GS-1 [ Year: 2024 ]
Q1
In the age of climate change, global warming plays a critical role in melting of snow and ice cover. Discuss with suitable examples.
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Q2
Critically analyse with examples what are tangible heritage and intangible heritage in the context of Odisha.
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Q3
Explain how the Bhauma-Kara and Somavamsi dynasties contributed to the political consolidation and cultural transformation of earlymedieval Odisha.
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Q4
What is social empowerment? Explain how the policies of social empowerment have been implemented in India with the examples
from Odisha State.
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Q5
Discuss how the Bhakti Movement transformed religious practices and social relations in medieval Odisha.
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Q7
What are the different types of forest found in Odisha and how these forests play an important role in biodiversity?
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Q10
Odisha's festivals reflect its cultural pluralism and social harmony. Cite some examples.
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Q11
Assess the major factors that led to the creation of the separate province of Odisha in 1936.
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Q12
Analyse the causes, course and historical significance of the Paika Rebellion of 1817 in Odisha.
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Q14
Explain how climatic factors play important role for the development of various landforms.
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Q15
"Indian caste system is paradoxical in nature, characterised both by staticity and fluidity." Discuss.
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Q16
Assess the major developments in the final phase of the National Movement and explain why Independence became unavoidable by 1947.
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