Serial No. 1-5261 .
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
. (Time Allowed: Three Hours) . Maxim.um Marks 300)
INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should attempt ALL questions.
The number of marks carried by each
question is indicated at the end of the
question.
Answers must be written in ENGLISH·
only.
The attached map is to be used for
answering Question No. 10. Then the map
may be detached/rom the question paper
and attached firmly to your answer book.
I. Answer any FIVE of the following in 100 words
each:-
(a)What are the requisite conditions for the formation
of tornadoes
(b)Explain how the Himalayan and the Tibetan
highlands play an important role in the
development of the South- West monsoon:
(c)Discuss the features of Gulf Stream.
(d)What are the problems of natural disaster in
India What attempts have been made .by
the government for disaster monitoring and
mitigation
(e)What is inversion of temperature What are the
conditions under which inversion of temperature
takes place
(f)The major fishing grounds of the world are located
in areas where cool and warm. cur. rents converge.
Discuss.
(g)Deforestation contributes to the accumulation of
CO2 in the atmosphere in different ways. What are
these processes Explain. 5x10=50
2.Answer any ONE of the following in about 150 words:- ·
(a)Point out the autonomy aspects of the Sixth
Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
(b)Examine the relation between Fundamental Rights
and Directive Principles of State Policy in the
Indian Constitution in the light of recent judicial
intervention. 1x20=20

3.Answer any TWO of the following in about 150 words
each
(a)Comment on the role of civil society in India in
protecting the environment.
(b)Point out the grounds on which a member of a State
Legislative Assembly could be disqualified.
(c)Critically analyze the various issues concerning the
reservation of seats for women in Parliament in
India. 2x20=40
Answer any FIVE of the following in less than 100 words each
(a)Explain the principles of conservation which are
applied to improve the forest wealth of India.
(b)Describe the salient features of Project Tiger.
How far has it helped in saving the tiger from
extinction
(c)What is soil humus? How is it formed?
What is social forestry Discuss the importance
and progress of social forestry in India.
(e)What steps have been taken to combat
desertification in India
(f)Explain how tsunami waves attain such tremendous
velocities.

(g)Shifting cultivation is the most appropriate type
of farming in the interior parts of tropical and
subtropical forests. Discuss. 5 x 10=50
5.Answer any THREE of the following in about 100 words
each:-
(a)Write a brief note on the development of literature,
science and technology during the Guptas.
(b)Briefly highlight the achievements of Krishnadeva
Raya.
revenue reforms of Akbar were admirable and
benevolent.' Discuss.
(d)Write a note on the rise of various ideological
streams in the national movement in India between
1905-1914.
(e)Trace the circumstances that led to the rise of
Gandhiji in national movement. 3xi0=30
6.What are the following famous for Answer in about
25 words each.
Amravati
Lothal
Megasthanese
Ghatika
Thousand Pillar Temple
QutubMinar
IbnBatutah
AdiGranth
NeelDarpan
Sarada Bill. 10x2=20
7.Who are the following and why were they in the news
recently?
Chhatradhar Mahato
Two South Asian CoUiltries transiting to democracy
YuvrajSingh
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Lionel Messi
S.L.Bhyrappa
Aung San Suu Kyi
Elizabeth Taylor
Singur
Hasarr Ali Khan. !Ox2 20
8. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
SCO
MNP
WIPO
NFAP
IUCN
NTCA
GANDHI
ICESCR
UNAHR
APPLE.
9.With which game/sport are the following terms
associated
Scrum
Kill
Cross fire
Fake
Nurse
Miss
Bolo
Glance
Chip
Blade.

10.On the attached outline map of india, mark the location
of the following places and also write its importance
in 25 words. Then the map may be detached from the
question paper and attached firmly to your answerbook.
Kanchenjunga
Palghat
Ken river
Mangalore
Bandipur
Dampha
Sariska
Kodikkarai
Manas
Rajgir
Name the authors of the following books
Thy Hand, Great Anarch
Long Walk to Freedom
Mother India
The Berlin Wall
A Week with Gandhi
Ascent of the Everest
The Nation's Voice
Two Leaves and a Bud
Road to Serfdom
The Wealth of Nations.

12.Explain the following in about 30 words each:-
Regulatory State
Avian Flu
Nebulae
Polar Wandering
Reverse Brain drain
Treeline
De-reservation of Forests
Citizen Journalist
Space X Dragon
Biological Toilets. 10x2=20