Civil Services Prep

Why did the Green Revolution in India virtually bypass the eastern region despite fertile soil and good availability of water?

Model answer

  1. Critically evaluate the various resources of the oceans that can be harnessed to meet the resource crisis in the world. 10 marks
  2. Account for the change in the spatial pattern of the Iron and Steel industry in the world. 10 marks
  3. Whereas the British planters had developed tea gardens all along the Shivaliks and Lesser Himalayas from Assam to Himachal Pradesh, in effect they did not succeed beyond the Darjeeling area. Explain. 10 marks
  4. Why are the world’s fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of fold mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes. 10 marks
  5. How does India see its place in the economic space of rising natural resource-rich Africa? 10 marks
  6. The New Economic Policy – 1921 of Lenin influenced the policies adopted by India soon after independence. Evaluate. 10 marks