OGS Paper-2 [Year: 2016]

Q1 Answer any two of the following:
(a) How does political leadership of a nation affect its foreign policy?
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(b) Give a brief detailed about BIMSTEC and its objectives. SHOW ANSWER
(c) Evaluate India's changing relationship with USA in present scenario. SHOW ANSWER
Q2 Answer any one of the following:
(a) Briefly discuss One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative of China. What are its security concerns posed to India?
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(b) Explain Radicalization and how it is a security threat to India. SHOW ANSWER
Q3 Answer any one of the following:
(a) Discuss the important elements of India's Nuciear Policy.
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(b) Briefly explain NSG and examine its significance for India. SHOW ANSWER
Q4 Answer any one of the following:
(a) Discuss the role of Indian Diaspora in the Nation Building of India.
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(b) What is the Make in India Project? Why it is significant? SHOW ANSWER
Q5 Answer any three of the following:
(a) The objective of planning in India is not merely to augment growth but to ensure regional balance.' Explain.
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(b) The sluggish economic development in India has been basically due to deficiency in physical and social infrastructure.' Elucidate. SHOW ANSWER
(c) Discuss the objectives of the New Economic Policy, 1991 of the Government of India. How far has the Policy been successful in achieving these objectives? SHOW ANSWER
(d) Discuss the problems and prospects of Corporate Social Responsibility in India. SHOW ANSWER
Q6 Explain the following:
(a) Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs).
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(b) Foreign Investment Promotion Board of India. SHOW ANSWER
(c) Trade Deficit of India. SHOW ANSWER
(d) Convertibility of Indian Rupee. SHOW ANSWER
(e) India's borrowing from IMF. SHOW ANSWER
(f) World Bank Aid to India. SHOW ANSWER
(g) WTO and Indian Agriculture. SHOW ANSWER
(h) Non-Performing Asset (NPA) of Commercial Banks in India. SHOW ANSWER
(i) Supervisory function of the Reserve Bank of India. SHOW ANSWER
(j) Monetary targeting by the Reserve Bank of India. SHOW ANSWER
Q7 Answer any two of the following:
(a) Why is Odisha scoring low in Human Development Index ? Discuss the major intiatives taken by the Government of Odisha to reverse the trend.
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(b) Discuss the constraints on achieving inclusive growth strategy in Odisha. How can the constraints be violated? SHOW ANSWER
(c) 'Uneven industrial development has been one of the major sources of regional disparity in Odisha.' Explain. SHOW ANSWER
Q8 Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) SAARC and Pakistan
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(b) Baloochistan Issue and India. SHOW ANSWER
(c) South China Sea Dispute SHOW ANSWER
Q9 Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) Brexit and European Union
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(b) ASEAN SHOW ANSWER
(c) UN Reforms SHOW ANSWER
Q10 (a) Answer the following questions in 50 words each:
(i) Discuss the discovery of new continent Zealandia. What is its scientific value?
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(ii) What is that laser technique which researchers recently developed for assessing the stiffness of cancer cells? In which way this is better? SHOW ANSWER
(Iii) Whatis three dimensional printing? How does it work? SHOW ANSWER
(iv) What is the cryogenic engine tested by ISRO for GSLV Mark III rocket? Why is this test significant? SHOW ANSWER
(v) Write a note on world's smallest (nano) thermometer. SHOW ANSWER
(b) Answer the following questions in 50 words each:
(i) What is VSAT? Explain how VSAT is useful for remote folks. How is it efficient compared to other means of communication?
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(ii) Does radio wave need a medium to travel things? Explain how does a space probe communicate? SHOW ANSWER
(iii) What are uplink and downlink? What are the new communication features used by DSI? SHOW ANSWER
(iv) How is the amplification of radio telecommunication signal relayed? What is communication satellite and how its orbits are classified? SHOW ANSWER
(v) Write a brief note on successful launching of 'Space' X satellite from NASA. SHOW ANSWER
(c) Answer the following questions in 50 words each:
(i) What is software? Categorise different types of application software as per their use.
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(ii) Write the classification of programming languages and explain the corresponding programmes. SHOW ANSWER
(iii) How do we maintain computer security? What are the common viruses? SHOW ANSWER
(iv) What is a motherboard in a computer? Write different components of it and their use. SHOW ANSWER
(v) What is Microsoft Word? Can you get Microsoft office in an android tablet? Justify. SHOW ANSWER