In August 2023, we had published 223 posts.
GS-I: Indian Culture
1. "The sophisticated style of art that is seen in the paintings of Ajanta is also found in surviving wall paintings and in fragments of murals in many parts of India."Elaborate.
2. Examine the contribution of Premchand in the proliferation of Hindi Literature.
3. Write short note on musical stone pillars in temples.
4. Which forms of secular architecture evolved during medieval times? What significance did these buildings have in the sociocultural lives of contemporary people?
5. What factors led to the amalgamation of the foreign and indigenous styles of architectures in medieval India. Critically examine the outcome of this amalgamation.
6. Discuss the circumstances in which Company School of Paintings developed in India. Enumerate its salient features and subjects.
7. "The Ajanta caves show two clear-cut phases of paintings with depiction of Buddha". Discuss.
8. The seals discussed in Harappan excavations form an impressive part of the surviving examples of Harappan arts. Justify by giving suitable examples.
9. How Buddhism can be one of the integrative factors for Pan-Asianism ideology?
10. The Chola bronze sculptures considered as the most refined. Why?
11. The Vedic literature is broadly divided into two categories viz. Shruti and Smriti. Examine the key differences between the two.
12. What do you understand by Abhinaya? What are different kinds of Abhinaya?
13. Aranyakas don't lay much emphasis on rites, ritual and sacrifices but have philosophy and mysticism. Examine the statement focussing on key content of the Aranyakas.
14. How do the rock paintings of North Karnataka and Andhra differ from those of Western Central India? Discuss.
15. Examine the contribution of Bhartendu in the proliferation of Hindi Literature.
16. Indian Diaspora has an important role to play in South East Asian countries' economy and society. Appraise the role of Indian Diaspora in South-East Asia in this context.
17. Critically examine the main features of Badami cave paintings?
18. Examine the Kissa tradition in Punjabi liteature.
19. What do you understand by Jatakas? How do the Jatakas relate to Buddhism?
20. Discuss the historical context in which Abanindranath Tagore painted "Bharatmata". Analyze the impact of this painting on Swadeshi Movement.
GS-I: Indian Society
1. Critically discuss the impact of patriarchy upon the position of middle class working women in India?
2. In light of the global population touching 8 billion people, discuss the opportunities and challenges going ahead.
3. What is the two finger test criticized by the Supreme Court recently? How far would the apex court directive go towards eliminating this practice?
4. Despite various laws, the problem of bonded labour is still existing in India. Discuss the causes and solutions for the existing problem.
5. Discuss the impact of globalization on traditional Indian family structures and values. How has this influenced intergenerational relationships and social support systems?
6. Critically discuss how globalization has reshaped India’s agrarian class structure and discuss its implications on rural socio-economic inequalities and political empowerment.
7. Despite being a caste ridden society, India has remarkable tradition of caste inter-dependence, which has kept it united for centuries. Discuss.
8. Discuss the issue of technology-facilitated abuse. How can India ensure a safe digital space for its women?
9. Discuss the various social legislations enacted in India in 19th century for improving the conditions of women. Was there any remarkable impacts of these legislations? Elucidate.
10. The idea that public intent data can play a transformative role in the public sector has its own set of challenges. Discuss.
11. Discuss the impact of rapid urbanization on the social fabric of Indian cities. How can urban planning and governance be made more inclusive and sustainable?
12. How have the dynamics of caste and class evolved in post-independence India, and what impact have these changes had on social and economic inequalities? Discuss with examples.
GS-I: Modern World History
1. Assess the reasons why the First World War was not 'over by Christmas' 1914.
2. What were the major alliances and wars of 18th century Europe? Critically examine their conflicts while keeping in focus the delicate balance of power.
3. To what extent, Germany was responsible for the outbreak of the First World War?
4. Present a critical overview of the circumstances that led to Revolution in France.
5. In what way, the European and Eastern Merchant Community were different from each other? To what extent this difference was responsible for European colonialism in East? Discuss.
6. Assess the reasons why there were no major international conflicts in the 1920s.
7. Explain why relations between the European states were so full of tensions in the early years of the twentieth century.
