previous known causes of extinction.
8.
Can Interlinking of rivers in
India be a possible solution? Examine the statement in the light of the
problems that it poses.
9.
Should India export iron ore?
Give arguments in favour and against of it.
10.
Significance of iron ore for
India and controversies regarding exports
11.
Explain the role of Small city
airports in spatial integration of Indian economy.
12.
How the concept and components
of Smart Cities can help develop a sustainable urban future.
13.
What are Smart Grids and how do
they function. What recent changes have taken place in the smart grid
management for a decentralized power distribution.
14.
Explain the necessity and
viability of Tunnel and Bridge Construction in Himalayas and their strategic
significance.
15.
What do you understand by
Ecological limits of development? Explain the concept in relation to
sustainable development of India.
16.
What are the likely impacts of
a Meteorite? What is the significance of meteoritic impact on Earth’s history
17.
What are the likely impacts of
a Asteroids? What is the significance of meteoritic impact on Earth’s history
18.
The geomagnetic pole of the
Earth has been changing from centre in Alaska to now in Siberia. What causes
this Magnetic Reversal and what are its impact?
19.
The earth is witnessing the
sixth mass extinction. Why mass extinctions take place? Explain the reasons of
mass extinction with particular reference to the Holocene Mass Extinctions.
20.
Discuss the mechanism of
Auroral display?
21.
Thunderstorm and Lightning are
a common phenomena. Expalin the areas of occurrence and its causes in India.
22.
What are the impacts of
Blizzards? How blizzards can be managed and and its damage minimized.
23.
What are the Water Governance
Issues that India faces.
24.
Mineral Processing techniques
in India are very obsolete. How these aspects have been incorporated as
Components of a minning policy of india.
25.
Marine resources are related to
the fact that the oceans are not limitless sinks of pollution. Give your
arguments
26.
Highlight the major Changes
that has taken place in plantation agriculture worldwide.
27.
Why industries are shifting to
market based location worldwide, Why steel Industry is declining
28.
What is the Concept of Aviation
hubs? What are the resons behind emergence of Dubai as an aviation hub?
29.
Discuss the reasons and behind
Bahrain’s emergence as a trans shipment business hub.
30.
Why are the erecent changes
taking place in Ice cap, Explain its aauses and the areas affected by it.
31.
Give an account of the water
bodies and their changes worldwide, What changes Urban growth in India has
brought about in its wake.
32.
Discuss different type of
Floral changes and its grey areas. What are the areas that require immediate
attention
33.
What are Myristica Swamps. Analyse the issues
associated with it.
34.
What is stubble burning in
news? In the light of effects on air quality, analyse the alternatives that can
prevent farmers from stubble burning.
35.
Why has been an increasing
dependence on solar energy? What are the reasons that will make it the cheapest
electricity?
36.
How can India repair its river
and generate hydel power.
37.
Energy policy must find new
life beyond fossils. Comment
38.
India has initiated building
Inland port, One such port is Sanchore. What significance Sanchore holds for Rajasthan.
39.
Analyse the case for
development of Inland water transportation in India and the recent initiatives.
40.
Why India can be developed as
an aviation hub. What will be the likely impact of the aviation hub on the
economy.
41.
Paint a picture of Dependence
of diesel, how difficult it is for India to wean itself away from such a
dependence.
42.
Inview of the increasing air
pollution, our options are getting narrower and narrower, Wahat are the
different alternatives to Control Urban air pollution.
43.
Traffic rationing can only work
when it is part of a comprehensive environmental plan, rather than as piecemeal
effort.
44.
Among some of the problems
Ganga is facing, the Decline of Ganga dolphins is one ecological problem. What
causes this decline. Discuss
45.
Forest fires:
46.
Urban Issues: Give an account
of Bottlenecks that hold affordable housing in India.
47.
Urban Issues As a part of Urban
Sprawl, many gated communities have developed. What are these Gated Communities
and why they should be preferred or not..
48.
Urban Issues What constitutes
Slum economy. Wahat are its Components. How slums are not a problem. Examine
the contributions of slum to the city scape.
49.
Urban Issues, Environment: What
are floodplains and what are its ecological significance, Analyse how
Construction in the floodplain can be damaging to it, and How helpful are the regulations.
50.
Urban Issues, Environment Of
late Urban floods has become more frequent. Explain the causes of Urban floods
in relation to floods in Chennai.
51.
How South India's location has
helped built ISRO's centers. In this
light examine the locational advantage of Sriharikota as a satellite launching centre?
Disaster management
1.
