GS-1 · Distribution of key Natural Resources (world, S. Asia, Indian subcontinent)
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Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses which have made the United Nations declare 2016 as the International Year of Pulses.
What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success how has this system become a bane in India?
Explain the changes in cropping patterns in India in the context of changes in consumption patterns and marketing conditions.
Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India.
How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?
Discuss the main contributions of Gupta period and Chola period to Indian heritage and culture.
Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture.
Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers? Give reasons.
Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.
The political and administrative reorganization of states and territories has been a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with examples.