7. Answer any one
of the following
questions (in about 250
words):
30
(a)
would you say
that the implementation
of the Panchayati System
in the last ten years
has led to a real
restructuring of the
Indian polity?
(b)
Give your views
on the right to freedom
of religion as enshrined
in the Indian
constitution. Do they
make India a secular
State?
8. Answer any two
of the following
questions (in about 150
words each):
15x2=30
(a)
What are the
constitutional
limitations on the free
movements of Indians
throughout the country?
(b)
How has the
Indian State tackled the
trade-off between
environment and
development?
(c)
What are the
steps that the Election
Commission may take if a
recalcitrant State
Government wants to put
off Assembly elections?
9. Answer the
following questions (in
about 20 words
each):
2x5=10
(a)
What is meant by
'double jeopardy'?
(b)
What are the
protections afforded to
Scheduled Tribes in the
Fifth Schedule of the
Indian Constitution?
(c)
In what ways can
the President of India
ascertain the views of
the Supreme Court on a
particular bill?
(d)
What is the
common point between
Articles 14 and 226 of
the Indian Constitution?
(e)
Who and what does
the Indian parliament
consist of?
10. Answer any one
of the following
questions (in about 250
words):
30
(a)
Discuss the
impact of globalization
on higher education in
India.
(b)
What is disaster
management? Discuss the
steps required to tackle
natural disasters.
11. Answer any two
of the following
questions (in about 125
words each)"
10x2=20
(a)
Explain the
implications of the
recent Supreme Court
verdict on reservations
in private and minority
educational
institutions.
(b)
What is energy
independence? Discuss
how India can be
transformed into an
'Energy-independent
Nation'.
(c)
What is
eco-tourism? How could
it be promoted in India
12. Write notes on
any two of the following
(in about 125 words
each):
10x2=20
(a)
Sethusamudram
Project
(b)
Causes of soil
erosion and its control
in India
(c)
Use of
Information Technology
in health management in
India.
13. Write short
notes on the following
(in about 20 words
each):
2x5=10
(a)
Equal rights for
women in parental
property.
(b)
National
Knowledge Commission.
(c)
Genetically
modified seeds
(d)
Ban on bar
dancing.
(e)
Rehabilitation of
street children in
India.
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