Entries from November 2009

November 27, 2009

Few Good Words…

We usually shower praises on a person either when he is dead or has achieved something spectacular in his life. Mr. Chidambaram, our honourable Home Minister is still healthy and alive, and I fail to single out any major achievement of his; but somehow I feel like thanking him though not wholeheartedly.
Since that ghastly 11/26 [...]

November 4, 2009

Corruption and the Corrupted

Madhu Koda is ill. And the causative agent for his illness is a virus called CBI. There is an old saying in India that anything taken in excess becomes poison, even the Amrita, the holy nectar that brought gods immortality. Rupees 2000 crore is indeed a huge sum to hide and Koda – an independent [...]

November 2, 2009

IAS Mains 2009 Geography Question Paper – 2

 
GEOGRAPHY

Paper II

INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: Three Hours                                             Maximum Marks: 300
Each Question is printed both in Hindi and English Medium.
 
Answer must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer book in the space provided for the purpose. No Marks will [...]

November 2, 2009

IAS Mains 2009 Geography Question Paper-1

GEOGRAPHY
Paper I

INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 300
Each Question is printed both in Hindi and English Medium.
Answer must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer book in the space provided for the purpose. No Marks will be [...]