Civil Services Prep

Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments.

Model answer

  1. In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India? 10 marks
  2. Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks. Explain. 10 marks
  3. The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire-shaking battles fought at Panipat? 10 marks
  4. What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India? 10 marks
  5. Bring out the relationship between the shrinking Himalayan glaciers and the symptoms of climate change in the Indian sub-continent. 10 marks
  6. Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu / Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment. 10 marks