UPSC Civil Services IAS Question Paper - General Studies Main paper II 2007
1. Answer any two of the following (answer to each question
should be in about 150 words): 15x2=30
(a) Indo-Russian Defence Co-operation
(b) India's response, to political crisis In Bangladesh
(c) Elaborate on India's Nuclear Doctrine
2. Write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20
wordS): 2x5= I 0
(a) SAFTA
(b) India and East Asia Summit (EAS)
(c) Shanghai Cooperation Organization, (S.C.O.)
(d) Panchsheel in India's Foreign Policy
(e) Relevance of NAM
3. Write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20
words) : 2x5=10
(a) Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojana, 2006
(b) Indian All-Women Contingent to Liberia
(c) Madheshis in Nepal
(d) Know India Programme (KIP)
(e) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
4. Answer anyone of the following (in about 250 words): 30
(a). What is Dumping? Evaluate the remedial measures taken by Government of
India vis-à-vis WTO provisions
regarding dumping.
(b) Comment on the relationship between credit availability and agricultural
growth in India.
5. Answer any two of the following (answer to each question should be in about
150 words )
(a). What is the meaning and aim of social forestry ? What are the main weakness
noticed in social forestry
programme?
(b). Bring out the main objective of Rastriya Krishi Bima Yojana. The scheme
is being implemented by which agency.
(c). Explain Mega Food park Scheme of Government of India.
6. Write about the following (answer to each question should be in about 20
words ) : 2x15 = 30
(a) Explain the term Merit Goods
(b) What is Cheap Money?
(c) What is Countervailing Duty?
(d) What is Hot Money?
(e). Explain the Concept Trickle Down Theory
(f) What is Stagflation?
(g) What is Engel's Law?
(h) Meaning of CCIL
(i) What is Administered Price?
(j) What is Venture Capital?
(k) Explain the term Balance on Current Account
(I) What is Consolidated Fund?
(m) What is Budget Deficit?
(n) Explain the term Most Favored Nations
(0) Meaning of Capital- Output Ratio
