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.

Q. Discuss the schism between the developed and developing world in climate change negotiations and coming up with a collective global action.

Q. Harnessing demographic dividend for country's growth would require rural-centric policies. Discuss.

Q. Discuss what led to the evolution of the Capitalist and the Socialist pattern of industrialization.

Q. National sovereignty can only be achieved after self-sovereignty.

Q. Chulbul was a close aide of a minister in his constituency. He is known for his hooliganism. Once he got into a fracas in a mall and badly beat up a shop owner’s son. Normally, Chulbul had his way in such matters. However, the shop owner took a firm stand and registered a case against Chulbul. The police officer in charge was new and was proceeding according to law. He refused to dilute the case against him. He makes appeals to the minister for not interfering in the matter. However, the minister tells him that he will transfer the police officer. Further, it is rumored, that a close relative of the minister will be joining as his replacement.

Imagine yourself as the police officer who is to be transferred. Discuss the different options available and how will you respond in this case? 

Q. Discuss the similarities and differences between the basic tenets of Buddhism and Jainism.

Q. Illustrate the contribution of Plato in the evolution of the theory of virtue.

Q. India needs to harvest quantum computing for strategic and economic development. Discuss.

Q. Including more women in science and applied technologies is critical for the advancement of society. Discuss.

Q. Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built.

Q. Explain the term earthquake swarms and how they are different from aftershocks and foreshocks.

Q. Explain the term cultural relativism and associated problems with it.

Q. Climate change, overexploitation, and policy measures have combinedly turned India into a water-stressed economy. Discuss.