Question 1 # Evaluate the nature of the Bhakti Literature and its contribution to Indian culture. Question 2 # Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj. Question 3 # Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States. Question 4 # Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and Western Ghats. Question 5 # Despite India being one of the countries of the Gondwanaland, its mining industry contributes much less to its Gross Domestic Product(GDP) in percentage. Discuss. Question 6 # What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of the water bodies into urban land use? Explain with examples. Question 7 # Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment. Question 8 # Why is India considered as a sub-continent? Elaborate your answer. Question 9 # Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge system when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems. Question 10 # Examine the role of 'Gig Economy' in the process of empowerment of women in India. Question 11 # To what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment. Question 12 # Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement. Question 13 # "There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars." Evaluate the statement. Question 14 # Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples. Question 15 # How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain. Question 16 # Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution of mineral oil in the world. Question 17 # What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India? Question 18 # Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail. Question 19 # What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also? Question 20 # How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.