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Indian SocietyEXAMINEYear 202115 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Discuss whether the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India.
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: COVID-19 Impact, Economic Inequality, Migrant Crisis
Recurring Theme Trend: “COVID-19 Impact”
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