[phani kumar]

WITH SOME BATCHES I DISCUSSED THE RELEVANCE OF LEARNING THRU
UNDERSTANDING RATHER THAN ROTE LEARNING (UNFORTUNATELY ROTE LEARNING
HAS BECOME THE NORM IN SOME 'FAMOUS' SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES) ...

ROTE LEARNING KILLS CURIOSITY AND INNOVATION

SOME QNS IN PAPER I


WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE TERM INNOVATION? DISCUSS THE NEED FOR
LAUNCHING A NATIONAL INNOVATION POLICY IN INDIA. 25 MARKS

EXAMINE THE CAUSES AND THE EXTENT OF DESERTIFICATION IN INDIA AND
SUGGEST REMEDIAL MEASURES 25 MARKS

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GROWING DEMANDS FOR THE BAN OF ENDOSULFAN IN THE
COUNTRY, CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE ISSUES INVOLVED. WHAT IN YOUR VIEW
SHOULD BE DONE IN THE MATTER? 25 MARKS

THE ISSUE OF TOURISM IN CORE AREAS OF TIGER RESERVE FORESTS IN THE
COUNTRY IS A SUBJECT MATTER OF DEBATE. CRITICALLY EXAMINE VARIOUS
ASPECTS OF THIS ISSUE KEEPING IN VIEW RELEVANT RECENT JUDICIAL
PRONOUNCEMENTS.
25 MARKS

YOU ARE STATIONED IN A SMALL DISTRICT TOWN IN THE PLAINS OF NORTHERN
INDIA. THE SUMMER HAS BEEN SEVERE. SUDDENLY, A COLLEAGUE, WHO HAD BEEN
OUT SINCE MORNING RETURNS TO THE OFFICE COMPLAINING OF HEADACHE,
RESTLESSNESS AND CONFUSION. SHORTLY HE BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. HIS BODY
TEMP IS 40 DEGREES C. WHAT FIRST AID STEPS WOULD YOU TAKE TO REVIVE
HIM?
5 MARKS

ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH THE WORK OF PALAGUMMI SAINATH
{{P. SAINATH THE RURAL AREAS EDITOR IN THE HINDU WHO WROTE ON
AGRARIAN CRISES, FARMER SUICIDES AND EXTRAVAGANT SPENDING OF THE
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING COMMISSION }} 2 MARKS

TOTAL 107 MARKS


SOME QNS IN PAPER II

THE HUMAN POPULATION IS SLATED TO GROW TO 9 BILLION BY 2050. IN THIS
CONTEXT MANY SCIENTISTS PREDICT THAT PLANT GENOMICS WOULD PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN KEEPING OUT HUNDER AND PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
EXPLAIN. 25 MARKS

THE SITUATION TODAY IS FAR DIFFERENT TO THAT FIFTY YEARS BACK WHEN THE
INDUS WATER TREATY WAS SIGNED. HIGHLIGHT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CURRENT
CHALLENGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER IN THIS REGARD. DO YOU THINK A
REVIEW OF THE TREATY IN IN INDIA'S BEST INTERESTS? 25 MARKS

WHY HAVE THE RESOURCE RICH AFRICAN AND SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES REMAINED
POOR FOR DECADES? EXPLAIN 15 MARKS

WHAT ARE INDIA'S STAKES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA? 5 MARKS

EXPLAIN BRIEFLY THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM AS PROVIDED UNDER THE
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)? 5
MARKS

TOTAL 75 MARKS

ATTEMPT THESE QUESTIONS AND SUBMIT IN THE RESPECTIVE ACADEMIES
WHEREVER THE CLASSES WERE DONE AND COLLECT THE EVALUATED SHEETS AT THE
SAME PLACE. MAIL ME IF YOU SUBMITTED ANSWER SCRIPTS.
phani...@gmail.com or phani....@gmail.com
i will mail you once i evaluate and return it back to the academy...

Best Wishes ----Phani----