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Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva is central to 9 previous-year questions, spanning 2014 to 2023 across Paper II. Everything below is drawn from the official papers — the questions themselves, the concepts they test, and where they sit in the syllabus.

9Questions

2014–23Years tested

IIPaper

3Syllabus topics

Concepts asked alongside Vandana Shiva

What the examiner actually wants you to know when this name appears.

sustainable development 5environmentalism of the poor 4new social movements 3ecological degradation 2anthropogenic climate changecarbon sinkclimate changedeforestationdevelopment-induced displacementdisplacementdisplacement and resistanceecofeminismecological costecological feminismecological gandhismecological movementfeminine principlegendered division of resources

Where Vandana Shiva appears in the syllabus

Challenges of Social Transformation4
Social Movements in Modern India4
Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India1

Every question on Vandana Shiva

Each links to a full breakdown — how to approach it, a model answer, and the examiner’s perspective.

2023

In the face of rising global climatic concerns, how do you contextualize the relevance of Chipko Movement and its Gandhian tone ? Answer analytically.Paper II · 20 marks · Social Movements in Modern India

2022

Critically examine the dialectics between 'development and environment'.Paper II · 20 marks · Challenges of Social Transformation

2020

2019