Total Questions : 2088
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Q. Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
05 Jun, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Maruti is working as deputy secretary in Uttar Pradesh’s revenue department, dealing with grants of government land for various purposes. As land has become very scarce and very expensive, such grants have to be carefully made. The government has formulated a policy for the grant of its land for public purposes.
The Government’s policy has been that government lands can be granted for purposes such as public educational institutions, hostels, hospitals, charitable institutions, government offices and rural infrastructure.
Further, land could be given to private parties in a few cases for institutions that undertake programmes of education, health and skill up-gradation for weaker sections of society.
One day a proposal for granting land to a cultural centre proposed in a prime urban location reached Maruti’s desk. The centre was not proposed by the state culture department, but by a private group.
As Maruti was reading the file, he received a phone call from the Revenue minister’s private secretary that the person who wants to set up the centre is closely related to a prominent central leader of the ruling political establishment.
The private secretary added that the proposal was cleared by the lower levels in the department and that Maruti should also endorse it positively. Maruti saw that the proposal could not be cleared under the government’s policy.
The lower level staff justified the proposal since the official policy resolution contained a residual phrase that grants can be made for “other public purposes as may be decided by the government”. Maruti feared that the grant of valuable land to a private person with political connections could lead to controversy.
In this situation, what should be the correct course of action and why?
04 Jun, 2021 GS Paper 4 Case Studies -
Q. While there are positive aspects about the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, there are, equally, glaring ambiguities and susceptibilities. Discuss.
03 Jun, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. Discuss the internal structure of the Earth and comment on S and P-waves shadow zones with suitable diagrams.
02 Jun, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. "Public service is a public trust." In light of the statement highlight some of the major principles of the Public Service.
01 Jun, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. ‘Natural Gas is going to be a very important part of the country's economy’. Discuss the benefits and the challenges associated with the natural gas sector in India. (250 Words)
31 May, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
29 May, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Though food wastage is a global problem, India stands a chance to convert this into an opportunity, if it can address it properly. Comment.
28 May, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Discuss the major challenges for India in framing a credible Maritime Doctrine.
27 May, 2021 GS Paper 2 International Relations -
Q. Discuss, in a nutshell, the causes of the downfall of the Mughal empire in India.
26 May, 2021 GS Paper 1 History -
Q. Analyse John Rawls’s concept of justice as fairness.
25 May, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. The Covid-19 pandemic has revived the debate on the government's policy of minimising presence of PSEs’ and creating new investment space for the private sector. Discuss.
24 May, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.
22 May, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. In the present geo-political scenario, the EU and India appear to be natural partners and they need to leverage existing opportunities. Discuss.
21 May, 2021 GS Paper 2 International Relations -
Q. In what ways the Non-cooperation movement was different from the civil disobedience movement. Discuss.
20 May, 2021 GS Paper 1 History -
Q. Corporate social responsibility envisages ethical corporate governance. Discuss.
19 May, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. In the effort to secure a global consensus around this target, India must first “green” its fossil fuel energy basket. This can be done by increasing the share of natural gas. Discuss.
18 May, 2021 GS Paper 3 Bio-diversity & Environment -
Q. If India wants its aspirations to become actions, then India should consider adopting a Feminist Foreign Policy framework. Comment.
17 May, 2021 GS Paper 2 International Relations -
Q. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
15 May, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Discuss how the policies of Jawaharlal Nehru helped in the nation-building and post-independence consolidation of India.
13 May, 2021 GS Paper 1 History -
Q. Citizen initiatives to fight corruption come from an active social consciousness. Discuss.
12 May, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. One Health concept is ever more relevant as the world is facing a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Comment.
11 May, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Ordinances though were meant to be temporary, but repromulgation sidesteps this limitation and makes them permanent. Discuss.
10 May, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
08 May, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Namami Gange project is a step in the right direction to clean the river Ganga and should be emulated to deal with pollution in other rivers of India. Comment.
07 May, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. Explain with examples what do you mean by the term empathy. Also, discuss how it is an important trait for the present-day civil servants?
06 May, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. A better solution than privatization may well be giving Public Sector Banks autonomy to reform themselves and function free of political interference. Justify.
05 May, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. BIMSTEC needs a paradigm shift in raising the level of cooperation and regional integration. Discuss.
04 May, 2021 GS Paper 2 International Relations -
Q. The role played by B R Ambedkar has helped in nation-building and continues to have a prominent impact on the present Indian socio-economic-political setup. Discuss.
03 May, 2021 GS Paper 1 History -
Q. The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
01 May, 2021 Essay Essay