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GENERAL STUDIES (M): 2017
MAINS TEST SERIES 2016 - 17
Test Code: 852
ANSWER WRITING SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 250
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Micro & Macro Analysis
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There are TWENTY questions printed in ENGLISH & HINDI.
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Answer all the questions in NOT MORE THAN 200 WORDS each.
Content of the answers is more important than its length. All
questions carry equal marks. 12.5X20=250
1. How does an age structure changing towards a lower
'dependency ratio' creates a demographic advantage or
'dividend'? Explain in the context of India.
ननम्‍न 'ननर्भरता‍ ऄनुपात' की‍ ओर‍ ऄग्रसर‍ अयु‍ संरचना‍ ककस‍ प्रकार‍
जनांकककी‍ लार् या‍ 'लार्ांश' का‍ सृजन‍ करती‍ है? र्ारत‍ के ‍ संदर्भ‍ में‍
व्‍याख्‍या‍कीनज ।
2. Exclusion, humiliation-subordination and exploitation are all
equally important in defining the phenomenon of
untouchability. Explain. Give an account of the provisions in
the Indian Constitution and the steps taken by the
government to compensate for past and present caste
discriminations.
बनहष्कार, ऄपमानजनक-पराधीनता‍ और‍ शोषण‍ ये‍ तीनों‍ वस्तुतः
ऄस्पृश्यता‍के ‍पररदृश्य‍को‍पररर्ानषत‍करने‍ में‍ समान‍रूप‍से‍ महत्वपूण‍भ
हैं। व्‍याख्‍या‍ कीनज ।‍ ऄतीत‍ वं‍ वतभमान‍ के ‍ जानतगत‍ र्ेदर्ावों‍ की‍
क्षनतपूर्तत‍करने‍ के ‍नल ‍र्ारतीय‍संनवधान‍में‍ ईनललनखत‍प्रावधानों‍ वं‍
सरकार‍द्वारा‍ईएा ‍ग ‍कदमों‍का‍नववरण‍प्रस्तुत‍कीनज ।
3. How does Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) helps in
minimizing the adverse impacts of large infrastructure
projects? Examine whether it is an effective management tool
to achieve sustainable development. Also, suggest some
reforms for its improvement.
पयाभवरण‍ प्रर्ाव‍ अकलन (EIA) वृहद‍ ऄवसंरचना‍ पररयोजनाओं‍ के ‍
प्रनतकू ल‍ प्रर्ावों‍ को‍ कम‍ करने‍ में‍ ककस‍ प्रकार‍ सहायक‍ है? परीक्षण‍
कीनज ‍कक‍सतत‍नवकास‍को‍प्राप्‍त‍करने‍ के ‍नल ‍्‍‍या‍यह‍ क‍प्रर्ावी‍
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नीनतगत‍साधन‍है? साथ‍ही, आसे‍ ईन्नत‍बनाने‍ के ‍नल ‍कु छ‍सुधारों‍का‍
सुझाव‍दीनज ।
4. The differently abled are turned into ‘disabled’ because the
society is built in a manner that does not cater to their needs.
Comment.
नर्न्‍न‍ रूप‍ से‍ सक्षम‍ क‍ व्‍यनत‍ 'नवकलांग/नन:शतजन' बन‍ जाता‍ है,
्‍‍योंकक‍हमारे ‍ समाज‍की‍संरचना‍ही‍ सी‍है‍ जो‍ईनकी‍अवश्‍यकताओं‍
की‍पूर्तत‍नहीं‍करती‍है।‍रिप्पणी‍कीनज ।
5. What is the purpose behind formulation of National Air
Quality Index (AQI)? What information does it convey?
Discuss the distribution of AQI across various regions in India.
Also suggest some measures to improve it.
