From now onward, we will try to cover some basics too. Looking at the GS paper of this year’s Mains it appears that there is lot of focus on Basics. Good to know that few questions from Secure-2014 figured in the question paper!
02, December 2013
1. What was the impact of Bhopal Gas Tragedy on the environment and health on the people living in the surrounding areas? (200 Words)
2. “India and Japan share the goal of total elimination of nuclear weapons.” Looking at the nuclear policies of both the governments, in your opinion, do you think both countries have come closer to this goal? Comment. (200 Words)
3. How does various WTO rules affect Indian agriculture? Explain. (200 Words)
4. Throw light on the need for framing rules for regulating the sale of acid. (100 Words)
5. Why does India need a civil nuclear liability law? Elucidate. (200 Words)
6. Comment on the Section 8(1)(i) of the Right to Information Act (1000 Words)
7. “The Shunglu Committee had suggested structural changes in CAG by making it a multi-member body.” What is the rationale behind such a recommendation? Analyze.(200 Words)
8. What are the major inter-state river water disputes between riparian states in the peninsular India? Explain the role of Tribunals in resolving these disputes. (250 Words)
9. Why Dombivili Industrial Belt was in news recently? (50 Words)
10. Tax-free secured redeemable non-convertible bonds (100 Words)
11. Social, Economic and Environmental Development (SEED) for the The Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP) (50 Words)
12. Octocopters (50 Words)
13. What is Zero Sum Game? (50 Words)
14. Orange Revolution (100 Words)
15. Long March-3B rocket (50 Words)
16. Why The Bedouin were recently in news? (50 Words)
17. Greater Adjutant Stork (50 Words)
18. Tyagaraja and Pancharatna kritis (50 Words)
19. How can India eliminate the practice of open defecation in India? Suggest measures and give examples of any existing successful models. (200 Words)
20. Community policing as a tool for better policing. (150 Words)
