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GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER—Ill)

Time Allowed : Three Hours
		Maximum Marks 250

QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC,- INSTRUCTIONS
(Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions)

There are TWENTY questions printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH. ALL questions are compulsory.

The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized

one.

Answers to Question Nos. 1 to 10 should be in 150 words, whereas answers to Question Nos. 11 to 20 should be in 250 words.

Word limit in questions should be adhered to.

Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.

1. "Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sust^-ainable Development Goals (SDGs)." Comment^-on the progress made in India in this regard. Ls, 1, (Answer in 150 words) 10

2. Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long-term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the Union Budget for 2018-2019. (Answer in 150 words) 10

3. What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue the farmers from the low  income                                 (Answer in 150 words)

4. Examine the role of supermarkets in supply chain management of fruits, vegetables and food items. How do they eliminate number of intermediaries? (Answer in 150 words) 10

5. Discuss the work of 'Bose-Einstein Statistics' done by Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose and show how it revolutionized the field of Physics. (Answer in 150 words) 10

6. What are the impediments in disposing the huge quantities of discarded solid wastes which are continuously being generated? How do we remove safely the toxic wastes that have been accumulating in our habitable environment?

(Answer in 150 words)

7. What is wetland? Explain the Ramsar concept of `wise' in the context of wetland

conservation. Cite two examples of Ramsar sites from lndia ( Answer  in 150 words)^.

8. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (OPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China's larger 'One Belt One Road' initiative. Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same.

(Answer in 150 words) 10

^10.  Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is showing a downward trend, but still affects many parts of the country. Briefly explain the Government of India's approach to counter the challenges posed by LWE." (Answer in 150 words) 10

^11.   How are the principles followed by the NITI Aayog different from those followed by the erstwhile Planning Commission in India? ,0,_/ec^,k- (Answer in 250 words) 15

^12.         How would the recent phenomena of protectionism  and currency manipulations in world trade affect macroeconomic stability of India?          (Answer in 250 words) 15

^13.     Assess the role of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in boosting the production, productivity and income of horticulture farms. How far has it succeeded in  increasing the income of farmers? (Answer in 250 words) 15

^14.   How has the emphasis on Certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in recent past? Elaborate the emphasis on millets production and consumption