Past Questions — 2016
What is job evaluation? Elaborate modern methods of job evaluation.
What is organisational culture? With the help of appropriate examples, discuss the role of organisational culture towards the achievement of desirable growth and performance for organizations.
What are the important leadership styles? Briefly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each style.
Trace the factors which contributed to the struggle for supremacy between the English and the French in India.
Trace the development of Marxian Socialism in the late 19th and early 20th Century.
“The American Revolution was essentially an economic conflict between American Capitalism and British Imperialism”. Comment.
Critically review British economic policies in India with special reference to the “Drain of Wealth in India”.
Examine the role played by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the process of integration of the Princely States into the Indian Union.
Critically examine the safety valve theory of the origin of the Congress.
“Not by speeches and resolutions of the majorities are the great questions of the day to be decided, but by blood and iron”. Explain this remark of Bismark in the context of the unification of Germany.
What do you understand by the word “Apartheid”? Discuss the growth of Apartheid towards democratic principle in Africa.
Discuss the main stages in the expansion of the Maratha Power in India from 1707 to 1761.
Trace the evolution of Vaishnavism and Saivism in South India in the early centuries of the Christian era.
Write an essay on architecture and sculpture in the Mauryan Period.
Critically evaluate the administrative reforms of Sher-Shah Suri.
Attempt a brief survey of the Neolithic Cultures in India with special reference to their geographical division.
What is ‘federation’? Give a brief description on the nature of federalism. Describe in detail the factors ‘for regional identities’ as also factors ‘for unity’ of Indian federalism.
Critically examine the impact of Green Revolution on Indian agriculture. Mention the areas of its success and its drawbacks.
State the role of inland transportation in the expansion of connectivity. Analyse the geographical conditions which have hindered the growth of inland navigation in India. Examine the recent plan to improve inland transportation in the country and mention how North-East India is expected to benefit from it.
Explain the mechanism of Monsoon and write its characteristics that influence rainfall and rainfall distribution in India.
‘Planning process in India has remained highly centralised’. What are the advantage and disadvantage of this policy? How will state gain if planning starts with a bottom-up approach?
Distinguish between ‘urban growth’ and ‘urbanisation’. Discuss the trend of urbanisation in post-independence India. Describe with the help of a map the present scenario of India’s urbanisation and mark the pockets which are still relatively less urbanised.
Briefly describe the concept of ‘emotional intelligence’ and how it can be developed in employees. How will it help an individual employee in taking ethical decisions?
What is attitude? Critically examine its influence and relation with thought and behaviour.
Differentiate between empathy and compassion in the context of public service. Give examples.