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League of Nation: The international organization between two World Wars

  The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded on January 10, 1920, as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I. It was established with the aim of promoting international cooperation, resolving disputes, and preventing future conflicts. The League of Nations was proposed by President Woodrow Wilson of the United States as one of his Fourteen Points for peace. The League's charter was included in the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed by the victorious Allied powers and Germany. The League's headquarters were located in Geneva, Switzerland. The League of Nations consisted of two main bodies: the Assembly and the Council. The Assembly served as a forum for all member states to discuss and vote on important issues, while the Council was responsible for making decisions and taking action on matters of international concern. The Council consisted of permanent members (the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan) and non-permanent members e...

Previous Year Questions, UPSC (Mains)| Indian Society

 

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1.       Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge systems when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems.

2.       Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India.

3.       What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India?

4.       Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail.

5.       What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also?

6.       How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.

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7.       Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.

8.       Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree?

9.       Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalization? Justify your answer.

10.   COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.

11.   How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer.

12.   Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.

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13.   What are the continued challenges for the women in India against time and space?

14.   What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss.

15.   Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples.

16.   "Empowering women is the key to control population growth". Discuss.

17.   Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss.

18.   What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism?

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19.   “Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, caste system cannot be eradicated in India.” Comment.

20.   ‘Women’s movement in India has not addresses the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view.

21.   ‘Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing’. Explain by giving reasons.

22.   ‘Globalisation is generally said to promote cultural homogenisation but due to this cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in the Indian society.’ Elucidate.

23.   Mention core strategies for the transformation of aspirational districts in India and explain the nature of convergence, collaboration and competition for its success.

24.   ‘Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation.’ Argue by giving suitable illustrations.

25.   Discuss whether formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not for the economy of India.

26.   How the Indian concept of secularism different from the western model of secularism? Discuss.

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