Mains Practice Questions

Q. Identify the factors and highlight the steps taken to counter the menace of growing slum areas along with rapid pace of urbanization in India. (250 words)

Q. What is ‘carbon mineralisation’ and how does it help in the fight against climate change? Which are other significant carbon capture and storage methods? (150 words)

Q. What do you understand by ’dust storms’? Discuss the reasons behind their formation and their impact. (150 words)

Q. Differentiate between the following terms:  

1.Meta ethics and normative ethics.

2.Deontology and consequentialism

(250 words)

Q. Examine how, with the advent of globalisation, labour reforms as a part of economic reforms have become challenging? Which are the recent steps taken by the government in the interest of labours? (250 words)

Q. Discuss the challenges associated with pollution due to the thermal power plants in India. Suggest some measures to tackle these challenges. (250 words)

Q. How does the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) promote the ideals of social justice enshrined in our constitutional spirit? (150 words)

Q. Apart from technological know-how, ensuring institutional credit for farmers is a challenge. Examine

Q. Examine the relevance of ‘honesty’ and ‘courage of conviction’ in the context of civil service.

Q. Of all the battles fought by British in India, the Battle of Buxar paved the way for expansion and consolidation of British Empire in India. Examine. (250 words)

Q. Terrorism poses a grave challenge to National security. Suggest some possible steps that need to be taken to tackle this menace. (150 words)

Q. Which are the seven essential principles of public service that serve as guide for civil servants. (150 words)

Q. Examine the concept of cooperative farming, in light of problem of land fragmentation, in promoting the socio-economic welfare of farmers. (250 words)

Q. What do you understand by ethical egoism and how does it impact ethics? (150 words)

Q. Indian constitution is federal in nature, but unitary in soul. Examine (150 words)

Q. Although many European powers aspired to establish their supremacy in India, only the British succeeded among them. Examine. (250 words)

Q. What are the reasons that led to the rise of Bhakti movement in India and what was its impact? (250 words)

Q. What are smart cities?  Examine their relevance in urban development of India and enlist the challenges faced by them. (250 words)

Q. Differentiate between colonialism and imperialism. What were the reasons behind their rise? (250 words)

Q. Examine the need and challenges related to Witness Protection Scheme. (150 words)

Q. Non-violence, in its active sense, includes truth and fearlessness. Discuss. (150 words)

Q. How are integrated steel plants different from mini steel plants? What problems does the industry face? What recent developments have led to a rise in the production capacity? (250 words)

Q. What do you understand by communalism? Discuss the reasons and impact of communalism on Indian society. (250 words)

Q. Gandhi believed that even for attaining noble objectives, men have to only adopt good means. Examine. (150 words)

Q. What is conservation agriculture? Discuss its advantages in the wake of climate change leading to soil degradation. (150 words)

Q. Throw light on the importance of Bharatmala Pariyojana in reshaping India’s infrastructure scenario. (150 words)

Q. Discuss various peasant movements, and their impact, that took place during Indian freedom struggle. (250 words)

Q. What do you understand by interim budget? How is it different from the annual budget? (150 words)

Q. Highlight the significance of Civil Disobedience Movement. Are such movements necessary in present times? Comment. (250 words)

Q. Discuss the advantages of river linking projects and its possible impact on the environment. (150 words)