"The success of a GST system is largely dependent on the width of its coverage."Comment.

Model Answer: The success of GST tax regime will depend on the width of its coverage i.e larger the number of items for GST to be imposed; the larger is the tax collection and devolution. All items in the tax ..

"Development policies become more effective when combined with insights into human behavior." Critically comment in context of Swachh Bharat Mission.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan  is a campaign by the Government of India to keep the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country’s cities and towns and its rural areas clean. It aims to make rural and urban areas open defecation free by 2019. ..

Examine the implications of Jan Aushadhi Scheme on domestic pharma industry in India.

 As per the latest National Sample Survey Office survey on healthcare, in 2014, medicines emerged as a principal component of total health expenses—72% in rural areas and 68% in urban areas. The Government launched ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ to make available ..

What do you understand by the so called 'Peaceful Rise' (hepingjueqi) of China? Give arguments in favour / against the same.

‘Peaceful Rise’ (hepingjueqi) was introduced by the famous Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intellectual named Zheng Bijian in November 2003.Thereafter the term was used by Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao in their speeches in the same year, suggesting ..

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.

The Public Distribution System (PDS) is world’s largest Food Security program, catering to over 75% of rural population and 50% of the urban population in India. Objectives – under National Food Security Act, 2013: Food security India suffers from serious ..

What do you understand by so called 'nudge theory'? Explain while elucidating its impacts for people and government.

Nobel economic prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler who popularized the idea of Nudge theory, work on how human nature affects supposedly rational markets. Nudge Theory is a concept which proposes that subtle policy shifts can be made to ..

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.

The Andhra Pradesh government has adopted land pooling strategy to collect the land as an alternative to land acquisition. Under the land pooling concept, small parcels of land and pooled from the various large owners contributed voluntarily would be developed ..

Discuss the impact of the GST implementation on inflation and GDP with special reference to the Make in India campaign?

Model Answer: The current indirect tax regime suffers from significant cascading which leads to higher cost of goods and services consumed in the country. State taxes and central taxes on a single sale of a good add to increase tax ..

The proposed 1% additional levy on supply of goods under GST will contradicts the actual purpose of GST introduction. Comment.

Model Answer: GST being a destination-based consumption tax, is levied in the states or places where the goods or services are consumed rather than on places from supply side. But, the manufacturing states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat have demanded ..

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.

India’s new education policy envisages India as a knowledge superpower with enviable research output and mainstreaming of vocational education with higher education. Addressing challenges: Access – Enrolment in primary education is 95% but that in higher education is 25%. Women’s ..