8. How successful was the League of Nations in resolving international disputes in the 1920s?
9. Explain why the 1919 Peace Settlement provoked so much opposition among the Germans.
10. To what extent was the Paris Peace Settlement shaped by the principle of self-determination?
11. To what extent, the fear of communism was responsible for rise of Mussolini in Italy in 1922? Discuss
12. “For Britain, the American revolution brought more severe loss than simply the loss of thirteen colonies.” Discuss in the light of consequences of American Revolution.
13. “The American War of Independence was a revolution that sought significant and deep societal change.” Do you agree with this view?
14. The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western -educated Africans. Examine.
15. How far would you agree that the arms race was one of many causes of the First World War?
16. What do you understand by the so called "Détente" during 1970s and 1980s? Why it is said that Détente's was a one-way street that the Soviet Union used to pursue its aims?
17. Why there is historical debate over the use of the term ‘Schlieffen Plan’ to describe Germany’s actions in World War I?
18. American Revolution was a natural and even expected event in the history of colonial people who had come of age. Comment.
19. The process of political radicalization in Syria was initiated during the era of the French mandate, the legacy of which was almost a guarantee of Syria's political instability. Discuss
20. Key economic changes that preceded the Industrial Revolution
GS-II: Constitution of India & Polity
1. The Indian Constitution has provisions for holding joint session of the two Houses of the Parliament. Enumerate the occasions when this would normally happen and also the occasions when it cannot, with reason thereof.
2. Critically examine the Supreme Court’s judgement on ‘National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 with reference to appointment of judges in higher judiciary in India.
3. The local voluntary organizations and NGOs have played an active role in environmental movements in India. They have their own set of advantages and challenges associated with them. Elaborate.
4. While critically scrutinizing their roles, justify why the Departmentally-related standing committees are called Mini-parliaments? Suggest steps to make their functioning even better.
5. The local self government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance.” Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situatio
6. To what extent do you agree with the view that the flaws in judicial appointments procedure are key reason behind the credibility crisis in higher judiciary? Discuss.
7. A written constitution is necessary but not sufficient condition to ensure constitutionalism. In this context, highlight provisions of Indian constitution that ensures constitutionalism.
8. Critically examine the constitutional and legal provisions for transfer of judges of higher judiciary in India.
9. Highlight the institutional challenges faced by the Election Commission of India in dealing with the use of money and muscle power in electoral politics and ensuring free and fair elections.
10. Explain the doctrine of neutrality and its significance in context of the constitutional offices in India.
11. What the importance of Leader of Opposition in the Indian polity? Enumerate the constitutional officers in India whose appointment require and don't require the concurrence from the Leader of Opposition.
12. Critically analyze the need for amendment in the section 33(7) of the Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951 to restrict candidates from contesting on more than one seat.
13. Explain the salient features of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016. Do you think it is efficacious enough to remove cascading effects of taxes and provide for common national market for goods and services?
14. The slow criminal justice system in India has put pressure on prisons. What are the issues associated with the Indian prisons? Also, suggest remedial measures.|
15. Do you agree with the view that the convicted lawmakers should be automatically disqualified after conviction? Discuss while keeping Lily Thomas case in focus.|
16. What is section 124A of Indian Penal Code? Do you think the provisions are still relevant in present era of free speech? Discuss.
17. The implementation of decentralization reform as embodied in the 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution has suffered from complete negligence. Critically discuss.
18. It has been often argued that the government of India is over-sized and it acts as a drag on the economic efficiency and growth. Critically evaluate.
19. In a right institutional setup, the judicial decision-making is not affected by post-retirement appointments. Comment.
20. "The adoption of universal adult franchise in the Indian Constitution has allowed unscrupulous and criminal elements to manipulate their way to power, and thus is the biggest bane of Indian politics." To what extent do you agree with this view? Give arguments.
GS-II: Governance
1. The recent declaration of National Political Parties of getting Rs. 102 crore in 2015-16 in donations of more than Rs. 20,000 seems troublesome to many as there are allegations that parties are deliberately avoiding complete disclosure of income source. This fact also manifests the immediate need to amend the Representation of People Act 1951 to lower the Rs. 20,000 limit. Do You Agree with the above argument. List reasons of your support/dissent.
2. Examine how direct benefit transfers have changed the public service delivery in India.
3. While elaborating the legal framework towards preventing improper use, insult, or disrespect to the national insignia, critically evaluate the effectiveness of these laws.
4. Critically examine if NITI Aayog has been able to bring seminal change in developmental policy making and establishing the bottom-up setup as opposed to the top-down approach that Planning Commission was in famous for.
