Highlight the Central Asian and Greco Bactrian elements in the Gandhara art. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

The 1857 uprising was the culmination of the recurrent, big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century’s ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Assess the impact of global warming on the coral life system with examples. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

• CSC August 2019, Page 137

Discuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

• CSC October 2019, Page 128
• CSC February 2018, Page 135

Can the strategy of regional resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India? (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

Discuss the factors for localisation of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

• CSC March 2019, Page 114-115
• CSC March 2019, Page 137

What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

“Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism? (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks

• CSC April 2019, Page 97

Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

What is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India? (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

• CSC August 2019, Page 28
• CSC August 2019, Page 76
• CSC October 2019, Page 135

How can the mountain ecosystem be restored from the negative impact of development initiatives and tourism? (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

• CSC July 2019, Page 69
• CSC October 2018, Page 89

How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development in India? (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

• CSC October 2019, Page 62-63

How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment? Give suitable examples. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space? (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks

• CSC September 2019, Page 109-111

Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss. (Answer in 250 words) 15 Marks