GS-1 · Distribution of key Natural Resources (world, S. Asia, Indian subcontinent)
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How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development of India?
The setting up of a Rail Tariff Authority to regulate fares will subject the cash-strapped Indian Railways to demand subsidy for obligation to operate non-profitable routes and services. Taking into account the experience in the power sector, discuss if the proposed reform is expected to benefit the consumers, the Indian Railways or the private container operators.
India has recently signed to become a founding member of the New Development Bank (NDB) and also the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). How will the role of the two Banks be different? Discuss the significance of these two Banks for India.
Krishnadeva Raya, the King of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was also a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.
Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives successfully expounds Buddhist ideals. Elucidate.
Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.
Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.
Explain how the Uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India.
The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western-educated Africans. Examine.