Regional Development and Planning- India [IAS (Admin.) Mains Geography]: Questions 1 - 8 of 20

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Question 1

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Write note on National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. (15 Marks)

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National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

  • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a scheme aiming “Right to work” .
  • 2016 is year of completion of 10 years of implementation of scheme. Employment under MGNREGA is a legal entitlement; it provides 100 days of employment in rural area, 150 days of employment in drought pro…

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Question 2

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Provide case studies to explain watershed management in India. (15 Marks)

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Watershed Management in India

  • Watershed management is technique of multi resource management that seeks to balance healthy economic and social conditions within a watershed. Watershed management serves as integrated planning regarding better utilization of land and water.
  • Watershed management take into account ground water as well as surface water, s…

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Question 3

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Critically examine the food security mission laid down by National Development Council.

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National Food Security Mission

  • In eleventh five-year plan, National Development Council adopted National Food Security Mission (NFSM) .
  • This mission was adopted to meet burgeoning food demand the main aim was to enhance production of rice, wheat, pulses, restoring soil fertility and enhancing farmer income.

Key Features

  • The scheme is implemented in mis…

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Question 4

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Mention the lauding water conservation efforts in India. Citing global examples, comment how India can incorporate effective methods. (30 marks) (Examrace Test Series 2017)

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Water Conservation Efforts

  • Due to rapid rise in population and over-exploitation of water resources, India՚s per capita availability of water has decreased from cubic metres to over past 50 years (Global average consumption remai…

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Question 5

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Examine the changing focus of economic reforms in India post-independence?

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Changing Focus of Economic Reforms in India

  • After independence, Indian economy was a colonial economy in character, with mainly exporting row material and very little modern, industrial activity.
  • Various phases of reforms were introduced, in light of changing internal and external conditions.

Reforms from 1947 - 1991

Industrial Policy Resolution (1948)…

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Question 6

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Identify causes and global spatial distribution of the vector borne diseases. Comment how Indian initiative like Swachh Bharat mission can prove fruitful.

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Vector Borne Disease

The Vectors Classification

The burden of these diseases is highest in tropical and subtropical areas and they dis-proportionally effect the poorest populations.

Distribution of Vector

Borne disease is determined by complex factors such as

Demographics

Most of these countries are highly populated and are experiencing demographic trans…

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Question 7

Appeared in Year: 2020

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The success of Panchayati raj depends upon meaningful participation of people at grassroots level. Examine.

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Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities. In states or Union Territories with more than two million inhabitants there are three levels of PRIs:

  • The Gram Panchayats at village level
  • The Panchayat Samiti at the block level and
  • The Zila Parishad at the district level.

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Question 8

Appeared in Year: 2020

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Has the regional aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir been addressed through re-organisation of the state? Make an assessment.

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It has been seen after independence Jammu and Kashmir and some parts of North-East faced mass agitations for separation from India and to create distinct identity. A mass movement in many parts for the formation of linguistic states (especially south Indian states) also followed after independence. With the passage of time, the challenge of diversi…

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