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Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes.

According to meteorology, an air mass is a large volume of air having uniform temperature, pressure, and water vapor content. It can cover a large proportion of area by the adaption of the characteristics of the surface present below it. ..

“The Government of India Act 1935 was a watershed moment in India’s constitutional development.” Evaluate in the light of its key features and impact.

The Government of India Act 1935 was a big milestone in India’s constitutional development during the British colonial era. It was the last major constitutional reform introduced by the British government before India’s independence in 1947. Key features of the ..

Do you think that the recent tensions between India and US are fuelled by Indian policy of multi-alignment and national-populism in both the countries?

The reasons of contention between India US are becoming more transparent and prominent the first time in history. It is being realised that these tensions have resulted from the multi-alignment of New Delhi and also the rise in national populism ..

How the advances in Artificial Intelligence throw new challenge to the international humanitarian law? Discuss in the light of recent technological advances in defence equipment due to artificial intelligence.

The dynamics of wars throughout history have been dependent on the power to wield new technologies. Artificial Intelligence has been shaped into highly sophisticated, autonomous and fast defence equipment over the years. Governments and private players are constantly developing newer ..

Discuss the strategic advantages offered to India by the recently set up Data Reception and Tracking and Telemetry Station in Vietnam.

India has set up a Data Reception and Tracking and Telemetry Station at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. This facility will help ISRO to track satellites launched from India and receive data from them. India also has a satellite ..

While judicial governance has played an important role in engendering human rights jurisprudence and infusing accountability in the functioning of government institutions, but it often turns into judicial overreach. Comment.

The separation of powers & principles of checks & balances are political doctrines established on the belief that too much power for any institution is corrupting & leads to an undesirable influence. Why Judicial Governance: Apathy by the legislature and ..

Critically discuss the existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of food grains in India.

Hint Answer: In India, there is an existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of the food grains because a large proportion of the area under food grains is occupied by rice and wheat. Further, there is a gradual shift from ..

How the interaction between Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism resulted into the synthesis of Indian Culture in ancient India? Discuss with suitable examples while limiting your answer to only visual art forms.

In context with visual art forms, the depictions of semidivine spirits (Yakshas, Gandharvas and Kinnara) were quite popular at the advent of Buddhism and Jainism; and were gradually assimilated in these religions. Gandharvas are often depicted in flying postures in ..

In most of the five year plan, India missed the growth targets in agriculture. Analyze the key reasons for the low agricultural growth in the country.

Agriculture in India has been practiced since the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. The rank of India is second in terms of the total farm output. About 50% of India’s population is associated with the agricultural sector that contributes ..

Assess the reasons why the Six-Day War of 1967 was followed by the Yom Kippur War only three years later.

Arabs and Israelis were fighting since 1948. The core reason for the war were freedom for Palestine and destruction of Israel. Since these objectives were not achieved they again went to war with Israel in 1967, also known as six-day ..