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GS-II: Constitution of India & Polity
1. What is the mandate of Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act? Explain while keeping in focus the recent Supreme Court Judgement.
2. There has been almost a consensus that the task of identification of the poor should be transferred from bureaucracy to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). While analyzing pros and cons of this policy, examine if the methods such as Participatory Identification of Poor (PIP) should be extended beyond NRLM.
3. Discuss the role of Public Accounts Committee in establishing accountability of the government to the people.
4. Discuss the various functions of Pressure groups while commenting their role on healthy democratic system.
5. What makes Self Help Groups (SHGs) the most significant player in empowering women especially in the rural areas? Discuss with suitable examples.
6. Discuss the essentials of the 69th Constitutional Amendment Act and anomalies, if any, that have led to recent reported conflicts between the elected representatives and institution of the Lieutenant Governor in the administration of Delhi. Do you think this will give rise to a new trend in functioning of the Indian federal politics?
7. Critically examine the implications of the following developments upon separation of powers between legislative and executive in India – (1) Anti-defection law (2) 91st Amendment of the Constitution.
8. Elucidate the constitutional provisions under which (1) Parliament can enact a law on subject of state list (2) Parliament can create new All India Services (3) Parliament can abolish existing All India Service.
9. While analyzing the nature of the party system in India, elucidate the various phases of evolution of political party system in India in the Post-independence era.
10. Discuss the powers of Election Commission of India with respect to registration, delisting and deregistration of political parties. Do you agree with the view that the recent amendment of FCRA underlines need for more teeth to the Election Commission? Justify your answer.
11. What are the novel provisions of Indian federal structure that are not found in other federations? Discuss.
12. The ordinance making power was envisaged for unforeseen and sudden situations where the executive needed additional legal sanction to address the situation. However, it appears that executive has completely disregarded this requirement of necessity for immediate action. Discuss critically.
13. "Without dissent, parliamentary system is dysfunctional." In this context, discuss how can B.R. Ambedkar views on parliamentary dissent can help solve the problems being faced by the Indian Parliament in the last few years?
14. “Article 142 gives the supreme court virtual license to intervene in any matter whatsoever.”Explain in the light of recent events.
15. Unlike courts, the role and responsibility of tribunals is directly linked to and is subordinate to executive.. Do you agree? Explain.
16. Lack of adequate financial resources does not allow the local bodies discharge their responsibilities properly. In this context, examine the various problems faced in mobilization of resources by Panchayati Raj Institutions.
17. What can be the possible implications of putting water in Union List instead of its current position in State List and contrary to demand to put it in Concurrent List? Discuss.
18. Breakdown of one-party dominance in 1967 resulted in a profound alteration of the political setting of Indian federalism. Explain.
19. The basic structure doctrine transformed the role of Supreme Court from interpretative" to "proactive", thus ensuring that India has a thriving democracy". Critically analyze.
20. There are several petitions filed in Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of sections 499 and 500 of IPC. Critically examine the issue while keeping Fundamental Rights in focus.
GS-II: International Relations
1. The bilateral relations among the members need to be overcome first for making SCO a successful regional grouping. Comment. Also, discuss the role that SCO can play in enhancing India’s interest in the Eurasian region.
2. Why is China's economy slowing? While throwing light upon various reasons, examine the effect of China's slowdown on world economy and India.
3. While the UPA Government had rejected to sign the LSA, CISMOA and BECA Agreements with United States, the current government's stand seems to have changed. While throwing light on these agreements, suggest what stand India should take.
4. What are the reasons of strife between Saudi Arabia and Iran? Do you think that Iran-Saudi Arabia strife may have substantial ramifications for India. Discuss.
5. "The declaration of TNW doctrine confirms that Pakistan has drastically changed its nuclear posture against India."Critically discuss.
6. Critically discuss India's interest and geopolitical stance in the South China Sea. What constructive role can be played by India while protecting its own commercial and economic interests? Opine.
7. "India and Africa have a three-layered relationship viz. bilateral, regional and pan- "Discuss.
8. Discuss the implications of so called Ezulwini Consensus adopted by African nations on India's interests.
9. What are the so called Suryaputra / Sunshine countries? To what extent, the recently mootedInternational Solar Alliance can help to achieve affordable solar energy to all and towards global effort to fight climate change? Discuss citing its key objectives.
