We will send 5th Mock Prelims Exam at 7 am on Saturday i.e 15th February. Instead of tomorrow (14th February) evening as updated earlier, there would be a delay of 10-12 hours in sending the test. We hope you would excuse us for this slight delay. Thank you. Syllabus and details about text books for …
Question 1 Analyse the sociological ideas of Pareto. (300 words/ IAS 1964) Question 2 Discuss the metaphysical and ethical basis of Hindu social organisation. (300 words/ IAS 2002)
By- DEEPA M February 10,2014. National News- Development of Buddhism Tourism– The ministry of tourism attempts to identify integrated tourism circuits based on India’s unique civilization, heritage, and culture including Buddhist tourism in partnership with states, private sector, other agencies. Ministry of tourism identified three circuits to be developed as Buddhist circuits in the country. …
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ARCHIVES 13, February 2014 1. What do you understand by corporate governance? In your opinion what should be the ideal code of corporate governance for Indian companies? Explain. (200 Words) Business Standard (www.business-standard.com/article/markets/sebi-to-consider-new-corporate-governance-code-tomorrow-114021201017_1.html) 2. “In Indian Railways, more worrying is the state of railway safety, which in the long run is clearly linked to the …
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Topic:Multiple thinkers & latest trends of UPSC Question “Specialization belongs to the natural order. The object of specialization is to produce more and better work with the same effort”. “Specialized division of labour and the accompanying fragmentation of tasks result in alienation of work”. Analyse these statements and evaluate the contributions of the respective approaches …
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Topic: Growth; Development; Employment; Inclusive growth and issues associated with it; and Government Budgeting Question 1 Though the government claims that higher rate of growth, increase in agricultural production, providing employment in rural areas and economic reform packages introduced in the 1990s have resulted in a decline in poverty levels, economists raise doubts about the government’s …
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Topic: Indian Economy post-liberalisation: Agriculture and WTO Question “Institutional arrangements such as WTO are essential for ensuring a level playing field so that considerations of comparative advantage can have a free and fair play”. Elaborate. (200 words) Next Topic: Indian Economy post-liberalisation:- Intellectual property rights
Question 1 Comment on overdeveloped state. (200 words) Question 2 Explain the concept of “Congress System” as explained by Rajni Kothari. Can we say this is no more a relevant model to explain Indian Politics? (200 words)
Topic: CULTURAL SETTING Question Describe the impact of linguistic diversity on the development of various regions of India. (200 words) Next Topic: CULTURAL SETTING
Topic: Mauryan Empire Question Discuss the comparative merit of the Arthasastra, the Indica and Ashoka Inscriptions as sources for the administration, socio-economic conditions and religious life in the Mauryan period. (400 words/20 marks) Next Topic: Mauryan Empire
Topic:Forms of Government Question Explain nature of theocracy. In which way it is related to Secularism. Critically analyse. (200 words) Next Topic: Crime and Punishment
