KPSC Mains 2008: previous year questions

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1. Discuss the nature of the Revolt of 1857.Write your answer →
2. Explain the political ideology of the early nationalists of the Indian National Congress.Syllabus: Decentralisation of powerWrite your answer →
3. Critically evaluate the social reforms with special reference to the emancipation of women in Mysore state between 1881 and 1900.Syllabus: Post Independent KarnatakaWrite your answer →
4. Trace the various dimensions and facets of the Backward Class Movements in Karnataka.Syllabus: Social and Cultural developmentsWrite your answer →
5. Summarize the challenge thrown by the Gadhar revolutionaries to colonialism.Write your answer →
6. Do you agree with the view that the constitutional changes introduced in the 1909 Act were designed as a milestone in the ‘divide and rule’ strategy?Write your answer →
7. Highlight the work of Swarajists in the National Movement during 1922-1925.Write your answer →
8. Major part of Dewan Mirza Ismail’s administration was spent in suppressing popular agitations in Mysore. Comment.Write your answer →
9. Briefly explain the significance of the ‘Mysore Chalo’ movement.Write your answer →
10. Summarize the literary development in Karnataka during the post-Independence days.Syllabus: Indian EconomyWrite your answer →
11. Write a note on the ‘Safety Valve Theory’ related to the foundation of the Indian National Congress.Write your answer →
12. What were the socio-economic factors responsible for the genesis of communalism in India in the 19th century?Syllabus:  Fisheries resources in India Marine fisheries resources and…Write your answer →
13. Write a note on the Belgaum Session (1924) of the Congress.Write your answer →
14. Write short notes on Rabindranath Tagore, RIN Revolt, INA Trials, Kengal Hanumanthaiya, Koot Rebellion.Write your answer →
15. Examine the implications of the global economic crisis on Indian GDP growth in general and the IT industry in specific.Syllabus: Indian EconomyWrite your answer →
16. The Right to Information Act is best seen as an attempt to bring awareness and transparency in governance. Comment and justify.Syllabus:  Concept of public service, philosophical basis of governance…Write your answer →
17. Critically examine the poverty alleviation programs of India.Write your answer →
18. Discuss the measures taken by the Government of Karnataka in recent years to rectify regional imbalance.Syllabus: Post Independent KarnatakaWrite your answer →
19. Indian poverty shown on screen can fetch Oscars. Comment.Write your answer →
20. Critically examine the problems faced by farmers of Karnataka and illustrate your answer with the decrease in agricultural productivity.Syllabus: Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
21. Discuss the implications of the proposed Greater Bangalore Authority on city infrastructure.Write your answer →
22. Highlight the objectives of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.Syllabus: Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
23. Explain the present power scenario of Karnataka and comment on its anomalies.Write your answer →
24. Highlight the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission.Write your answer →
25. Examine the implications of the Tribal Act of India on forest and wildlife conservation.Write your answer →
26. Highlight the objectives of the Right to Education Bill.Write your answer →
27. Critically examine the need and significance of private-public partnership projects.Write your answer →
28. ‘Corporate governance at cross-roads’ – Illustrate the event with the Satyam episode.Write your answer →
29. Discuss Special Economic Zones.Syllabus: Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural…Write your answer →
30. Examine pseudo-secularism obstructing anti-terrorism efforts.Write your answer →
31. Explain virtual technology.Write your answer →
32. Justify India’s claims to a seat in the Security Council.Syllabus: United Nations and Specialised Agencies, Other International Organisations and AgenciesWrite your answer →
33. Discuss the national river linking project.Write your answer →
34. Can you account for the near collapse of the Public Distribution System in most of the States?Write your answer →
35. Why do you think the total ban on smoking in public places is not very effective?Write your answer →
36. What is NINJNA?Write your answer →
37. Write brief notes on micro-credit groups, core banking system, rainwater harvesting, A.R. Rehman, Minimum Support Price, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Datta Peeta tradition, Kodava culture, moral policing, and the novel ‘White Tiger’.Syllabus:  Sailent Features of National and Karnataka state agricultural…Write your answer →
