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GENERAL STUDIES

PAPER-II

Time Allowed Three hours Maximum Marks 300
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Within about 100 words each, write on the following 10x4=40
Role of technology in the promotion of democracy
Essential features of the Indo-US nuclear treaty
Information and Communication Technology for rural development
Five-Year Planning and India's march towards a developed country

2. Explain any two of the following statements with your. reasoning within 100 words each: 10x2=20
If China can do it; India also can convert its huge population into a resource rather than burden.
Nuclear capability is a must to maintain regional balance and internal security for a country like India.
,Many Indian and multi-national companies are running into the villages, because this massive rural market can only save the economy of our country.

3. Answer the following in about 25 words each 4x5=20
What do you mean by the word 'generation in computers?
What is CPU? How does it help the machine?
Who is Steve Jobs? Write about his unique contribution to communication technology.
What is 'binary system' of numbers? ExplaiD; with respect to the basic operations of a computer. .
How do you take care of computer virus? What is exactly a virus?

4. Answer each question within 50 words
Indian remote -sensing satellites are helping the farmers to a large extent. How?
How do you think ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is performing compared to the other similar agencies of the developed countries?
What changes have you noticed in the attitude of the USA towards India after the election of Barak Obama as the President?
Do you think that 'terrorism' is coming down at a global level? Give a few examples.

5. Write an essay on anyone of the following (maximum 250 words)
Relevancy and necessity of UN peace-keeping forces in disturbed or war-affected countries
Role ofWorld Bank in developing the less developed nations of the world

6. Write short notes on any four (maximum 30 words each) 5x4=20
GAIT
UNESCO
IMF
NATO
UNICEF

7. Explain the statements given below (maximum150 words for each) 20x3=60
Agriculture is the backbone ofIndian economy that cannot be ignored in any way.
The most talented, brilliant people of India reside abroad,' which is not a positive sign for our development.
Due to hostile neighbours across the borders, our country has not been able to develop in almost seven decades after Independence.


8. Define mean, median and mode for any statistical data and distribution. You may assume any set of data to show the examples.
Construct a cumulative distribution table from the following frequency distribution and find the number of teachers earning less than Rs 25,000
The following are the ages of 30 people who brought books of fiction from

per month: 10
Monthly salary (in '000 Rs) No. of teachers 18-20 15 20-22 41 22-24 73 24-26 37 26-28 21 28-30 13

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Bookland in the last week 3731263740 18 14453268 42302032 152746446258 2229 2226 44 41 34 55 5063

What conclusions can you draw about the bookstore from this set of data? 5


Construct a six-category closed classification. From this can you conclude something more about Bookland? 5


9. Write on the following within 100 words each 10x2=20
Recent developments in modern surgery of tumours and excess growths
Developments in pathological and analytical medical tests and procedures

10. Write an essay on anyone of the following topics (300 words limit)
India's foreign policy and non-alignment
Business Process Outsourcing and the developing countries
Most important political events of the year 2011