GS-1 · Geographical features and location
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Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment.
Discuss about the vulnerability of India to earthquake-related hazards. Give examples including the salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades.
Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why?
Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu/Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment.
Taxila university was one of the oldest universities of the world with which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of all times. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern sense. Discuss.
Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks. Explain.
To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.
In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India?