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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...

June 5, 2023

“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...

June 4, 2023

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...

June 4, 2023

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...

June 4, 2023

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...

June 4, 2023

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...

June 3, 2023

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...

June 3, 2023

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...

June 3, 2023

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...

June 2, 2023

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...

June 2, 2023

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