10. Examine the reasons behind growing interests of China in the Arctic region and state its implications for India in context of China’s Polar Silk Road initiative.
11. What are Special Drawing Rights? What are the requirements for SDR basket inclusion?How will Renminbi's addition impact India and other countries?
12. "The importance of TAPI is beyond academic relevance and a subject matter of diplomatic talk shops."Discuss.
13. "The decision to end one-child policy has come too late."Discuss in the light of demographic problems being faced by China.
14. Several countries have made competing territorial claims over the South China Sea. Who are these parties and what are the reasons for the disputes? Discuss.
15. Critically examine India's concerns regarding the recently launched CPEC project, while suggesting policy options for India.
16. What do you understand by the so called 'Peaceful Rise' (hepingjueqi) of China? Give arguments in favour / against the same.
17. What is the so called "Istanbul process"? Do you agree with the view that Istanbul Process is nothing more than a talk shop? Argue.
18. "Both India and China have been active in African continent in last few decades but there are fundamental differences between India's presence in Africa vis-à-vis China."Elucidate.
19. India being the largest and oldest democracy in the world has always respected the sovereignty and integrity of other countries. Discuss in the light of recent happenings and India's stance on Maldives.
20. "Canada-India free trade agreement, which is officially called as Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has been put on back burner due to several issues between both countries."Analyse the reasons for the same.
GS-II: Social Justice
1. It’s time to shift focus on other facets of Swachh Bharat Mission, other than construction of toilets as a part of solution for clean India. Discuss.
2. What are the two major legal initiatives by the state since independence addressing discrimination against Scheduled tribes (STs).
3. While taking example of Delhi-NCR region, critically elucidate the effects of swift urban development over urban climate and public health.
4. Hunger and Poverty are the biggest challenges for good governance in India still today. Evaluate how far successive government have progressed in dealing with these humongous problems. Suggest measures for improvement.
5. Examine how the PMAY-G has been considerably successful and marked improvement over previous rural housing schemes in India.
6. Increasing the scope of skilling is imperative for changing economic and demographic structure in India. Assess the success of skill India mission till now.
7. Enumerate the features of Mission Indradhanush and challenges in progressing towards full immunization coverage. Suggest remedial measures to address these challenges.
8. Despite that "living will" seems to be a corollary to passive euthanasia, why there is opposition to living will? Critically examine.
9. The benefits of demographic divided cannot be reaped without providing skills to the large unskilled population. Discuss connecting skill development with skewed workforce.
10. Highlight the factors behind vector-borne disease increasingly becoming like epidemics in India. Suggest remedies for their control and management.
11. How the inconsistency between Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code with other statutes covering children created anomalies? To what extent, the recent SC verdict does away this anomaly? Discuss.
12. The education system of India faces challenges related to access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. These needs to be addressed on priority basis for achieving the objectives of the new education policy, intended to make India a knowledge superpower. Elaborate.
13. Despite various initiatives to make tissue and organ donations transparent, there are various instances of corruption and violation of rules in organ transplantation. What are the issues with existing legal mechanisms? Also, what are the reasons behind the shortage of organs for transplantation? Examine.
14. What do you understand by so called 'nudge theory'? Explain while elucidating its impacts for people and government.
15. Examine the implications of Jan Aushadhi Scheme on domestic pharma industry in India.
16. "Development policies become more effective when combined with insights into human behavior." Critically comment in context of Swachh Bharat Mission.
17. Even after various initiatives rural population especially women are out the digital financial ecosystem. What steps do you think should be taken for the inclusion of rural women in the digital financial ecosystem?
18. There is a need to focus on all three levels of healthcare in India with special focus on the primary health care. Comment.
19. As per latest Global Hunger Index (GHI), India is ranked 100th out of 119 countries. What steps do you think should be taken to improve India's ranking?
20. The problem of nutritional crisis is as big as the problem of hunger in India and has been a matter of long standing public threat. Discuss and suggest remedial measures.