5. Comment on the OTT platform vs telecom sector debate in India. How can the government ensure a level playing field?
6. "The RS Lodha committee has recommended for legalising betting in India with certain safeguards."Do you think legalising betting will eliminate the malpractices in sports? Discuss critically.
7. What is facial recognition technology? How is it being used by the government? Examine the issues associated with it.
8. What is the IoRS (Interoperable Regulatory Sandbox) for which RBI recently released an SOP? What needs to be done to get the most out of this initiative?
9. What is the Swiss Challenge method in terms of Government contracts in India? Examine its positive and negative aspects.
10. What Institutional / Administrative changes would you suggest to balance the regional distribution of Medical Education in India? Discuss.
11. Discuss the potential of artificial intelligence in improving the effectiveness of e-governance in India.
GS-II: International Relations
1. India-Australia look to sign the Logistics Support Agreement, a key agreement for both the countries. In this context, comment on the relations between India and Australia.
2. In the last few years, Indian government has qualitatively and quantitatively enriched engagement with the Indian Diaspora. Has it set on a new trend in India's foreign policy also? Discuss.
3. What are the mandate and functions of UN Women? Explain its various activities towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal-5.
4. How will the US decision to "decertify"the Iran nuclear deal affect the parties involved in the deal? Discuss.
5. Discuss the trends in Indo-Russia politico-strategic relationship since India's independence. To what extent, it is correct to say that India is moving away from Russia by getting close to U.S.A and China? Give Arguments to support your view.
6. What do you understand by a Praetorian Democracy? Explain with suitable examples. Why some prefer to call Pakistan a Praetorian Democracy?
7. Critically discuss India’s current approach towards global governance institutions and multilateralism. Is there any significant difference from the past approach? Discuss with suitable examples.
8. Despite being a responsible power, why is India reluctant to join Non-Proliferation treaty? Discuss.
9. How the United States' regional strategy for South Asia under President Donald Trump is different from that under former US President Barak Obama? Discuss while underlining the progress in bilateral relations between India and US during last two years.
10. Analyze the political, strategic and economic outcomes of India's Act East policy.
11. Present a cost benefit analysis of so called India+3 and proposed talks of 'Rule of Law in Indo-Pacific'.
12. What India stands to gain from Quad? Critically discuss while analyzing if there are any strategic or diplomatic takeaways for India from this recently rejuvenated multilateral forum.
13. Discuss the relevance and potential success or failure of the so called "Quadrilateral Contact Group" as envisaged by Afghanistan.
14. What is the special representative mechanism between India and China? To what extent, it has been successful in achieving its objectives? Discuss.
15. What are the key differences between between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
16. Despite of its promising prospects, BIMSTEC seems to be struggling to emerge as natural choice for strengthening integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia in last 20 years."" Critically discuss.
17. China is using its economic relations and positive trade surplus as tools to develop potential military power status in Asia". In the light of this statement, discuss the impact on India as her neighbour.
18. Elucidate the main functions of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), particularly focusing on its three pillars of activities.
19. What are the main functions of the ? Explain different 'functional commissions attached to it.
20. Discuss the failures of SAARC towards nurturing the cooperation in South Asia. Can BIMSTEC be seen as a viable alternative to SAARC? Examine.
GS-II: Social Justice
1. Enumerate the various reforms in personal laws in India to eliminate their discriminatory nature.
2. What is a psychoactive drug? To what extent do you agree with the view that psychoactive drugs like opium and marijuana should be legalised for medical purposes in India? Give reasons to support your viewpoint.
3. Critically analyze the feasibility of replacing all social welfare schemes in India with a Universal Basic Income (UBI).
4. Despite the laws advocating 18 and 21 as minimum age for marriages of girls and boys, a substantial proportion of girls and boys are subjected to child marriages in India. Discuss the underlying factors driving child marriages and impacts of the same on Indian society.
5. Why India needs to strengthen its regulatory mechanisms to prevent the antibiotic misuse?
6. Revisiting the National Nutrition Strategy 2018
7. The text of National Food Security Act mentions it as an act provide for food and nutrition security in "Human Life Cycle approach". Expand the meaning of human life cycle approach in this context.
