Exam Details
| Subject | general studies | |
| Paper | paper 2 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2001 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
G.S. (Main) 2001
Paper II
1. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
Discuss the global response to President George Bush ‘National Missile Defence Plan’ (NMD).
What were the major recommendations of the group of ministers’ on Indian National Security System
Examine the latest phase of Indo-Iran relations.
2. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 10
What is India’s ‘Look East Policy’?
What do you understand by ‘G15’
Explain the problem of infiltration in eastern parts of India.
Why does India object to Kashmir being treated as a disputed territory’
What is the significance of Pyrdiwah and Boraibari in IndoBangladesh relations
3. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 =10
In what fields have N.R.I.’s excelled in the developed countries
In which specialties Indians are most wanted abroad?
What efforts are being made by Indian Government to look after N.R.L’s
What is the contribution of the N.R.I.’s to India’s development
Why do N.R.I.’s retain their emotional attachment to India
4. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words)
What is the incidence of poverty in India? How should poverty alleviation programmes be constructed
Indian economy presents a paradox of high savings rate with low-income and high savings rate with low growth rate. Analyse.
5. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
Liberalisation of the Indian economy since 1991 has led to excessive consumerism and over-production of ‘white goods’. Elucidate.
What are the hurdles faced by the Finance Ministers of India in keeping the fiscal deficit below 3-4 percent of the GDP Suggest steps to lower the fiscal deficit.
Discuss the nature and causes of the UTI crisis with particular reference to US-64. How does this UTI fiasco affect the investment climate in India
6. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2 × 15 30
What is ‘CRISIL’ What does it do
What do you understand by “Current Account Convertibility of Rupee”
What do you mean by providing industry status to agriculture in India?
Elucidate “Operation Flood”.
Expand the term “nasdaq”.
Differentiate between “galloping inflation” and “run-away inflation”.
What is meant by “couple protection ratio”?
Distinguish between “human development index” and “genderrelated development index”.
What is green GNP
Distinguish between a “hard” currency and a “soft” currency.
Explain “rolling plan”.
Illustrate Lorenz curve.
What is meant by “trickle-down” theory of development.
What is “misery index”
What is meant by “Most Favoured Nation” policy
7. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
Discuss the significance of Kyoto Protocol. Why is U.S.A. not signing it
Evaluate the performance of Summit meeting of the Arab League held in March 2001
Outline the salient features of India’s nuclear policy and explain the reasons for India’s refusal to sign the C.T.B.T.
8. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 10
What do the above stand for
UNCIP
KLA.
Why has Slobodan Milosevic been in news in the recent past
Who is Gao Zhan
Who is Meghawati Sukarnoputri
Which is the latest right confirmed by the 57th session of the United Nations?
9. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be about 20 words): 2 × 5 10
What is GCC
Why was Macau in the news recently?
What is G8
What is European Union
Explain the position of US vis a vis the League of Nations.
10. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words)
What is a cryogenic engine? Discuss its significance in India’s space programme.
What are stem cells Why have they been in the news recently Discuss. 30
11. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
What is fibre optics What advantages does it offer in telecommunications Elaborate.
What is vermicomposing Discuss its importance in the Indian context.
What does the Montreal Protocol deal with Discuss its role in protecting Earth’s environment.
12. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 10
What is “handshake” in computer language?
What is “ethernet” and what is it used for
What is “digital signature” and what is it used for
What do the above stand for
DRAM
JPEG
ASCII
IMAP
What is a WAP-enabled phone
13. Answer the following
A sample survey based on 280 postgraduate students was undertaken to study student attitude towards a proposed change in the dormitory regulations. Each student was to respond as’ yes’ or ‘no’ or ‘indifferent’ in regard to the issue, The results are tabulated below
Response Percentage of students
yes 54
no 28%
indifferent 18%
Use a pie chart to represent the above information, and obtain the number of students saying ‘no’ to the proposed change.
Represent the following data by percentage subdivided bar diagrams:
Item of Expenditure Expenditure
Family X Family Y
A. Food 200 300
B. Clothing 48 75
C. Education 32 40
D. House Rent 40 75
E. Miscellaneous 80 110
Total 400 600
14. Answer the following 4 2 2 8
Representing the following data by suitable graphs, determine therefrom the number of children having I.Q. below 105 above 124
I.Q. Number of Children
75-84 8
85-94 20
95-104 45
105-114 54
115-124 28
125-134 16
135-144 7
145-154 3
The following table shows certain data collected for the three regions of a country:
Region No. of of Average annual
Inhabitants literates income per
(millions) person
A 10 52 8000
B 5 68 5800
C 20 41 7500
Obtain the overall figures for the three regions taken together. 4 × 2 8
15. Answer the following 2 × 4 8
A man goes by car from town ‘A’ to town ‘B’. A large part of the distance is uphill and he gets a mileage of 10 kms per litre of fuel. On his way back, he makes 15 kms, per litre of fuel. The distance between the two towns is 60 kms. What is the average mileage per litre of fuel
In a school, there are 15 teachers. One of them drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 7,800 retires and a fresh appointment is made for a monthly salary of Rs. 6,300. By what amount is the average monthly salary of teachers changed
The geometric rate of growth of sales for a company for the first three years was 25% and for the next three years was 40%. Is the claim of average growth being 65% valid Give analytic reason in support of your answer.
A trains runs non-stop from New Delhi to Kanpur at a speed of 75 kmph and returns the same way at a speed of 60 kmph. Can you conclude that the average speed for the up and down journey is 67.5 kmph Justify your answer analytically.
Paper II
1. Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
Discuss the global response to President George Bush ‘National Missile Defence Plan’ (NMD).
What were the major recommendations of the group of ministers’ on Indian National Security System
Examine the latest phase of Indo-Iran relations.
2. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 10
What is India’s ‘Look East Policy’?
What do you understand by ‘G15’
Explain the problem of infiltration in eastern parts of India.
Why does India object to Kashmir being treated as a disputed territory’
What is the significance of Pyrdiwah and Boraibari in IndoBangladesh relations
3. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 =10
In what fields have N.R.I.’s excelled in the developed countries
In which specialties Indians are most wanted abroad?
What efforts are being made by Indian Government to look after N.R.L’s
What is the contribution of the N.R.I.’s to India’s development
Why do N.R.I.’s retain their emotional attachment to India
4. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words)
What is the incidence of poverty in India? How should poverty alleviation programmes be constructed
Indian economy presents a paradox of high savings rate with low-income and high savings rate with low growth rate. Analyse.
5. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
Liberalisation of the Indian economy since 1991 has led to excessive consumerism and over-production of ‘white goods’. Elucidate.
What are the hurdles faced by the Finance Ministers of India in keeping the fiscal deficit below 3-4 percent of the GDP Suggest steps to lower the fiscal deficit.
Discuss the nature and causes of the UTI crisis with particular reference to US-64. How does this UTI fiasco affect the investment climate in India
6. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): 2 × 15 30
What is ‘CRISIL’ What does it do
What do you understand by “Current Account Convertibility of Rupee”
What do you mean by providing industry status to agriculture in India?
Elucidate “Operation Flood”.
Expand the term “nasdaq”.
Differentiate between “galloping inflation” and “run-away inflation”.
What is meant by “couple protection ratio”?
Distinguish between “human development index” and “genderrelated development index”.
What is green GNP
Distinguish between a “hard” currency and a “soft” currency.
Explain “rolling plan”.
Illustrate Lorenz curve.
What is meant by “trickle-down” theory of development.
What is “misery index”
What is meant by “Most Favoured Nation” policy
7. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
Discuss the significance of Kyoto Protocol. Why is U.S.A. not signing it
Evaluate the performance of Summit meeting of the Arab League held in March 2001
Outline the salient features of India’s nuclear policy and explain the reasons for India’s refusal to sign the C.T.B.T.
8. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 10
What do the above stand for
UNCIP
KLA.
Why has Slobodan Milosevic been in news in the recent past
Who is Gao Zhan
Who is Meghawati Sukarnoputri
Which is the latest right confirmed by the 57th session of the United Nations?
9. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be about 20 words): 2 × 5 10
What is GCC
Why was Macau in the news recently?
What is G8
What is European Union
Explain the position of US vis a vis the League of Nations.
10. Answer any ONE of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words)
What is a cryogenic engine? Discuss its significance in India’s space programme.
What are stem cells Why have they been in the news recently Discuss. 30
11. Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words): 15 × 2 30
What is fibre optics What advantages does it offer in telecommunications Elaborate.
What is vermicomposing Discuss its importance in the Indian context.
What does the Montreal Protocol deal with Discuss its role in protecting Earth’s environment.
12. Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) 2 × 5 10
What is “handshake” in computer language?
What is “ethernet” and what is it used for
What is “digital signature” and what is it used for
What do the above stand for
DRAM
JPEG
ASCII
IMAP
What is a WAP-enabled phone
13. Answer the following
A sample survey based on 280 postgraduate students was undertaken to study student attitude towards a proposed change in the dormitory regulations. Each student was to respond as’ yes’ or ‘no’ or ‘indifferent’ in regard to the issue, The results are tabulated below
Response Percentage of students
yes 54
no 28%
indifferent 18%
Use a pie chart to represent the above information, and obtain the number of students saying ‘no’ to the proposed change.
Represent the following data by percentage subdivided bar diagrams:
Item of Expenditure Expenditure
Family X Family Y
A. Food 200 300
B. Clothing 48 75
C. Education 32 40
D. House Rent 40 75
E. Miscellaneous 80 110
Total 400 600
14. Answer the following 4 2 2 8
Representing the following data by suitable graphs, determine therefrom the number of children having I.Q. below 105 above 124
I.Q. Number of Children
75-84 8
85-94 20
95-104 45
105-114 54
115-124 28
125-134 16
135-144 7
145-154 3
The following table shows certain data collected for the three regions of a country:
Region No. of of Average annual
Inhabitants literates income per
(millions) person
A 10 52 8000
B 5 68 5800
C 20 41 7500
Obtain the overall figures for the three regions taken together. 4 × 2 8
15. Answer the following 2 × 4 8
A man goes by car from town ‘A’ to town ‘B’. A large part of the distance is uphill and he gets a mileage of 10 kms per litre of fuel. On his way back, he makes 15 kms, per litre of fuel. The distance between the two towns is 60 kms. What is the average mileage per litre of fuel
In a school, there are 15 teachers. One of them drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 7,800 retires and a fresh appointment is made for a monthly salary of Rs. 6,300. By what amount is the average monthly salary of teachers changed
The geometric rate of growth of sales for a company for the first three years was 25% and for the next three years was 40%. Is the claim of average growth being 65% valid Give analytic reason in support of your answer.
A trains runs non-stop from New Delhi to Kanpur at a speed of 75 kmph and returns the same way at a speed of 60 kmph. Can you conclude that the average speed for the up and down journey is 67.5 kmph Justify your answer analytically.