Q. ‘Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest challenges of modern medicine.’ Discuss. Also suggest some measures to deal with the issue. (250 Words).

Q. The noble purpose of the anti-defection law is to bring stability to governments. However, it is sometimes said to be against the true spirit of democracy. Discuss. (150 Words)

Q. Food fortification is the new panacea for nutritional deficiency in the Indian population. Critically discuss. (250 Words)

Essay Topic

Disasters cannot be totally prevented but their impact can be reduced.

Q. Ethics of society at large is reflected in any organization’s work culture. Discuss. (150 Words)

Q. What do you understand by natural law ethics? Discuss with examples the criticism of this branch of ethics. (150 Words)

Q. It is beilieved that monetising underutilised public assets will bring in required capital and help build new infrastructure to boost the economy. Discuss the statement in light of the recently launched National Monetisation Pipeline. (250 Words)

Q. Indian women have taken a great stride in all fields of activity, yet a lot remains to be achieved. In the light of the statement discuss the need to relook into various issues related to women's education especially higher education. (250 Words)

Q. Gupta period in ancient India is noted for its achievements in the arts, architecture, sciences, religion, and philosophy. Comment. (150 Words).

Essay Topic

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

Case Study

Abhishek Singh hails from an influential family of landlords. Being educated in Delhi in a top notch college he developed a preference for the civil services and got selected in the IRS and joined as an Income Tax Officer. Even after joining civil service he could not control the nightlife culture of visiting discotheque and night clubs with friends and getting inebriated.

Nowadays he is invariably out every weekend and can never come punctually to the office. Monday mornings are important in his office because the Commissioner takes a review of results achieved in the last week and plans for the ensuing week. Being late in the office every time, he tries to fabricate a story and explain the delay. His overall performance being good he has not attracted adverse notice of the bosses yet, but his immediate subordinates know why he is late.

What are the ethical issues involved in the present case? What are the alternatives available to Abhishek and choose the most appropriate alternative.

Q. What do you understand by ethical responsibility? What are the commonly recognised ethical responsibilities of government servants? (150 Words)

Q. ‘The US is one of the largest trading partners of India at present.’ In the light of the statement discuss the issues prevalent in the trade relations of the two countries. (250 Words)

Q. SCO has emerged as a key regional organisation in the Eurasian space. In the light of the statement discuss the opportunity for India to fulfil its national interest. (250 Words)

Q. ‘France and the United States are rightly considered the birth places of modern democracy.’ Discuss the statement in the light of the French and American revolution.

Essay Topic

Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights.

Q. What do you understand about disaster-resilient infrastructure? Highlight the role that can be played by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in this regard. (250 words)

Q. Define the following terms: (150 words)

(a) Altruism

(b) Humility

(c) Power and Morality

Q. How illegal migration in India is one of the major internal security challenges. Also discuss the existing legal framework to deal with the issue. (150 Words).

Q. BRICS grouping succeeded up to a point but it now confronts multiple challenges due to changes in the geopolitical order. Comment. (250 words)

Q. India is on the right side of demographic transition that provides a golden opportunity for its rapid socio-economic development, if policymakers align the developmental policies with this demographic shift. Discuss. (250 Words)

Essay Topic

If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.

Q. Recently announced National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm will help India become self-reliant in edible oil and reduce dependence on imports. Critically discuss. (250 Words).

Q. Free media (including social media) has an important role in the fight against corruption. Comment. (150 Words)

Q. India stands a better chance of reaching the destination of a predominantly clean system if it makes natural gas the “next stop” in its energy journey. Discuss. (250 Words)

Q. The efficiency of the collegium system has been challenged time to time in terms of its independence and transparency of judicial appointments. Critically examine. (250 Words)

Q. What do you understand by Black Carbon? Discuss its impacts on the melting of glacier. (150 Words)

Essay Topic

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Case Study

Suman was a young,idealistic development officer in a district panchayat. After joining the District, she studied about its social and economic situation. She consulted various plan documents and looked at the social and economic parameters of the district. She found that the district is relatively better off than other districts in terms of irrigation, crop diversification and industry. But its social indicators were poor with high infant mortality rate, high maternal mortality rate and low literacy percentage among women. Based on his analysis, Suman thought that large investments in the social sector will be necessary inorder to tackle these problems.
The panchayat was an elected body. It has decided to spend 40% of its budget on minor irrigation. Suman felt that the large allocation to minor irrigation will benefit land owning farmers and starve other social programmes.

What are the ethical issues involved in the case. What are the options available to her and which would be the most appropriate step that can be taken.

Q. A public servant must need to control his emotions. Discuss the undesirable negative emotions he should refrain from. (150 Words)