8. What do you mean by Commercial surrogacy? Discuss in the light of the recently drafted / enacted bills in India.
9. "An independent nation cannot progress if it relies upon the Western concepts like individualism, democracy, socialism, communism, capitalism etc."Discuss in the light of Integral Humanism as ascribed to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
10. What are the hits and misses in the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission so far?
11. Differentiate between "Passive Euthanasia"and "Living Will". Throw light on the ethical concerns involved in legalising these concepts in India.
12. Most of the states and UTs in India have their own anti-begging law. Are such anti-begging laws a comprehensive solution to begging menace? Discuss while suggesting alternative solutions.
13. What are the major challenges in bringing about the requisite behavioural change in effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission? Suggest ways to strengthen the mission.
14. Differentiate between Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Throw light on some of the measures adopted by the current government to eliminate the curse of poverty.
15. Critically discuss the constitutional, legislative and policy provisions for safeguard of rights of Senior Citizens of India.
16. What are the major criticisms against the Supreme Court verdict on reservation in promotions?
17. Why there is a need to integrate agricultural sector with Poshan Abhiyan?
18. With reference to Juvenile Delinquency in India, explain Criminal Responsibility and Criminal Majority while highlighting key issues around them in the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
19. What was the Supreme Court verdict in the case of Nagaraj and Others v/s Union of India? What is significance of this verdict?
20. "Poor implementation of sanitation schemes is the reason that India is plagued with health and hygiene issues."In the light of this statement discuss why Swachh Bharat Mission seems to be non-starter even after one year of its launch.
GS-III: Economy & Economic Development
1. "A large part of Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton's work is related to India."Examine his contribution to Indian economic policy making.
2. Assess the significance of coastal regions in the economic development of India.
3. As most steps taken so far to fight the problem of non-performing assets in banks fail, the idea of a Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency (PARA) seems to be promising as well as optimistic. Do you agree? Argue.
4. What are potential, opportunities and challenges for Floriculture in India?
5. Explain the implications of rupee falling / rising against dollar on India's (1) Exports (2) Imports (3) Domestic Trade.
6. What are the ecological and economical challenges faced by Indian agriculture today? Discuss critically.
7. Why is that despite numerous benefits, the organic farming is not a priority in India? Discuss the issues and challenges.
8. "Total elimination of poverty require more than charity."Discuss in the light of fiscal requirements around recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals.
9. Why India needs to focus on planning to address the structural deficiencies of Indian economy?
10. Why India needs to bring structural changes in its energy sector? How to address challenges to bring those changes?
11. What do you understand by the so called trade distorting subsidies? What is India's stance on such subsidies? Discuss while highlighting India's recent activities in WTO regarding these.
12. What do you understand by Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) and Unrecognized Employee Provident Funds (EPF)? Discuss.
13. Tax reforms Needed to Increase Tax Mobilization
14. Discuss the extent, issues and possible remedies towards problems of Rail Finances in India
15. What are the features of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019?
16. Agriculture sector cannot become resilient unless various risks in agriculture are reduced, profitability is increased and stable income flows to farmers is ensured. Enumerate various reforms in agriculture India needs towards these issues.
17. While analyzing the threats caused by Agri-piracy and Bio-piracy on Indian Economy, discuss the taken so far as well as proposed measures towards handling these threats.
18. To what extent the government strategies have been able to change financial literacy / inclusion bank driven model to customer driven model? Discuss critically.
19. For the last few years, non-major ports in India are gaining more share of cargo handling in comparison to the major ports. While analyzing the reasons of this trend, discuss what policy measures should be taken towards development of non-major ports in India.
20. After three years of announcement of the 100 gigawatt (GW) solar capacity target for March 2022, discuss the progress made so far while highlighting the issues and challenges.
21. How Planning has helped in building an robust base for Indian Economy?
22. Discuss the role played by Fisher Friend Project, mKrishi and other Mobile based initiatives towards Indian Agriculture.
23. What is alter-globalisation? Do you think it's a viable alternative to globalisation? Justify your answer.
24. The growth of servitisation" in recent years essentially demands that the government should redefine the term "industry"in its future Industrial Policy." Discuss.
25. While analyzing the issues and challenges for the handloom industry, discuss the policy initiatives taken by the government towards its protection.|
26. There has been a paradigm shift in India's economic conditions and cropping patterns in last few decades. Critically discuss why there is an upward trend in horticulture production while downward trend in food grains production? Is it an opportunity or threat?
