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Ethics Case Study – 25 Sampath is working in a Software company. His salary is not good. He is a divorcee and has ailing parents to look after. He is living with them in a small rented house. His father, whom he respects and loves a lot, is diagnosed with cancer and is on chemotherapy. […]

NATIONAL In major reform, SC orders fixed tenure for bureaucrats The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and the State Governments to set up a Civil Services Board (CSB) for the management of transfers, postings, inquiries, process of promotion, reward, punishment and disciplinary matters. Officials were also told not to act on oral orders from […]

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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 (Political Theory; State in Comparative Perspective) Do you think that neo-colonialism or economic colonialism is one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of third world countries? Substantiate. (300 Words)  What do you mean by an economic system.? Differentiate between the capitalist and the socialist economies. Will it be correct to say that […]

QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 (Culture) Give an account of impact of Islam on Indian Culture in respect of society, religion and fine arts. (250 Words) Give an account of narrative paintings under Akbar and Jahangir. (200 Words) Discuss the origin, chronology characteristics and geographical spread Gandhara  Art. (150 Words) GUIDELINES ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 2 Link Link 2 […]

QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 Define ‘Social Policy’. Evaluate the performance of Social Policy in modernization of developing societies. (300 Words) Explain Karl Marx’s conception of ‘Class Antagonism’. How have the functionalists reacted to his views. (300 Words) Elaborate the concept of Political Elite. Explain how social structural origins of political elites influence their political orientations. (300 Words) […]

QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 “Attempts to solve administrative problems in isolation from the structure of power and purpose in the polity are bound to be illusory.” (Norton Long) Comment. (300 Words) “Administrative reforms form a part of larger political process and should be considered in relation to it.” Examine. (300 Words) “Public administration is ultimately problem of […]

QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013   Suggest appropriate energy policy for minimizing energy crisis in India. (200 words) Enumerate alternative strategies of planning for backward regions. (200 words)   Discuss the application of Geomorphology in the fields of mineral & oil exploration and hydrology. (250 words)  Map Entries (30 words) a.  Sagar Island b.  Gulf of Mannar c. […]

ARCHIVES DOWNLOAD PDF Questions From The Hindu, 01/11/2013 1. ” Fixed minimum tenure would not only enable the civil servants to achieve their professional targets, but also help them to function as effective instruments of public policy.” Critically evaluate.  (200 Words) Link Link 2. “In severe  international conflict scenarios, to resolve an issue, often the solution […]

QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 What is the link between HIV and TB? Give your views on government’s efforts in TB eradication and what are challenges for India? (200 Words) “True polio eradication is nothing but zero incidence of polio virus infection”. Justify the statement based on India’s performance and suggest measures for improvements. (200 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES […]