IFS 2007
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
PAPER-I
SECTION - I
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
PAPER-I
SECTION - I
- Answer any three of the following (About 150 words each)
- Explain the importance of Tropical Rainforests.(20)
- Describe Kinetic Energy and its relation with Potential energy, with illustrations.(20)
- Environmental Movements.(20)
- Why was Pluto declared a Dwarf Planet? Explain.(20)
- What is Radioactive Pollution?(20)
- Answer any one of the following: (About 150 words each)
- e-governance is the other name for good governance.” Elucidate. (20)
- Discuss the supremacy of the Prime Minister under Indian political system. (20)
- Answer any two of the following: (About 150 words each)
- Examine the philosophy of the Indian Constitution as embodies in the Preamble.(20)
- “Article 32 is the soul of the Indian Constitution.” Explicate. (20)
- Account for the emergence of coalition politics in India and assess its impact on Indian polity.(20)
SECTION II - Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each): (3 x 10 = 30 marks)
- Write a note on Global Warming.
- Describe the functions of cellulose in plants.
- Describe the Tundra Region.
- What is International Date Line?
- Explain the concept of Heat Balance.
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each) (3 x 10 = 30 marks)
- Why do Tsunamis occur and have devastating effects?
- Explain why Winter rainfall is South-Eastern States of India is heavy?
- Write a note on Air Masses.
- Describe the difference between Gulf and Bay.
- What is Ohm’s Law?
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each)(3 x 10 = 30 marks)
- Write a note on the Religious beliefs in the Indus Valley.
- Discuss Alexander’s Invasion of India and its impact.
- Describe the progress of Science and astronomy under the Imperial Guptas.
- Explain the Bhakti Movement.
- Examine the paintings and art under the Mughals.
- Answer any three of the following: (About 100 words each)(3 x 10 = 30 marks)
- Write a note on the travellers to India in the Post-Sultanate period.
- What was Doctrine of Lapse?
- What do you known about the Young Bengal Movement?
- Examine critically the provisions of the ‘August Offer’.
- Discuss the Constitutional proposals of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
SECTION III - Mention the place where the following are located:(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
- Golden Beach
- National Police Academy
- Akshardham Temple
- Nandigram
- Saddle Peak
- Bahai Temple
- Susuai Hills
- National Institute of Visually
- Ambi Valley
- Chandipur
- What do the following abbreviations stand for?(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
- NATO
- START
- NAAC
- OECD
- FICCI
- CMIE
- UNCED
- IFAD
- ASEAN
- TRAI
- What are the following (answer in one word or one sentence each)?(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
- Volvo
- Dengue Fever
- Knesset
- Equinox
- Pennines
- Star War Programme
- Tarn
- Kalahari
- Dilli Haat
- URL
- What are the following famous for?(Answer in one word or one sentence each)(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
- T.N. Seshan
- Sam Pitroda
- Jean Piaget
- Panipat
- Bhedaghat
- Noam Chomsky
- Taslima Nasreen
- K.P.S. Gill
- Gangubai Hangal
- Sucheta Kripalani
- Why have the following been in the news recently?(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
- Mayawati
- Bob Woolmer
- Maniyappan Raman Kutty
- Budhia
- Swami Ramdeo
- Ban ki Moon
- Kiran Desai
- Gordan Brown
- Brinda Karat
- Shashi Tharoor
- With which game/sport the following terms are associated?(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
- Bird
- Blocking
- Jigger
- Hook
- Rook
- Banana
- Dead Ball
- Bogey
- Bully and
- Scouting
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