27. "The business model of the small finance banks is such that they are aimed to serve the small borrowers."Discuss differentiating them from Payment banks.
28. While putting latest budget figures in focus, examine the role of Income Tax in overall revenue mobilization. In the light of these figures, do you agree with the view that time has come to abolish the personal income-tax?
29. “ICT has many potential applications in delivering agricultural extension and can bring new information services to rural areas.”Discuss
30. To what extent the establishment of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) is capable to alleviate the problems of the people living in mining affected areas? Examine in the light of recently amended Mines and Minerals Act.
31. How Indian Economy has fared in the second quarter?
32. What are the UNDP indicators with reference to the planning process?
33. Why the GST council is considering an amnesty scheme?
34. The concept of payment banks seems to be a novel concept having financial inclusion its most likely outcome. However, some have expressed doubts over their viability and scalability. Examine the issue throwing light on their business model.
35. One of the biggest failures of Indian Economy is that it has not been very successful in establishing employment-intensive industries. Can the proposed Coastal Employment Zones bring substantial success towards this? Discuss highlighting the salient features of Coastal Employment Zones.
36. How under-reporting (of income) is a major concern for mobilization of resources despite growing tax collection?
37. Why India lacks way behind Sri Lanka and Singapore in development of Trans-shipment ports? Discuss the geographical / political reasons along with highlighting the government efforts so far.
38. Is Indian economy heading towards slowdown?
39. Despite huge demand for palm oil, why the the area under cultivation of palm has not increased in India?
40. Despite the fact that services share a huge fraction of India's GDP, there is no index of service production similar to Index of Industrial Production so far. While explaining how measuring production of services is different than measuring production of goods; suggest the key heads which should be placed in the Index of Services Production (ISP) for India.
GS-III: Environment & Disaster Management
1. In a large and diverse country like India, authorities are regularly confronted with large-scale protests, riots; incidents of mass civil disorder and crowd disasters. While keeping in focus the NDMA guidelines on Crowd Disaster Management, discuss the various issues faced by state governments.
2. "The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides."Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation.
3. To what extent, do you think the recently approved National Hydrology Project can be helpful for mitigation of drought in India? Discuss.
4. Dams are crucial for development of India but they can become a safety hazard too. In the light of above statement, discuss the potential of Dam rehabilitation and improvement project to address the challenges pertaining to Dam safety in India.
5. Make an assessment of five years of National Green Tribunal performance putting major decisions and cases in light? Also comment on the apparent conflicts between NGT's green activism and development agenda of successive governments.
6. The growing focus on climate change policy in India is not matched by an equivalent level of attention to environment related institutional structure. Critically examine the key features and issues around Institutional framework for Climate Change Policy in India.
7. Enumerate the eight goals adopted under Nationally Determined Contributions. What role can be played by households and private sector in particular in realizing these goals? Discuss.
8. The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain.
9. Can artificial recharge of the ground water solve India's ground water crisis? To what extent? Discuss while enumerating various methods of artificially recharging the Ground Water.
10. Elucidate the meaning of Ecological Sensitive Area (ESA) and Eco-sensitive Zones (ESZs) while bringing out the objectives of their demarcation.
11. Urban floods are significantly different from rural flooding. Discuss while highlighting the causes of Urban Floods in India.
12. To what extent, the lopsided procurement system in the country is responsible for the groundwater crisis looming large in recent times? Explain.
13. Major cities of India are becoming vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss.
14. Elucidate the major threats faced by river ecosystems in India while highlighting the link between deforestation in catchment areas and its harms to rivers.
15. The law should incorporate pollute and Pay" principle imposing heavy fines on violaters Instead of ruthlessly closing the polluting units." Discuss critically.
16. While differentiating between Area strip mining and Contour mining with respect to coal extraction, discuss which of them is more dangerous to environment and why.
17. With respect to water usage and storage, it is generally said that India has focussed more on supply-side management, while no emphasis is placed on demand-side management. Discuss while suggesting way forward.
18. Give a brief account of the area distribution of mangroves in India. Discuss the Importance of mangrove conservation and its benefits.
19. Critically analyze the shortcomings of the budgetary approach to environmental protection in India while suggesting way forward.
