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Indian SocietyEXAMINEYear 201715 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
"The growth of cities as hubs of development has resulted in their growth as hubs of squalor and deprivation." Critically evaluate.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Salient features of Indian society, diversity, role of women, population, poverty, urbanization, globalization effects, secularism, communalism, regionalism.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Urban Deprivation, Slums Growth, Urban Squalor
Recurring Theme Trend: “Urban Deprivation”
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