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58. To whom should India extend a hand of friendship ?
(A) USA (B) Russia
(C) China
59. India’s foreign policy. Discuss.
60. Cause of militancy in India—
(A) ISI (B) Political–Militant Nexus
(C) Inefficiency of Govt.
61. Biggest menace of India—
(A) Crime against women (B) Child Labour
(C) Prostitution
Allahabad SSB
62. What is the importance of the Fourth Estate/Pillar of democracy ?
63. Which causes max threat to humanity ?
(A) Terrorism (B) Environmental Pollution
(C) Population Growth (D) Anything else
64. Shiv Sena has been protesting against celebrating Valentine’s Day. Should Valentine’s day be
celebrated in its present form ?
Bhopal
65. Fanatic oranizations (like SIMI) should they be—
(A) Banned (B) National consensus obtained for them
66. Today’s modern age ‘angry young man’ why does he behave as he does—
(A) Frustration (B) Deterioration of ethical values
(C) Nuclear Family (drawbacks of)

Lesson 14
Group Planning Exercise : The Next Important Test In the
Series

The two group discussions push the process of group formation. A well-informed candidate stands
differentiated from the ordinary and mediocre candidates. Candidates communicate to each other their
knowledge and information that are necessary tools in problem solving. The next important step is to
test the application of the knowledge in a projected problem situation. This test is called as ‘group
planning exercise’.
Structure and Basic Elements of Group Planning Exercise—Group Planning or the GPE
involves the following elements/steps :—
● First Step. Through a map or a sand model, the GTO will show you an outdoor environment/field,
which is both natural, and man made. It will be away from the main city/metro but will remain
concede. He will then give you a write up that explains some situation. He explains the narration
and matches the legends in the map/model. You are allowed to read it for about 5 minutes.
Important features of narrations contain the following :
● Presence of Your Group with a Purpose. Your group visits the scene with some purposeful
target.
● Courage in Group Testing—No task in the Group Testing Battery is specifically designed to
unravel courage of a candidate. Its manifestation can be seen throughout the series. Ability to
overcome social shyness, normal timidity, and the will to contribute towards group effort, during
group discussion and group planning are signs of mental courage. The attitude of a candidate in