38. Explain the construction and uses of Histogram and Pie-chart.Write your answer →
39. Plot a time-series graph on the import and export trends of a country from 1991-1998 and comment.Write your answer →
40. Compute the mean score of a class with given data and analyze the trend.Write your answer →
41. Compute the Pearson Correlation Coefficient for a given dataset and interpret the results.Write your answer →
42. Determine the probability of drawing two aces from a deck of cards in consecutive draws.Write your answer →
43. Discuss the problems and challenges of regional imbalance in Karnataka with special reference to the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.Syllabus: Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural…Write your answer →
44. Examine the impact of coalition politics on the working of parliamentary democracy in India.Write your answer →
45. Bring out the status, problems, and challenges faced by women representatives in the working of Panchayati Raj institutions in Karnataka.Syllabus: Social Change and ModernisationWrite your answer →
46. Discuss the arguments for bringing the judiciary within the purview of the Right to Information Act.Write your answer →
47. Analyze the recommendations made by the Sarkaria Commission with specific reference to the appointment and dismissal of State Governors.Write your answer →
48. Examine the ways and means by which the ‘Bhoomi’ project has strengthened e-governance in Karnataka.Write your answer →
49. Discuss the major issues and challenges of urban governance raised in the Second Administrative Reforms Commission Report.Syllabus: Post Independent KarnatakaWrite your answer →
50. Examine the importance of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).Syllabus: Rural DevelopmentWrite your answer →
51. Discuss the importance of the Delimitation exercise with specific reference to Karnataka.Write your answer →
52. Discuss the nature and working of the Finance Commission.Write your answer →
53. Examine the major issues raised by the Supreme Court in the Golaknath case.Write your answer →
54. Bring out the important provisions in the Representation of People’s Act 1951 to deal with the problem of the ‘criminalization of politics’.Write your answer →
55. Discuss the emerging trends in Indian administrative culture.Write your answer →
56. Write short notes on Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Creamy layer, Inner-party democracy, Sachar Committee Report, The 104th Constitution Amendment, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Rural Mission (JNNURM), Nanavati Commission, Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, The Nagana Gowda Committee.Syllabus: Post Independent KarnatakaWrite your answer →
57. What do you mean by inclusive growth? Discuss the strategy adopted in this direction by both Centre and States.Write your answer →
58. Bring out the main difference between two (1999 & 2005) Human Development Reports of the Government of Karnataka.Syllabus: Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural…Write your answer →
59. Explain the objectives of Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Ltd. (KAPPEC) in exporting horticultural products.Syllabus:  Sailent Features of National and Karnataka state agricultural…Write your answer →
60. Highlight the loan waiver scheme announced in the Union Budget 2008-09.Write your answer →
61. Explain the reasons for the failure of WTO talks on Doha issues in July 2008 at Geneva.Write your answer →
62. Give a brief outline of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) in India.Write your answer →
63. Analyze the measures taken by the Government of Karnataka to attain fiscal discipline.Write your answer →
64. Examine the route proposal for the Ganga-Cauvery Canal.Write your answer →
65. Write critically on the seismic zones of Peninsular India.Write your answer →
66. Examine the role of Express Highways in India.Write your answer →
67. Discuss the impact of coal-based power plants on the environment of coastal Karnataka and its mitigative measures.Syllabus: Physiographic divisionsWrite your answer →
68. Write brief notes on nuclear weapons, gene therapy, balanced diet, nanotechnology, hazardous wastes, and radiation technology applications.Write your answer →
69. Write short notes on bio-petrol, soil conservation, mini hydro-electric projects, silica fume, Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), satellite imageries, solar satellite Aditya, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Tejas aircraft, and Bluetooth.Write your answer →