Page-99 of UPSC Questions

The law should incorporate pollute and Pay" principle imposing heavy fines on violaters Instead of ruthlessly closing the polluting units." Discuss critically.

‘Polluters pays’ principle is a practice in which those who pollute environment should pay for environmental damage. It is a set of broader principles to guide sustainable development. NITI Aayog in its three-year action agenda suggested for legislative changes increasing ..

How IRNSS is different from other satellite navigation systems around the world? Objectively discuss.

There are several differences between India’s IRNSS and other similar systems. Firstly, IRNSS is a regional navigation system unlike the global GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and the Compass. Secondly, IRNSS is expected to provide better signal even for the civilian usages. ..

What do you understand with Spectrum Trading? Discuss in the light of recently released Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2015.

Hint: Spectrum trading refers to transfer of rights to use the spectrum (frequency management). Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2015 features: Ownership rights remain with government and government will give ‘right of use’ to operators through auctions Telecom operators can trade among ..

What in your opinion are the five major security challenges which will be faced by the next Indian government?

After an extended season of election campaigning, the elections are finally coming to an end and nearing the declaration of the results. The issue of national security rose to unprecedented prominence in the elections which were a very new trend. ..

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.

In the past few years, the global quantum industry has seen massive investments in R&D. Recently the Indian Army has taken initiative to build secure communications and cryptography applications using quantum technology with the help of industry and academia. Quantum ..

Explain the doctrine of neutrality and its significance in context of the constitutional offices in India.

The doctrine of neutrality implies that the holder of a public office should behave with the attitude of formalistic impartiality and without malice to anyone. E.g. A judge should remain oblivious to his kinship ties in pronouncing a judgement. Key ..

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.

Poverty is a condition where people’s basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met. Poverty is of two types: Absolute Poverty Relative poverty Absolute poverty is synonymous with destitution and occurs when people cannot obtain adequate resources (measured ..

The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western -educated Africans. Examine.

In the post World War II period, decolonization was started which was the struggle for attaining freedom from colonial rule by most countries in Asia and Africa. It was marked by a transfer of power. The administrative responsibilities and duties ..

"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.

Model Answer: As per the Sixth Schedule, the four states viz. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.Though the executive authority of the state, provision has been made for the creation of the District Councils and regional councils for the exercise of ..

Critically discuss how globalization has reshaped India’s agrarian class structure and discuss its implications on rural socio-economic inequalities and political empowerment.

Globalization has reshaped rural socio-economic inequalities and political empowerment in complex ways. Agrarian Class Structure Globalization has led to the emergence of new agrarian classes and the transformation of existing ones. The traditional hierarchy of landlords, tenants, and landless laborers ..