Post Independence India
2013:
- 1. Critically Discuss the objective of Bhoodan and Gramdan Movements initiated by
Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success. (10M 200 Words)
- 2. Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan ‘Jai Jawan
Jai Kisan’. (10M 200 Words)
- 3. Discuss the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre-and post-independent
India. (1oM 200 Words)
- 4. Analyze the circumstances that led to the Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the
highlights of the agreement. (10M 200 Words)
- 5. Critically examine the compulsions which prompted India to play decisive roles in
the emergence of Bangladesh. (10M 200 Words)
2014:
- 1. Why did the Green Revolution in India virtually bypass the eastern region despite
fertile soil and good availability of water. (10M 150 Words)
2015:
- 1. Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in
the last four decades. (12 ½ M 200 Words)
2016:
- 1. Has the formation of linguistic states strengthened the cause of Indian unity?
(12 ½ M 200 Words)
2017:
- 1. What are the two major legal initiatives by the state since independence,
addressing discrimination against STs. (10M 150 Words)
- 2. Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of
Indian Independence since the twenties of the last century. (15M 250 Words)
- 3. Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example
of how the former has transformed into the latter in independent India. (15M 250
Words)
2018:
- 1. Discuss whether the formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not
for the economy of India. (15M 250 Words)
- 2. ‘Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation’. Argue
by giving suitable illustrations. (15M 250 Words)
2019:
- 1. What are the continued challenges for the women in India against time and space?
(15M 150 Words)
- 2. Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss. (15M 250
Words)
2020:
- 1. Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation. Justify
your answer. (15M 250 Words)
2021:
- 1. Discuss the main objectives of population education and Point out the measures to
achieve them in India in detail. (15M 250 Words)
2022:
- 1. Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an
Indian form of secularism. Justify. (15M 250 Words)
- 2. Elucidate the relationship between globalisation and new technology in a world of
Scarce resources, with special reference to India. (15M 250 Words)
2023:
- 1. Why did human development fail to keep pace with economic development in India?
(15M 250 Words)
- 2. From being a net food importer in the 1960's, India has emerged as a net food
exporter to the world. Provide reasons. (15M 250 Words)
- 3. Discuss the impact of the Post liberal economy on ethnic identity and
communalism. (15M 250 Words)
