12 questions from the UPSC 2014 examination.
12 questions
Why did the Green Revolution in India virtually by-pass the eastern region despite fertile soil and good availability of water? <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q22-->
Should the pursuit of carbon credits and clean development mechanisms set up under UNFCCC be maintained even though there has been a massive slide in the value of a carbon credit? Discuss with respect to India's energy needs for economic growth. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q13-->
Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q18-->
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. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q17-->
Environmental Impact Assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is cleared by the Government. Discuss the environmental impacts of coal-fired thermal plants located at coal pitheads. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q15-->
Bring out the relationship between the shrinking Himalayan glaciers and the symptoms of climate change in the Indian sub-continent. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q20-->
Account for the change in the spatial pattern of the Iron and Steel industry in the world. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q23-->
What do you understand by the theory of 'continental drift'? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support. (100 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q19-->
Critically evaluate the various resources of the oceans which can be harnessed to meet the resource crisis in the world. <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q24-->
How does India see its place in the economic space of rising natural resource rich Africa? <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q25-->
Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 deg N latitudes and on the western side of the continents. Why? (200 words) <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q21-->
Most of the unusual climatic happenings are explained as an outcome of the El-Nino effect. Do you agree? <!--qid:MAINS_2014_GS-I_Q16-->