Mains Practice Questions

Q. Define Unemployment and various forms of unemployment and discuss the various reasons for unemployment in India.

Q. Quantum Computing has become very famous in recent years. In light of this statement discuss the various uses of Quantum Computing.

Q. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) with its aim of ensuring access to various financial services to the excluded sections at an affordable cost has a huge impact. Still, it is faced with many such challenges to achieving them. Discuss. (250 Words)

Q. Recently there is an increase in focus on bringing changes in the Competition Act, 2002 to keep pace with time. In this context discuss the proposed changes in the Competition Bill,2022. (250 Words)

Q. Public Private Partnerships (PPP) are quintessential for addressing infrastructure gaps in the country, however, PPP projects in India face numerous challenges. Analyse. (250 words)

Q. What are the key features of the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy 2016? While mentioning achievements under the new IPR policy, also discuss issues related to it. (250 words)

Q. Despite having definite foundational objectives in respective fields, the ISRO as an organisation proved more successful than the DRDO. Discuss. (150 words)

Q. What are Microbial Fuel Cells? Discuss its possible applications in various fields. (150 words)

Q. India’s refusal to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) highlights its tendency for calibrated globalization. Comment. (150 words)

Q. Explain what is CSIR’S IndiGen Project? Critically evaluate its potential benefits in the health sector. (150 words)

Q. What are the key objectives of long pending labour reforms in India? Also, highlight the major constraints impeding labour reforms. (150 words)

Q. The efforts towards land reforms in India have been tardy and slow. Discuss the reasons for the poor progress of land reforms in India. (150 words)

Q. E-commerce is emerging as a key enabler and critical determinant of India’s growth and economic development. Analyse the above statement in the light of India's draft e-commerce policy. (150 words)

Q. What is Quantum Supremacy? Also, discuss the possible applications of quantum computers in different fields.(150 words)

Q. What are the present challenges before crop diversification? How do emerging technologies provide an opportunity for crop diversification? (250 Words)

Q. Keeping in view of India’s internal security, analyse the impact of cross-border cyber-attacks. Also, discuss defensive measures against these sophisticated attacks. (150 Words)

Q. Analyse the importance of the development of Anti-satellite weapons for strategic military purposes. Will India’s Anti-satellite weapon test spark an arms race in space? (150 words)

Q. The crisis of Kashmir is embedded in the crisis of development in Kashmir. Comment. (150 words)

Q. To what extent are international organizations and collaborations effective in controlling terror financing across the globe? (150 words)

Q. What are the research and developmental achievements in applied biotechnology? How will these achievements help to uplift the poorer sections of the society? (250 Words)

Q. Discuss how emerging technologies and globalization contribute to money laundering. Elaborate measures to tackle the problem of money laundering both at national and international levels.

Q. Describe the key points of the revised Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) recently released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). How are these different from its last update in 2005? What changes in India’s National Clean Air Programme are required to achieve revised standards?

Q. The Nobel Prize in Physics of 2014 was jointly awarded to Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura for the invention of Blue LEDs in 1990s. How has this invention impacted the everyday life of human beings?

Q. Explain the purpose of the Green Grid Initiative launched at World Leaders Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November, 2021. When was this idea first floated in the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? (150 Words)

Q. Do you agree that the Indian economy has recently experienced V-shaped recovery? Give reasons in support of your answer. (250 Words)

Q. Discuss how India’s North-East is emerging as a drug trafficking corridor. Also highlight its implications on national security and local population. (150 Words)

Q. Social Engineering attacks are not only becoming more common against Businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises, but they are also increasingly more sophisticated. Analyse how Social Engineering attacks pose challenge to internal security in India? (250 Words)

Q. Describe the major outcomes of the 26^th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What are the commitments made by India in this conference? (250 Words)

Q. Discuss about the vulnerability of India to earthquake related hazards. Give examples including the salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades. (150 Words)

Q. Artificial Intelligence has the potential to provide large incremental value to a wide range of sectors. Comment. (150 words)