राष्ट्रीय‍ वायु‍ गुणवत्ता‍ सूचकांक‍ (AQI) को‍ नवकनसत‍ करने‍ के ‍ पीछे‍
नननहत‍ईद्देश्य‍कौन-से‍हैं? यह‍कौन-सी‍सूचना‍प्रकि‍करता‍है? र्ारत‍में‍
नवनर्न्‍न‍क्षे्ों‍में‍ AQI के ‍नवतरण‍की‍चचाभ‍ कीनज ।‍आसमें‍ सुधार‍करने‍
के ‍नल ‍कु छ‍ईपाय‍र्ी‍सुझाआ ।
6. Discuss the impact of globalization on mass media in India.
Also examine whether cinema influences society or it is vice-
versa.
र्ारत‍में‍मास‍मीनिया‍पर‍वैश्‍वीकरण‍के ‍प्रर्ाव‍की‍चचाभ‍कीनज ।‍साथ‍
ही‍ परीक्षण‍ कीनज ‍ कक‍ ्‍‍या‍ नसनेमा‍ समाज‍ को‍ प्रर्ानवत‍ करता‍ है‍ या‍
किर‍्‍या‍समाज‍से‍नसनेमा‍प्रर्ानवत‍होता‍है।
7. Green revolution was hailed as a major scientific achievement
when it was introduced. However, in the long term, certain
negative social as well as environmental consequences came
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 to the fore. Examine. Suggest some safeguards that the
government should take while ushering in the second Green
Revolution.
हररत‍ क्रानन्त‍ का‍ जब‍ शुर्ारम्‍र्‍ ुआअ‍ था‍ तो‍ आसे‍ क‍ ब़ी ी‍ वै्ाननक‍
ईपलनधध‍ माना‍ गया‍ था।‍ लेककन‍ दीघाभवनध‍ में‍ आसके ‍ कु छ‍ नकारात्‍मक‍
सामानजक‍ और‍ पयाभवरणीय‍ पररणाम‍ सामने‍ अ ।‍ परीक्षण‍ कीनज ।‍
कु छ‍ से‍ सुरक्षात्मक‍ईपाय‍बताआ ‍जो‍सरकार‍को‍दूसरी‍हररत‍क्रानन्त‍
के ‍दौर‍में‍प्रवेश‍करते‍समय‍ऄपनाने‍चानह ।
8. What are wetlands and how are they different from lakes?
Why are wetlands considered ecologically important?
Critically examine the Draft Wetland Rules 2016.
अर्द्भर्ूनम‍्‍‍या‍हैं‍ और‍वे‍ झीलों‍से‍ ककस‍प्रकार‍नर्न्‍न‍हैं? अर्द्भर्ूनमयों‍को‍
पारर‍नस्थनतक‍ रूप‍ से‍ महत्‍वपूणभ‍ ्‍‍यों‍ माना‍ जाता‍ है? अर्द्भर्ूनम‍ ननयम‍
प्रारूप‍ 2016 (ड्राफ्ि‍वेिलैंि‍ रूलस‍2016) का‍ अलोचनात्‍मक‍ परीक्षण‍
कीनज ।
9. Degradation of natural resources can occur, not just by the
action of pollutants but also by improper resource utilization
practices. Explain along with appropriate examples and
suggest possible solutions for the same.
प्राकृ नतक‍संसाधनों‍का‍ननम्नीकरण‍न‍के वल‍प्रदूषकों‍की‍कक्रयाशीलता‍से‍
ऄनपतु‍संसाधनों‍के ‍दोहन‍की‍ऄनुनचत‍प्रथाओं‍द्वारा‍र्ी‍घरित‍हो‍सकता‍
है।‍ईनचत‍ईदाहरणों‍सनहत‍व्‍याख्‍या‍कीनज ‍और‍ईनके ‍नल ‍संर्ानवत‍
समाधान‍सुझाआ ।
10. India was one of the first countries to explicitly announce an
official population policy in 1952. Critically analyse various
aspects of the population policy of the country over the years.
