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Q. Sandeep Patel an IAS officer, was posted as Transport Commissioner. While performing chi’s duties he found that the whole of the Transport department including its Minister are steeped in corruption.
It is widely believed that the Minister of the Department has arranged posting of ‘bad elements’ to sensitive jobs with the sole objective of facilitating rent seeking. Due to this, corrupt practices took place mainly in check-posts.
There is heavy vehicle traffic to the neighbouring state which has many ports. There is a parking area where the drivers of the trucks first park the vehicle. They then collect ‘challans’ (demand note) after standing in a long queue before the window of the challan issuing officers.
The driver may have to wait in the queue anywhere between 15 minutes to an hour to collect the challan from the clerk. Along with the challan amount, the truck drivers also paid an ‘extra’ amount as indicated in a coded sign language by the challan issuing staff.
Further, due to the manual system, vehicles are held up for considerable time at the check-posts.
In Sandeep’s place how would you try to improve the system?
30 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Case Studies -
Q. “The dormancy of the Parliament makes democracy in India as good as dead. The deterioration in Parliament’s functioning needs to be stopped to make it fulfill its constitutional mandate”. Discuss.
29 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. Discuss Kautilya’s philosophy of “Yatha Raja Tatha Praja” (As the king is, so will be the people) in the context of today’s political leadership in India.
28 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. Indian Monsoon remains one of the most complex geophysical phenomena. In light of the statement explain the mechanism of the onset of the Indian monsoon.
27 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. The growing use of technology in the election process has made cybersecurity a crucial issue. Analyse
26 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. The greatest power is not money power, but political power.
24 Apr, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. BIMSTEC can act as a suitable replacement of SAARC, in India's neighbourhood foreign policy domain. Critically Analyse.
23 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 2 International Relations -
Q. Discuss the relevance of Biotechnology in the growth trajectory of India.
22 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Explain the term western disturbances and their impact on the Indian weather systems.
21 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. Explain the term probity and its relevance to civil services in India.
20 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. PM-KISAN has the potential to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and the low income of farmers. Critically Discuss.
19 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Feminism is for everybody.
17 Apr, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Elections have been declared in the state. According to the election code of conduct, all major decisions have been put on hold. In this situation, chief secretary, Deepankar Prakash faced a delicate problem that arose from the failure of rains in some parts of the state.
In this case, extra power has to be supplied to farmers to enable them to run irrigation pump sets. Power was also needed to tackle drinking water supply problems. The situation led to public dissatisfaction and the Chief Minister knew that it would affect the party’s election prospects.
However, the state had no generation capacity, power has to be purchased at a high cost. Further, the state electricity board had no money. Funds can be given to the board only by withdrawing a large sum from the contingency fund.
In this situation, the chief minister has asked Deepankar Prakash to do something about the matter. Imagine yourself as the chief secretary and discuss the different options available and how will you respond in this case?
16 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Case Studies -
Q. Explain the term welfare state? Discuss to what extent Indian fulfills the criteria of being a welfare state?
15 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. Discuss the major factors that are responsible for the origin of ocean currents across the globe.
14 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. Citizen’s Charter seeks to continuously improve the quality of public services for the people so as to respond to their needs and wishes. In the light of the statement discuss the foundational features of a citizen’s charter and what do citizens expect out of it.
13 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. Farmer producer organizations have the potential to act as a solution to agrarian distress. Comment.
12 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.
10 Apr, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Enabling lateral entry into the current system of administration is a positive step towards administrative reforms in India. Critically analyze.(250 Words)
09 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. Explain the various types of landforms formed under Karst topography.
08 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. Highlight the differences between codes of ethics and codes of conduct.
07 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. India is known to be the pharmacy of the world. However, the Indian pharma sector faces many issues that it needs to rectify. Comment.
06 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. Discuss the major reservations of India with respect to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
05 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 2 International Relations -
Q. There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.
03 Apr, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. Discuss the term heat budget and how it impacts the temperature in the earth's atmosphere.
02 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 1 Geography -
Q. Discuss the term Constitutional Morality and its significance?
01 Apr, 2021 GS Paper 4 Theoretical Questions -
Q. The Union Budget 2021 has proposed setting up a National bad bank to restore banks’ health. Critically discuss the idea for ameliorating the banking sector’s stress.
31 Mar, 2021 GS Paper 3 Economy -
Q. “When there is citizen participation in budgeting and closer engagement of citizens in the monitoring of civic works, there are better outcomes and fewer leakages.” In the light of the given statement discuss the utility of the Participatory Budgeting.
30 Mar, 2021 GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance -
Q. Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birthright of all.
27 Mar, 2021 Essay Essay -
Q. What were the important features and achievements of the League of Nations. Also, illustrate the reasons for its failure.
26 Mar, 2021 GS Paper 1 History