How IAS examination questions are framed? *******#decoded******** Can u guess how IAS examination questions are framed? What are the sources they opt for framing the questions? No surprise, we will provide u the exact source along with book and pages number. We will start with the details of Reading Comprehension of last three year IAS prelims exam. Have a look.... COMPREHENSION PASSAGES: TITLES & SOURCES A. SOCIAL 1. The Concept of a “Creative Society” [CSAT-2011] [Book: “Readings in Indian Government and Politics: Class, Caste, Gender (Volume of Essays)” edited by Manoranjan Mohanty; Publisher: SAGE; ‘Chapter-15: Conclusion—Social Movements in a Creative Society’ by Manoranjan Mohanty (The Creative Society: Page-390)] B. POLITICAL 2. Deepening of Democracy in India: [CSAT-2012] Transfer of Power from Upper Caste Elites to the Marginalised Subaltern Groups [CSAT-2012] [Book: “Indian Politics and Society Since Independence: Events, Processes and Ideology” by Bidyut Chakrabarty; Publisher: Routledge; Conclusion: “Growing Democratization ” (Pages-171-172)] 3. Democracy and Development—Do they Go Together? [CSAT-2012] [Book: “The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen; Publisher: Penguin; Chapter: ‘Democracy and Development’] 4. Democracy Not Exclusive Western Concept, But Development of Institutional Structure [CSAT-2013] of Democracy—A Western Achievement [Book: “The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen; Publisher: Penguin; Part Four: “Public Reasoning and Democracy”; Chapter-15: ‘Democracy as Public Reason’] C. ECONOMIC 5. Indian Economy—A Great Paradox [CSAT- SAMPLE] [Book: “Contemporary India: Economy, Society, Politics”; Publisher: PEARSON; Part-I, Chapter-2: The Evolution of Development Strategy Since Independence by Ambuja Kumar Tripathy] 6. An Enabling State for Inclusive Growth—The Need of the Hour [CSAT-2011] [The Economic Survey of India 2009-10, Chapter-2: Micro-foundations of Inclusive Growth, Paragraph 2.5] 7. The Potential of Farm Collectivities in Transition Economies [CSAT-2012] [Working Paper No. 305 (2010) by Bina Agarwal: “Rethinking Agricultural Production Collectivities”, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University; Chapter-7: In Conclusion (Page-31)] 8. Competition Law to Facilitate a Level-Playing Field Among Foreign and Domestic Firms [CSAT-2012] [Article in The Economic Times dated 04 Nov 2009: “Competition Law and Inclusive Growth” by Madhav Mehra] 9. Indian Financial Markets Integrated With International Financial Markets [CSAT-2013] [The Economic Survey of India 2011-12, Chapter-5: Financial Intermediation and Markets (Introduction)] 10. Corporate Governance [CSAT-2013] [Article in The Economic Times dated 18 January 2009: “Corporate Governance” by Lisa Mary Thomson] D. SCIENTIFIC/ECOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT 11. Effects of Modifications to Earth’s Ecosystem, [CSAT-2011] Necessitated by a Rapidly Expanding Human Population [Textbook: “Life-The Science of Biology” (8th Edition) co-published by Sinauer Associates Inc. and WH Freeman; Chapter-56: “Ecosystems and the Global Ecology”—56.4 ‘What Services do Ecosystems Provide’ (Page-1221)] 12. The Influence of Keystone Species on Species Richness in an Ecosystem [CSAT-2011] [Textbook: “Life-The Science of Biology” (8th Edition) co-published by Sinauer Associates Inc. and WH Freeman; Chapter-55: “Communities and Ecosystems”— (Pages-1062-63) ‘Individual Species May Influence Community Processes’] 13. Introduction of Exotic Species in New Geographic Areas and Its Impact on Biodiversity [CSAT-2012] [Textbook: “Essentials of Ecology” by Colin R Townsend, Michael Begon, John L Harper; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Article 14.2.2 Habitat Disruption (Page-462)] 14. Use of Chemical Pesticides in Agriculture—Is it Sustainable? [CSAT-2012] [Website: trinitygreenconsultancy ; Category: “Species Richness”; Article: ‘Evolution of Resistance to Pesticides” (posted 01 Nov 2012)] 15. Climate-Smart Development Strategies of Adaptation and Mitigation - The Need of the Hour [CSAT-2012] [The World Bank Report: “World Development Report —Development and Climate Change” (2010); Chapter-1 (Pages-44-45)—‘Growth: Changing Carbon Footprints and Vulnerabilities’] 16. Habitat Fragmentation—The Most Serious Threat to Biodiversity Conservation [CSAT-2013] [Article in Deccan Herald dated 17 August 2008: “Mining has spelt ecological disaster” by Praveen Bhargav] 17. Excessive & Indiscriminate Use of Chemical Fertilizers in Agriculture— [CSAT-2013] A Serious Threat to Aquatic Ecosystems [Textbook: “Essentials of Ecology” by Colin R Townsend, Michael Begon, John L Harper; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Chapter 13: Habitat Degradation; Article 13.2.2 Intensive Cropping (Pages-429 & 430)] E. EDUCATION 18. Will the Right to Education Remain on Paper or Become a Reality, [CSAT-2011] Particularly so for Girls? [Article in The Hindu dated 02 April 2010: “India’s Children Have a Precarious Right” by Krishna Kumar.] F. ETHICS & PHILOSOPHY 19. A Moral Act is an Act of Will [CSAT-2011] [Book: “Ethical Religion” by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; Chapter-3: “What is Moral Action”] 20. India’s Spiritual Greatness—Myth or Reality? [CSAT-2011] [Book: “Essays on Ancient India” by Raj Kumar; Publisher: Discovery Publishing House] 21. Ever Increasing Man’s Materialistic Needs Leads to Endless Miseries; [CSAT-2013]Only Solution to Change Man’s Character—Make Him Pure, Educated and Spiritually Strong [Book: “The Indispensable Vivekananda: An Anthology for Our Times” by Swami Vivekananda; Editor: Amiya P Sen; Publisher: Permanent Black; Chapter III. b. “Karma Yoga: Service Before Self” (Page-203)] #ember9119
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