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1952 में‍ऄपनी‍जनसंख्‍या‍नीनत‍की‍घोषणा‍करने‍के ‍साथ‍ही‍र्ारत‍ईन‍
चुननन्दा‍देशों‍के ‍समूह‍में‍ सनम्मनलत‍हो‍गया‍नजनकी‍ऄपनी‍ऄनधकाररक‍
जनसंख्‍या‍नीनत‍थी।‍आसके ‍पचातात‍के ‍वषक‍के ‍दौरान‍देश‍की‍जनसंख्‍या
नीनत‍के ‍नवनर्न्‍न‍पहलुओें‍का‍अलोचनात्‍मक‍नवश्‍लेषण‍कीनज ।
11. Regionalism in India is not only rooted in India's diversity of
languages, cultures, tribes and religions but also fuelled by a
sense of regional deprivations. Discuss.
र्ारत‍ में‍ क्षे्वाद‍ की‍ ज़ी ें‍ न‍ के वल‍ र्ारत‍ की‍ र्ाषाओं, संस्क
‍ ृ नतयों,
जनजानतयों‍ और‍ धमक‍ की‍ नवनवधता‍ में‍ नननहत‍ हैं‍ बनलक‍ वह‍ क्षे्ीय‍
ऄपवंचनों‍की‍र्ावना‍से‍र्ी‍ऱ्ी कता‍है।‍चचाभ‍कीनज ।
12. Inspite of accounting for 4% of world water resources India
has been facing an acute water crisis. Discuss. In context of
the National Water Policy, 2012 enumerate the steps that can
be adopted for sustainable use of water resources.
नवश्‍व‍के ‍4%‍जल‍संसाधनों‍से‍ संपन्न‍होने‍ के ‍बाद‍र्ी‍र्ारत‍तीव्र‍जल‍
संकि‍ का‍ सामना‍ करता‍ रहा‍ है।‍ चचाभ‍ कीनज । राष्‍रीय‍ जल‍ नीनत,
2012‍के ‍संदर्भ‍ में‍ जल‍संसाधनों‍के ‍सतत‍ईपयोग‍के ‍नल ‍ऄपना ‍जा‍
सकने‍वाले‍कदमों‍को‍ क- क‍करके ‍बताइ ।
13. Global warming would not only result in change in global
climate but will also adversly impact biodiversity, global food
production, global health and world politics. Comment.
वैनिक‍तापन‍के ‍पररणामस्‍वरूप‍न‍के वल‍वैनिक‍जलवायु‍ में‍ पररवतभन‍
होगा‍ ऄनपतु‍ यह‍ जैवनवनवधता, वैनिक‍ खाद्यान‍ ईत्पादन, वैनिक‍
स्वास््य‍और‍नवश्‍व‍राजनीनत‍को‍र्ी‍प्रनतकू ल‍रूप‍से‍ प्रर्ानवत‍करे गा।‍
रिप्पणी‍कीनज ।
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protection of biodiversity in India. Also, highlight the various
challenges associated with the conservation of sacred groves.
र्ारत‍ में‍ जैव‍ नवनवधता‍ के ‍ संरक्षण‍ में पनव्‍ ईपवनों‍ और‍ वनों‍ की‍
प्रासंनगकता‍ पर‍ चचाभ कीनज ।‍ साथ‍ ही, पनव्‍ ईपवनों‍ के ‍ संरक्षण‍ से‍
सम्बद्ध‍नवनर्न्‍न‍चुनौनतयों‍पर‍प्रकाश‍िानल ।
15. The Chipko movement not only raised the issue of ecological
sustainability but also those related to socio-economic
inequalities and political representation. Analyse.
नचपको‍ अंदोलन‍ ने‍ न‍ के वल‍ पाररनस्थनतक‍ संधारणीयता‍ के ‍ मुद्द‍े को‍
ईएाया‍ ऄनपतु‍ आसने‍ सामानजक-अर्तथक‍ ऄसमानताओं‍ और‍ राजनीनतक‍
प्रनतनननधत्व‍से‍संबंनधत‍मुद्द‍े र्ी‍ईएा ।‍नवश्‍लेषण‍कीनज ।
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16. What are the causes for the loss of biodiversity? Why is it
necessary to conserve biodiversity? Explain the in-situ and ex-
situ measures of conservation.
