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2019 · GS 3 · 15 marks
The Indian government has recently strengthened the anti-terrorism laws by amending the Unlawful activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 and the NIA Act. Analyze the changes in the context of prevailing security environment while discussing the scope and reasons for opposing the UAPA by human rights organizations.
Read question →2019 · GS 3 · 10 marks
What is the CyberDome Project? Explain how it can be useful in controlling internet crimes in India.
Read question →2019 · GS 3 · 10 marks
Coastal sand mining, whether legal or illegal, poses one of the biggest threats to our environment. Analyse the impact of sand mining along the Indian coasts, citing specific examples.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
“Emotional Intelligence is the ability to make your emotions work for you instead of against you.” Do you agree with this view? Discuss.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
“Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.”
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 20 marks
Honesty and uprightness are the hallmarks of a civil servant. Civil servants possessing these qualities are considered as the backbone of any strong organisation. In line of duty, they take various decisions, at times some become bonafide mistakes. As long as such decisions are not taken intentionally and do not benefit personally, the officer cannot be said to be guilty. Though such decisions may, at times, lead to unforeseen adverse consequences in the long-term. In the recent past, a few instances have surfaced wherein civil servants have be…
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? How does it manifest itself in the public domain?
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
There is a view that the official secrets act is an obstacle to the implementation of the Rights to Information act. Do you agree with the view? Discuss
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 20 marks
In one of the districts of a frontier state, narcotics menace has been rampant. This has resulted in money laundering, mushrooming of poppy farming, arms smuggling and near stalling of education. The system is on the verge of collapse. The situation has been further worsened by unconfirmed reports that local politicians, as well as some senior police officers, are providing surreptitious patronage to the drug mafia. At that point of time a woman police officer, known for her skills in handling such situations is appointed as superintendent of p…
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
“Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption” Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer (150 words, 10m)
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Explain the basic principles of citizens’ charter movement and bring out its importance.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
What do you understand by probity in governance? Based on your understanding of the term, suggest measures for ensuring probity in government.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
What is meant by constitutional morality? How does one uphold constitutional morality?
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” – M.K.Gandhi
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 20 marks
In a modern democratic polity, there is a concept of the political executive and permanent executive elected people’s representatives forms the political executive and bureaucracy form the permanent executive. Ministers frame policy decisions and bureaucrats execute these. In the initial decades after independence, the relationship between the permanent executives and the political executives were characterized by mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation, without encroaching upon each other’s domain. However, in subsequent decades, the si…
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
What are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three of these with suitable examples.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 20 marks
A big corporate house is engaged in manufacturing industrial chemicals on a large scale. It proposes to set upon the additional unit. Many states rejected its proposal due to the detrimental effect on the environment. But one state government acceded to the request and permitted the unit close to a city, brushing aside all opposition. The unit was set up 10 years ago and was in full swing till recently. The pollution caused by the industrial effluents was affecting the land, water and crops in the area. It was also causing serious health proble…
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 20 marks
In recent times, there has been an increasing concern in India to develop effective civil service ethics, code of conduct, transparency measures, ethics and integrity systems and anti-corruption agencies. In view of this, there is a need being felt to focus on three specific areas, which are directly relevant to the problems of internalizing integrity and ethics in the civil services. These are as follows: 1. Anticipating specific threats to ethical standards and integrity in the civil services, 2. Strengthening the ethical competence of civil …
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
What do you understand by the term ‘public servant’? Reflect on the expected role of a public servant.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
Effective utilisation of public funds is crucial to meet development goals. Critically examine the reasons for under-utilization and mis-utilisation of public funds and their implications.
Read question →2019 · GS 4 · 10 marks
“An unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
Read question →2018 · GS 1 · 10 marks
Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab travellers in the reconstruction of the history of India.
Read question →2018 · GS 1 · 10 marks
How the Indian concept of secularism is different from the western model of secularism? Discuss.
Read question →2018 · GS 1 · 15 marks
The Bhakti movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss.
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