What are tropical Cyclones?
Discuss the construction of cyclone shelters. How they can mitigate the effect
of high winds.
2.
What are Cloud Bursts and how
are they caused?
3.
Explains the mechanism of
cloudburst in different parts of India and the area associated. What preventive
and post burst means will you take for cloudburst.
4.
What can be possible effects of
high intensity rainfall in mountainous regions?
5.
Discuss the mechanism devised
in India to manage floods as disaster in the pre disaster phase as well as past
disaster phase.
6.
How are floods caused? Devise a
solution and management means to mitigate floods in Rajasthan.
7.
Identify tornado affected areas
of India. What are the warming signs and what evacuation meausures are required.
8.
Although thunderstorms are
short and intense the damage they cause requires post damage management
identify the areas that require it so.
9.
Explain the causes of
avalanches in the Himalyan region. Discuss the emergency measures.
10.
Why are avalanches and
landslides common in Laddakh? How the government protects its means of
transport and communication.
11.
Give a brief of avalanche
prevention structures
12.
Describe several methods of
mitigating the impact of avalanches
13.
What are the indicators of
drought and what are the ways of drought proofing.
14.
What action points would you
suggest for drought mitigation in agriculture, livestock and drinking water.
15.
Give a brief on post drought
disaster and follow through that is required.
16.
What are the causes and effects
of mine fires and how can it be prevented.
17.
Briefly describe urban fires
and how does it start.
18.
Discuss the manmade and natural
causes of Forest Fires in India.
19.
What can go wrong during
festivals? How do we deal with them. Give a brief of pre festival forms.
Geopolitics
1.
Why is Baluchistan significant
for Pakistan. What have been the signs and reasons for India’s changing policy
towards Baluchistan.
2.
If India follows a Baluch
centered policy to counter its encirclement by China and Pakistan, it may have
to encounter some problems and resistance. Identify and analyse these
compulsions.
3.
Kashmir problem is more of a
communal violence, rather than act of terrorism. Elaborate.
4.
Who are Uighurs, and what are
their issues. How does their issues and
aspirations impact India.
5.
USA supports India as a
strategic ally, but not on all issues. What are the grey areas where US support
to India can be a major geopolitical turn around.
6.
Why is navy so important for
India, more so even now? What are the new missions and challenges that it faces
in the changing geopolitical scenario?
WORLD HISTORY
1.
European
dominance: What factors accounted for the rather
sudden rise of Europe to world dominance? How was this small region was able to
transform immensely larger portions of the world and to maintain its commanding
position for so long?
2.
Northern and Southern Europe are very
different in their developmental levels. What factors contributed to the
retarded development of Southern Europe?
3.
Identify and analyse the shared traits
among African countries, the traits responsible for their retarded development,
its economic social geographical personality, and its future.
4.
Perhaps no country in the world bears
the imprint of Western Colonisation as much as Africa in present make up
despite the facyt that it has been decolonized half a century back. Analyse
what are these Imprints of decolonisation and why do they exist?
5.
The Dark ages in European history were
not from Indian perspective. Why was it so and how these dark ages led to age
of explorations and discoveries?
6.
The Collapse of Soviet Union coincided
with the collapse of Communism as a concept. What factors were responsible for
the collapse of communism in Soviet Union and why it still does not survive in
many places in the world?
HERITAGE AND CULTURE
1.
The general perception of heritage in
India is biased towards historical monuments, artifacts and scriptures. Analyze
the reasons for such a perception and suggest a broad framework of scope of
what heritage should constitute with reasons.
2.
Heritage erosion has been seen as the
greatest problem that undermines the socio-environmental stability and
sustainability of India. To what extent it is serious and what suggestions can
be made for its management.
3.
Heritage tourism within India has not
picked up on account of ‘heritage fatigue’. Comment
4.
Civilizations flourishes with settled
existence, culture flourishes and becomes diverse with mobility. Examine
5.
Cultures change with time but remain
static, they do not decline, it is civilisations that flourish or decay.
Explain.
6.
Explain the concept of Culture and its
components as reflective of Indian identity.
7.
What are gharanas and what has been
their role. Analyse the reasons behind decline of gharanas.
8.
What is the greatest sign of decline of
Indian languages? This is despite the fact that the readership is high,
viewership is high and audience also large. What are the factors that have
brought about such decline and what can be done to arrest such a decline.
9.
India’s choice should be more on becoming
a soft power rather than a hard power. Analyse this statement in the light of
relative advantages India enjoys in cultural, spiritual and knowledge spheres.
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