30, January 2014
1. What are the technologies available for recycling or using the urban waste for productive purposes? Explain. (200 Words)
2. Write a critical note on Ravindranath Tagore’s views on education. (200 Words)
3. “India’s curriculum outpaces what pupils can realistically learn and achieve in the time given”. Comment on the statement in the light of recent findings by various reports about the poor quality of education in India.
4. “The lasting solution for the sugar sector’s woes, indeed, lies in striking a balance between the demand – both domestic and export – and output of sugar and sugarcane.” Elaborate. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/failing-on-sugar-114012901294_1.html)
5. “Despite the current decade being called India’s “decade of innovation”, the country has been ranked at the bottom of the list of 25 countries in terms of its intellectual property (IP) environment.” Explain why. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/protecting-patents-india-worst-in-world-114012900371_1.html)
6. Does India need an independent autonomous regulator for the environment sector? Comment. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/green-panel-to-come-under-regulator-114012900930_1.html)
7. “It is high time that India embarked on creating the next generation of IT companies, which can move up the value chain. ” Comment in the light of India’s stand on global internet governance. (200 Words)
8. “In India, social and economic conditions in India are not ripe for the total abolition of state killings in the form of the death sentence.” Critically comment. (200 Words)
9. What is round-tripping? Analyze the trade relations between India and Mauritius. (200 Words)
