Civil Services Prep

"The centre of global trade is gradually shifting from the Atlantic region to the Indo-Pacific region." Examine this statement.

Model answer

  1. Compare the Loo, Chinook and Foehn winds with respect to their regions of prevalence, their nature and climatic impacts. 15 marks
  2. Critically examine the challenges of demographic transition in contemporary India. 15 marks
  3. Analyze the importance of Ashokan inscriptions for reconstructing Mauryan history. 10 marks
  4. What is the Fujiwhara effect? Explain its impact on the movement and intensity of tropical cyclones. 10 marks
  5. The significance of the Gandhian movements lay in the masses they mobilized. Elucidate. 10 marks
  6. Discuss the role of aeolian processes in desertification and land degradation. 10 marks