Test 10: Mains Self Study 2016 (Mission 2016)

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Test 10: Mains Self Study 2016 (Mission 2016)

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30 January 2015

Click on the below questions and answer each within the word limit specified before each question.

1) India has had an official population policy for more than a half century. Are the goals of this population policy
achieved? Critically examine. (200 Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 2

2) Which factors can be held responsible for the decline in the child sex ratio in India? Discuss. (200 Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 2

3) What are the defining features of caste in India? How did colonialism impact caste system? Examine. (200
Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 3

4) Critically discuss how capitalism and globalization have affected Indian society. (200 Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 4

5) The Indian state has had special programmes for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes since even before
Independence. Have they been successful in addressing discrimination against SC and ST communities in India?
Critically evaluate. (200 Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 5

6) What are the major issues taken up by the womens movement over its history? Discuss the role of some of the
women organizations in empowering women in India. (200 Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 5

7) Can we blame the nature of Indian federalism for the existence of regionalism in India? Critically examine. (200
Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 6

8) What are the different senses in which secularism has been understood in India? Do you think it is rather
misunderstood than understood in various senses? Critically comment. (200 Words)

NCERT Class XII, Indian Society Chapter 6

9) Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicates town planning? Give reasons for your
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answer. Also examine if todays town planning has any features of Harappan cities. (200 Words)

NCERT, Class XII, Themes in World History 1, Theme 1

10) In what ways was the Buddhist theory of a social contract different from the Brahmanical view of society derived
from the Purusha sukta? Examine. (200 Words)

NCERT, Class XII, Themes in World History 1, Theme 3

11) What were the causes of the French Revolution? How did this Revolution impact America then? Examine. (200
Words)

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