जैव‍ नवनवधता‍ की‍ हानन‍ के ‍ ्‍या‍ कारण‍ हैं? जैव‍ नवनवधता‍ का‍ संरक्षण‍
्‍‍यों‍अवश्यक‍है? संरक्षण‍के ‍स्व-स्थाननक‍ वं‍ बाह्य-स्थाननक‍(आन-सीिू‍
वं‍ ्‍‍स-सीिू)‍ईपायों‍की‍व्‍याख्‍या‍कीनज ।
17. Explain the Ozone hole phenomenon and discuss why it is
distinctly pronounced over Antarctic as compared to other
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regions. Examine the success of the Montreal Protocol in
combating ozone depletion.
ओजोन‍नछर्द्‍पररघिना‍की‍व्‍याख्‍या‍कीनज ‍और‍चचाभ‍ कीनज ‍कक‍ऄन्‍य‍
क्षे्ों‍की‍तुलना‍में‍ ऄंिाकभ रिक‍के ‍उपर‍यह‍स्‍पष्‍ि‍रूप‍से‍पररलनक्षत‍्‍यों‍
होता‍ है।‍ ओजोन‍ क्षरण‍ से‍ ननपिने‍ में‍ मॉनन्रयल‍प्रोिोकॉल की‍ सिलता‍
का‍परीक्षण‍कीनज ।
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'Swachh Bharat' cannot succeed unless there is adequate
management of solid waste in India. In this context,
enumerate the salient features of the new Solid Waste
Management Rules (SWM) 2016. Also discuss to what extent
they can help in achieving the aims of 'Swachh Bharat'.
र्ारत‍ में‍ एोस‍ ऄपनशष्‍ि‍ प्रबंधन‍ की‍ पयाभप्त
‍ ‍ ्यववस्था‍ के ‍ नबना‍ 'स्वच्‍छ‍
र्ारत' ऄनर्यान‍सिल‍नहीं‍हो‍सकता।‍आस‍संदर्भ‍में, न ‍एोस‍ऄपनशष्‍ि‍
प्रबंधन‍(SWM) ननयम‍2016, की‍मुख्य‍नवशेषताओं‍को‍बताआ ।‍साथ‍
ही‍यह‍चचाभ‍ र्ी‍कीनज ‍कक‍'स्‍वच्‍छ‍र्ारत' के ‍नल ‍स्थानपत‍लक्ष्यों‍की‍
प्रानप्‍त‍में‍वे‍ककस‍सीमा‍तक‍सहायक‍हो‍सकते‍हैं?
Despite numerous efforts by the government, the Child Sex
Ratio (CSR) in India has been on the downward trend. Discuss
the causes and implications of this trend. Also, suggest some
measures required to improve the scenario.
सरकार‍ द्वारा‍ ऄनेकों‍ प्रयास‍ कक ‍ जाने‍ के ‍ बावजूद‍ र्ी, र्ारत‍ में‍ बाल‍
ललगानुपात‍(CSR) में‍ननरंतर‍नगरावि‍की‍प्रवृनत्त‍रही‍है।‍आस‍प्रवृनत्त‍के ‍
कारणों‍ वं‍ नननहताथक‍ की‍ चचाभ‍ कीनज ।‍ साथ‍ ही‍ आस‍ पररदृश्य
‍ ‍ को‍
सुधारने‍के ‍नल ‍अवश्यक‍कु छ‍ईपायों‍को‍सुझाइ ।
Give an account of the causes of noise pollution and examine
its impact on human health. Enumerate the steps taken by
the government to deal with noise pollution.
ध्वनन प्रदूषण‍के ‍कारणों‍का‍नववरण‍प्रस्तुत‍कीनज ‍ वं‍ मानव‍स्‍वास्‍्‍य‍
पर‍आसके ‍प्रर्ावों‍का‍परीक्षण‍कीनज ।‍ध्वनन‍प्रदूषण‍से‍ ननपिने‍ के ‍नल ‍
सरकार‍द्वारा‍ईएा ‍ग ‍कदमों‍को‍बताइ ।
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