Civil Services Prep

Taxila University was one of the oldest universities in the world with which were associated several renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered a university in the modern sense. Discuss.

Model answer

  1. How do the Indian debates on secularism differ from the debates in the West? 10 marks
  2. To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to present-day urbanisation? Discuss. 10 marks
  3. Explain the formation of thousands of islands in the Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos. 10 marks
  4. How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle-class working woman in India? 10 marks
  5. The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than social values. Discuss. 10 marks
  6. Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments. 10 marks