GS-III: Economy & Economic Development
1. Differentiate between Induced and Autonomous Investments. Why governments try to boost the autonomous investment?
2. Explain the difference between direct and indirect farm subsidies and also mention their merits and demerits.
3. Critically discuss how ‘Barbell Strategy, Safety Nets & Agile Response’ helped the Government of India to deal with extreme uncertainty imposed by Covid-19 Pandemic.
4. What do you understand by Strategic petroleum Reserves? Discuss rationale and India's efforts towards building Strategic petroleum Reserves.
5. Discuss the key elements of fiscal policy of the government.
6. To what extent the Chapter V-B of the industrial disputes act is responsible for anomalies in the manufacturing sector in India. Discuss.
7. "It appears that the FRBM act and the rules framed for fiscal discipline was an exercise in futility". Discuss suggesting steps towards fiscal discipline with reference to FRBM Act 2003.
8. Discuss the steps taken by the government to fix the issues faced by the civil aviation sector in India.
9. Why the Investment led growth is not considered to be sustainable? Examine citing examples.
10. Enumerate the issues that have plagued the railway sector in India. Mention the steps taken by government to address these issues.
11. Throw some light on the types of unemployment that exists in a developing economy like India.
12. What do you understand by progressiveness and regressiveness in the taxes? Make a comparison of direct and indirect taxes on this basis.
13. Highlight the importance of port-led development for India, envisaged under the Sagarmala Project.
14. Make a comparative account of Zamindari, Mahalwari and Ryotwari system.
15. Explain the concept of inclusive growth and examine its significance for overall development of India.
16. Highlight the role of public private partnership (PPP) and input-based distribution franchisee models in the power sector to handle the problem of distribution losses.
17. There are several issues associated with the storage and management of food grains in India. Enumerate the steps taken by government in this regard.
18. What is Shetkari Sanghatana? What role has it played in the Indian Economy? Discuss.
19. In India various problems inherent in the public distribution system has raised a debate whether do we really need subsidies? Critically discuss the arguments in favour of and against.
20. As a member of World Trade Organization (WTO), mention the domestic support measures available to countries under the Agreement on Agriculture. In this context, analyse the ‘peace clause’ provision.
21. Explain the concept destination-based taxation? How the GST proposes to implement the destination-based taxation system and what are the implications of it?
22. The informal sector in India is plagued by several issues. In this context, highlight the measures taken by GOI to tackle these issues.
23. "In comparison to the rural regions, in recent times, there has been an exponential growth in the MFIs in urban areas."Discuss.
24. Critically examine the potential implications for small sector business and consumers.
25. To what extent the proposed Goods & Services Tax has potential to alleviate the tax-on-tax problem? Substantiate your answer.
26. Highlight the issues faced by the agricultural marketing system in India.
27. "Reform of the labour law is vital for the revival of manufacturing sector in India, without which the "Make in India"campaign is doomed to fail."Discuss critically.
28. Analyze the importance of farmer producer organizations (FPOs) for betterment of agricultural sector and farmers in India.
29. The new industrial policy, 1991 signalled a marked shift from the features of pre-1991 policies. Discuss.
30. State the objectives envisaged in the public distribution system in India. Also discuss the limitations and steps taken by the government to deal with these limitations.
31. Discuss the impact of the GST implementation on inflation and GDP with special reference to the Make in India campaign?
32. The proposed 1% additional levy on supply of goods under GST will contradicts the actual purpose of GST introduction. Comment.
33. The Land Pooling strategy for the new capital of Andhra Pradesh can become an example for Centre as well as other states in India. Discuss.
34. "The success of a GST system is largely dependent on the width of its coverage."Comment.
35. The infrastructure is considered as a key determinant of the economic development of a nation. In this context, highlight the issues faced in infrastructure financing in India.
36. Highlight the need for promoting energy efficiency in India. Mention the steps taken by the government in this regard.
37. Microcredit has multiple advantages but its effectiveness as a financial tool has come under question in recent times. Discuss in the context of India.
38. Highlight the potential, significance of food processing sector in India. Also mention the issues that have plagued the development of this sector.
39. The Digital monopolies are often accused of posing a threat to the fundamental fabric of market competition. In this context examine the effectiveness of the regulatory Framework in India to deal with digital monopolies.
40. Objectively differentiate between Demand-led, Investment-led and Consumption-led Economic Growth models. Which model suits to Indian Economy? Discuss.
