Why is Lumbering a large scale organised activity in Canada?
HINTS: Canada’s lumber and wood industries convert logs into various products, from lumber to wood chips. Softwood, derived from coniferous trees, supplies most of the manufacturers in…
Why is commercial fishing developed in middle to higher latitudes of Northern hemisphere?
HINTS: More than half of the annual fish catch comes from the cold and temperate waters of the northern hemisphere. The major factors responsible are: • Plankton…
Why is India not a major player in fishing industry despite huge coastline?
HINTS: Despite rapid growth in total fish production, an individual fish farmers’ average annual production in India is only 2 tonnes, compared to 172 tonnes in Norway,…
UPSC MAINS 2020 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 2
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: 10×5=50 Marks a) “Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in 1839. His death was the…
UPSC MAINS 2020 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 1
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of…
UPSC MAINS 2021 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 2
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Answer the following: 10×5=50 Marks a) The introduction of Western education transformed India in unforeseen ways. 10 Marks b) Tipu Sultan had little…
UPSC MAINS 2021 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 1
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of…
UPSC MAINS 2022 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 2
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words: 10×5=50 Marks a) ‘The Battle of Plassey (1757) was a skirmish while the Battle…
UPSC MAINS 2022 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 1
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Identify the following places marked on the map applied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of…
UPSC MAINS 2023 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 2
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words: a) “Colonialism had a twisted logic of its own for commercialization. It emerges on…