20. What do you understand by "Climate Budgeting"? What are its advantages and status in India? Discuss.
GS-III: Internal & External Security
1. The recent strike by the doctors is highly unfortunate but the situation points towards larger malaise which has no boundaries. Comment.
2. Mizo Accord is said to be the only insurgency in the world that ended with a "stroke of pen". Critically discuss the factors that made this accord successful.
3. Do you think that an all out operations against the armed outfits in north east is feasible? Argue.
4. China and Pakistan have entered into an agreement for development of an economic corridor. What threat does it dispose for India's security? Critically examine.
5. In 2012, the longitudinal marking of the high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65° East to 78° east in the Arabian Sea by International Maritime organisation. What impact does this have on India's maritime security concerns?
6. Give a critical appraisal of the North Eastern Council.
7. Discuss the significance of the Arihant SLBM launch with regards to India’s nuclear deterrence capacity. Also comment on how the SLBM differs from its land-based counterpart.
8. Critically examine the factors contributing to the perceived weakness of the Indian Police Force and their implications on law enforcement and public trust. What reforms are necessary to address these issues?
9. "Sixth schedule has ended up creating multiple power centers instead of bringing in a genuine process of democratization or autonomy in the North East". Opine.
10. What in your opinion are the five major security challenges which will be faced by the next Indian government?
11. Comment on various development efforts of Government of India in North East.
12. How illegal transborder migration does pose a threat to India's security? Discuss the strategies to curb this, bring out the factors which give impetus to such migration.
13. India has been proactive in listing terrorists at the UNSC forum. Discuss the challenges posed by China in India’s fight against terrorism. What can be done to overcome these challenges?
14. Examine the need for a new joint command structure. In its creation, what are the challenges?
15. The government has started to zero-in on the companies which have not declared their geo-tags. This is based on suspicions of illegal money market or even routing to terrorist funds. Comment.
16. "Underdevelopment breeds insurgency and insurgency retards development". Discuss giving reference to India's North East Region.
17. Indian Navy is very active in Indian Ocean Region. Discuss the role played by the Indian Navy to maintain its presence in the said area.
18. "Politics in the northeast India is marked by ethnicity and extremism for a long time." Discuss in the light of recent happenings in Arunachal Pradesh.
19. India is headed to become the most-polarised society in the world with the growing rarity of reasoned argument. Comment.
20. To what extent, the policy to make the North East a developmental frontier is responsible for its economic backwardness. Discuss.
GS-III: Science & Technology
1. What is International Space Station? Why is the Space Station important?
2. The Cashless Economy has its own advantages but Indian Economy continues to be driven by the use of cash. What are the constraints? While throwing light on its advantages, discusswhat steps should be taken to promote Cashless Economy in India.
3. What is Gagan Project? Examine its potential benefits with respect to India's civil aviation sector.
4. Discuss the objectives and key features of the recently launched ""Digital Army"programme under the umbrella of Digital India.
5. Discuss in brief the importance of Mission Gaganyaan for a country like India.
6. Analyze the concerns related with the concept of Data localization. What importance does it hold in context of Indian society?
7. Critically examine the Aatre Committee reports on 'strategic partnership model' (SPM) in defence sector.
8. Analyse various crypto currencies, their uses and concerns over their regulation and issues associated.
9. Discuss the immense possibility 5G holds in its basket that can be utilized in daily life.
10. What is Oral Rehydration Therapy and what are its uses? How did Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis contribute to this life saving technique?
11. Despite India's scientific prowess, the country has failed to produce any path-breaking research or Nobel Laureates for the last several decades. Discuss critically.
12. While elucidating India's policy on Outer space mining, examine the implications of recently signed US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act.
13. In the context of increasing application of quantum technology across the fields, including the military, examine the vulnerabilities and need for quantum resilient cyberspace. Also highlight the challenges and suggest measures to make India’s cyberspace quantum-resilient.
14. What do you understand with Spectrum Trading? Discuss in the light of recently released Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2015.
15. How IRNSS is different from other satellite navigation systems around the world? Objectively discuss.
16. What is Deep Tech? Examine case for an “India Strategic Fund”.
17. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Discuss its various applications and scope for development in India.
18. Extraction of mineral resources from celestial bodies is a contentious issue at the international level. Discuss.
19. Critically examine various constraints in use of rooftop PVs in India in the light of recently scaled up targets of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
20. What is a superconductor material? What are the benefits of superconductors?
