Mains Practice Questions

Q. The government has relaxed the development controls along the coastline through CRZ Notification, 2018 recently. Examine the probable impacts of notification on the coastal economy and ecosystem. (250 words)

Q. In order to ensure success of e-governance , India needs to bridge the digital divide. Examine. (150 words)

Q. What is the difference between attitude and aptitude? Among the two, which one do you think is more important for a civil servant. (150 words)

Q. As a rising China projects its economic and military power into the Indian Ocean, any strategy for regional balance by the government in India would necessarily involve the economic and military development of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Examine. (250 words)

Q. What are the steps that need to be taken to promote sustainable agriculture and food security in the wake of climate change? (150 words)

Q. One of the most profound advances in the last decade of biomedical research has been the development of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC). Discuss the advantages and challenges of using stem cells in biomedical field. (250 words)

Q. What do each of the following quotations mean to you in the present context? (150 words)

(a) “In a gentle way, you can shake the world”- Mahatma Gandhi

(b) “ Hate the sin , Love the sinner”- Mahatma Gandhi

Q. As per recent e-commerce rules issued by the government, FDI is not permitted in an inventory-based model of e-commerce. Discuss the impact of these rules on the e-commerce industry, other stakeholders and India as an FDI destination. (250 words)

Q. Recently, Home Ministry issued orders authorising 10 central government agencies to monitor, intercept and decrypt all data contained in any computer system. Do you think such powers are needed to address contemporary internal security challenges? Critically analyse. (250 words)

Q. We are at a time in our society when the grey area between right and wrong is increasing and individual decisions have never been more subjective. Comment. (150 words)

Q. Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind. Discuss with suitable examples. (150 words)

Q. Multidimensional approach to assess deprivation is critical to combat poverty and achieve sustainable development goals. Discuss.

Q. Separation of investigation from law and order can be very fruitful, provided the basic procedure is also revised. Discuss. 

Q. The draft Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Amendment Rules, 2018, have been criticised for expanding the scope for state surveillance. Discuss the need and concerns regarding the rules in view of rising incidence of fake news. (250 words)

Q. The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble. Comment. (150 words)

Q. What do you understand by continental drift theory? Discuss along with the evidences that support the theory. (150 words)

Q. Explain volcano formation, their types and structures associated with it along with relevant examples. (250 words)

Q. Recently government has decided capital infusion of banks in order to help them move out of RBI’s Prompt Corrective Action Framework. Examine the impact of such a move along with its long term implications for the economy. (250 words)  

Q. Though ordinances making power of President is given under Article 123 of the Constitution, yet its frequent use goes against the spirit of constitution. Examine. (150 words)

Q. Do you think that the pattern of Indian monsoon has changed in past decade? Discuss how it impacts various facets of our lives. (150 words)

Q. Recently Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016. Discuss the need, provisions and concerns with regard to the bill (250 words).

Q. Internal migration can be driven by push/ pull factors. Highlighting the issues related with internal migration in India, discuss the need for a national policy on internal migration. (150 words)

Q. The most difficult challenge for India is to tackle the fourth generation war, a warfare with an invisible enemy in which the civil society is both the battleground and the people that the State has to protect. Discuss in light of rising internal security challenges in India. (250 words)

Q. NITI Aayog is an action tank than just a think tank. Critically Examine. (150 words)

Q. In what way the methods adopted by Moderates were different from Extremists in promoting the growth of nationalism in India? (150 words)

Q. To some extent regionalism is important for maintaining 'unity in diversity' in India. Critically analyse. (250 words)

Q. Gandhiji was not merely a political leader who organised mass movements, but a thought, an ideology that shaped the very foundations of modern day democracies. Analyse (150 words)

Q. More than a year after the e-waste management rules were notified, there is little evidence that it is being implemented. Examine the causes behind India's problem of e-waste and the reasons due to which rules have been ineffective. (250 words)

Q. Constitutional morality encompasses not just the forms and procedures of the Constitution, but provides an enabling framework that allows a society the possibilities of self-renewal. Discuss (150 words)

Q. Despite several provisions in the Indian constitution and laws prohibiting the practice of manual scavenging, the dehumanizing practice still persists across the country. Examine the causes and suggest steps needed to overcome problem of manual scavenging. (250 words)