| Q. 1 |
Answer any two of the following (Not more than 150 words each) (150/15X2=30) |
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a) Why is India critical of Pakistan’s attitude towards SAFTA? |
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b) What does India gain from the nuclear cooperation programme agreed to between India and the US? What are the costs? |
| Q.2 |
Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) : (20/5X2=10) |
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a) NIEO
b) Straw poll for the post of the UNSG
c) Detente
d) Gujral doctrine
e) Shanghai Cooperation Organization |
| Q.3 |
Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) : (20/5X2=10) |
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a) Green card
b) What is the main function of the newly created Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs?
c) FIPB
d) What is Overseas Corporate Body
e) What was the concession granted to Gulf NRIs in the 4th Prawasi Bharatiya Diwas held in January 2006 in Hyderabad? |
| Q.4 |
Answer any ONE of the following (in about 250 words ) : (250/30) |
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a) What is `strategic sale’ of the Public Sector Enterprises in India ? Why is there criticism? |
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b) If inflation is caused by global crude prices rising, why is the Reserve Bank of India increasing the repo rates? |
| Q.5 |
Answer any TWO of the following (in 150 words each ) |
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a) Account for the tax-GDP ratio in India increasing.
b) Detail the trade reforms being followed in India since 1991 and mention the reasons for the same.
c) Why are tax amnesty schemes introduced? Are you in favour of them? |
| Q.6 |
Answer the following in about 20 words each (10X2 = 20) |
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a) What is microfinance?
b) informal economy
c) What is `munis’?
d) Janani Suraksha Yojana
e) What is Nikkie?
f)What is frictional unemployment?
g)Green box subsidy
h) Full float of rupee
i) What is a backward area?
j)What is wild cat strike?
k) What is `high powered money’?
l)What is the relation between National Development Council and Planning Commission?
m) What are SDRs?
n) Define social safety net
o) What is poverty gap? |
| Q.7 |
Answer any two of the following (Answer to each question should in about 150 words) (150/15X2=30) |
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a) What is your view on the statement that India’s foreign policy is mainly driven by economic factors?
b) Why did the war in Lebanon break out? What was India’s response?
c) What are the main factors bringing India and Myanmar together? |
| Q. 8 |
Answer the following (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words) (20/5X2=30) |
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a) East Asia Summit
b) Theme of the latest meet of the World Economic Forum
c) CHOGM
d) What are rules of origin?
e) What is a least developed country? |
| Q.9. |
Answer the following by expanding and explaining their objectives (Answer to each question should be in about 20 words): |
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a)One China policy
b) IBSA Forum
c)Oxfam
d) Hamas
e) OECD |
| Q.10. |
Answer any one of the following (Answer should be in about 250 words): |
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a) What is cryogenic engine? Why is it important?
b) What are stem cells? Discuss their benefits. What is the controversy? |
| Q.11. |
Answer any TWO of the following (Answer to each question should be in about 150 words (150/15X2=30) |
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a) What do you know of nanotechnology and its uses? State the initiatives in India
b) What is Conditional Access System(CAS)?
c) Why is Pluto degraded from its status as a planet? |
| Q.12. |
Answer the following (in about 20 words): (5X2=10) |
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a) Param Padma
b)open source soft ware
c) XML language
d)broadband
e) Java |
