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. 

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. 

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.

Q. The growing use of technology in the election process has made cybersecurity a crucial issue. Analyse

Q. The greatest power is not money power, but political power.

Q. BIMSTEC can act as a suitable replacement of SAARC, in India's neighbourhood foreign policy domain. Critically Analyse.

Q. Discuss the relevance of Biotechnology in the growth trajectory of India.

Q. Explain the term western disturbances and their impact on the Indian weather systems.

Q. Explain the term probity and its relevance to civil services in India.

Q. PM-KISAN has the potential to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and the low income of farmers. Critically Discuss.

Q. Feminism is for everybody.

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?

Q. Explain the term welfare state? Discuss to what extent Indian fulfills the criteria of being a welfare state?  

Q. Discuss the major factors that are responsible for the origin of ocean currents across the globe.

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.

Q. Farmer producer organizations have the potential to act as a solution to agrarian distress. Comment. 

Q. Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.

Q. Enabling lateral entry into the current system of administration is a positive step towards administrative reforms in India. Critically analyze.(250 Words)

Q. Explain the various types of landforms formed under Karst topography.

Q. Highlight the differences between codes of ethics and codes of conduct.

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.

Q. Discuss the major reservations of India with respect to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Q. There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.

Q. Discuss the term heat budget and how it impacts the temperature in the earth's atmosphere.

Q. Discuss the term Constitutional Morality and its significance?

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.

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.

Q. Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birthright of all.

Q. What were the important features and achievements of the League of Nations. Also, illustrate the reasons for its failure. 

Q. Discuss the basic principles of the communitarianism school of thought.