TRIUMPH IAS ACADEMY MUMBAI

Write two essays choosing one from each section , in about 1000 to 1200 words 125 x 2 = 250                                           Section A 1 With great power comes great responsibility. 2  Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? 3  Are the standardised tests good measure of academic ability or progress? 4 Words are sharper than the two edged sword.                                       Section B 1 Was it the policy paralysis or paralysis of the implementation which slowed the growth of our country? 2 Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? 3 Fifty golds in Olympics : Can this be reality for India? 4 Tourism : Can this be the next big thing for india?

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and China NationalSpace Agency (CNSA) on cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space was signed on September 18, 2014 at New Delhi. As per this MoU, the Cooperative activities may include the following areas:   (i)              Research and development of scientific experiment satellites, remote sensing satellites and communications satellites. (ii)            Launch, tracking and control services for satellites including in-orbit operation and management. (iii)           Research, development, utilization and applications of satellite ground systems. (iv)   Material processing in space, atmospheric sciences, radio astronomy, astrophysics and microgravity testing; and other mutually agreed areas.    ISRO is pursuing cooperation with other countries on peaceful uses of outer space. Cooperative agreements are signed with 35 countries. The areas of cooperation include (i)

The first experimental flight (GSLV Mk-III X/CARE) of India’s next generation launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III was successfully conducted on (December 18, 2014) morning from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Also known as LVM3-X/CARE, this suborbital experimental mission was intended to test the vehicle performance during the critical atmospheric phase of its flight and thus carried a passive (non-functional) cryogenic upper stage. The mission began with the launch of GSLV Mk-III at 9:30 am IST from the Second Launch Pad as scheduled and about five and a half minutes later, carried its payload – the 3775 kg Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) – to the intended height of 126 km. Following this, CARE separated from the upper stage of GSLV Mk-III and re-entered the atmosphere and safely landed over Bay of Bengal with the help of its parachutes about 20 minutes 43 seconds after lift-off. Two massive S-200 solid strap-on boosters, each carrying 207 tons of

For each paper: Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 250 There are EIGHT questions divided in two Sections and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH. Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all. Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each Section. The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it. Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in medium other than the authorized one. Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to. Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Bookl