OGS Paper-2 [Year: 2019]
Q1
Answer any two of the following:
(a) Analyse India’s current relation with china. SHOW ANSWER
(a) Analyse India’s current relation with china. SHOW ANSWER
(b) Critically explain the strengths and shortcomings of SAARC.
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(c) Discuss the Syrian Crisis
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Q5
Answer the three of the following:
(a) “Five-Year Plans in India have failed to achieve a considerable rise in the standard of living of the people, in general and to provide a more egalitarian society, in particular.” Elucidate. SHOW ANSWER
(a) “Five-Year Plans in India have failed to achieve a considerable rise in the standard of living of the people, in general and to provide a more egalitarian society, in particular.” Elucidate. SHOW ANSWER
(b) “Economic development of India is impracticable without development of its rural sector.
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(c) Discuss briefly the barriers to economic development of India. How can these barriers be overcome?
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(d) What are the major objectives of the New Economic Policy of the Government of India 1991? How far has the Policy been successful in achieving these objectives?
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(e) Why are the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) considered growth engine for new India? Discuss the rationale of financial incentives given to MSMEs for their revival.
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Q6
Answer any three questions of the following:
(a) Discuss the major trade issues of India with USA. How can the issues be addressed? SHOW ANSWER
(a) Discuss the major trade issues of India with USA. How can the issues be addressed? SHOW ANSWER
(b) State the salient features of the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India (2015-20). Explain the strategies delineated in the policy to boost exports of India.
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(c) Explain how India has benefited from the financial assistance from International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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(d) ‘With GATT being replaced by WTO. India feels that a multilateral agreement would be a serious impingement on the sovereign rights of countries’. Examine the statement.
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(e) Explain how Indi would benefit from a simultaneous slashing of repo rate and reverse repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India on 22nd May, 2020.
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Q7
Answer any two of the following:
(a) Discuss the growth performance of the Odisha economy since 1991. Comment on the sectoral growth rates. SHOW ANSWER
(a) Discuss the growth performance of the Odisha economy since 1991. Comment on the sectoral growth rates. SHOW ANSWER
(b) Define ‘sustainable industrial development’. How can it be achieved for Odisha?
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(c) ‘Regional disparity in Odisha is a challenge to achieving overall development of the State.’ Elucidate.
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Q8
Answer any two of the following:
(a) Arab Spring SHOW ANSWER
(a) Arab Spring SHOW ANSWER
(b) Iran Nuclear Deal
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(c) Rohingyas Refugees
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Q9
Answer any two of the following:
(a) UNSC Reforms SHOW ANSWER
(a) UNSC Reforms SHOW ANSWER
(b) EU
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(c) WHO
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Q10
(a) Answer the following questions:
(i) What is nanotechnology? List some of its potential applications. SHOW ANSWER
(i) What is nanotechnology? List some of its potential applications. SHOW ANSWER
(ii) How are human activities contributing to the acceleration of the Sixth Mass Extinction?
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(iii) What do you understand by additive manufacturing (3D-printing)? What are some of its applications?
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(iv) What are Zoonotic diseases? Write a short note on any one such disease.
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(v) What is e-Waste? How can the problem be addressed?
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(b) Answer the following questions:
(i) What are the objectives of the recently set up New Space India Limited? SHOW ANSWER
(i) What are the objectives of the recently set up New Space India Limited? SHOW ANSWER
(ii) Write a short note on Event Horizon Telescope.
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(iii) What is GPS? Explain its functioning.
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(iv) Discuss the use of space communication technology in disaster management.
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(v) What do the following stand for? (1) VoLTE (2) GSM (3) OTT services
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(c) Answer the following questions:
(i) Convert: (1) binary number 10.01 into decimal number (2) decimal number 137 into binary number SHOW ANSWER
(i) Convert: (1) binary number 10.01 into decimal number (2) decimal number 137 into binary number SHOW ANSWER
(ii) Write a short note on Internet of Things
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(iii) Write a short note on Operating System.
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(iv) What is Secondary Memory of a computer? Give examples.
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(v) What do you understand by Qubit? How is it different from Classical Bit?
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