Day: April 10, 2015

Topic: Locational factors of resources and issues related to them 1) Write a note on the locational factors and performance of paper industry in India. (200 Words) India – 2015, Chapter – 19 Industry

 Topic: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 7) Write a critical note on the structure and mandate of following enforcement agencies in not more than 100 Words each: a) Assam Rifles b) National Security Guard c) Sashastra Seema Bal India – 2015, Chapter – 20 Law and Justice

Topic: issues relating to intellectual property rights. 6) Critically examine the laws and institutions governing the Intellectual Property Rights regime in India.  Also examine what are the objectives of India’s IPR regime. (200 Words) India – 2015, Chapter – 19 Industry

Topic: Employment and related issues 5) Which elements constitutes Labour Reforms in India? Critically comment on the laws and institutions that need to be reformed to bring meaningful Labour Reforms in India. (200 Words) India – 2015, Chapter – 21 – Labour and Employment

Topic: changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 4) Critically analyse what have been the major objectives and achievements of Industrial Policies since 1991 in India. (200 Words) India – 2015, Chapter – 19 Industry

Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3) Do you think there was a need for another identification number for Indian citizens when the Election Commission of India was already involved in providing unique identification number called as Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number? …

Continue reading “3) Do you think there was a need for another identification number for Indian citizens when the Election Commission of India was already involved in providing unique identification number called as Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number? Substantiate.”

Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. 2) Critically examine which factors have necessitated reforms of electoral laws in India, especially the Representation of the People Act and what reforms have been implemented so far.  (200 Words) India – 2015, Chapter – 20 Law and Justice

Topic:  ethics in private and public relationships; role of family in inculcating values 10) One of your close friends was caught by your father while stealing money from your room. He was a regular visitor at your home. He has been your close friend since your school days. Recent he was facing severe financial problems and was …

Continue reading “Ethics Case Study: Should your father forgive your friend because he was a good person all these years and committed the crime due to pressing personal problems? Justify giving suitable reasons.”

Topic: Conservation 9) In a bid to reduce man-animal conflict in Assam, bio-fences are proposed to be set up replacing electric fences, to ward off straying elephants. What are these bio-fences and how do they work? Also suggest any other measures that can help prevent or reduce man – animal conflicts. (200 WOrds) The Hindu …

Continue reading “9) In a bid to reduce man-animal conflict in Assam, bio-fences are proposed to be set up replacing electric fences, to ward off straying elephants. What are these bio-fences and how do they work? Also suggest any other measures that can help prevent or reduce man – animal conflicts.”

 Topic: changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.  8)Critically discuss major problems plaguing the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector in India. Do you think government’s policies to boost this sector adequately address these problems? Examine. (200 Words) Frontline

Topic: Agriculture issues 7) These days, farmer suicides are reported even from  prosperous regions of Punjab. Critically examine the causes. (200 Words) Frontline

Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy 6) “Outcomes of the patterns of growth induced by neoliberal economic reforms have increased the disproportionality between agricultural and non-agricultural growth, and with costs rising and prices not keeping pace, agriculture is becoming increasingly unviable.” Elaborate. (200 Words) Frontline

Topic: Bilateral agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests  5) Critically examine the implications of recent nuclear deal between Iran and the E3+3 (France, Germany and the United Kingdom + China, the Russian Federation and the United States) for India. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States 4) Recently, while ruling on inclusion or exclusion of certain castes or communities for availing reservation benefits,  the Supreme Court argued that caste cannot be the only standard to determine backwardness, but can be an important factor. What is your opinion on this …

Continue reading “4) Recently, while ruling on inclusion or exclusion of certain castes or communities for availing reservation benefits, the Supreme Court argued that caste cannot be the only standard to determine backwardness, but can be an important factor. What is your opinion on this issue? Do you think reservation is used more as a political tool these days than as a tool of social justice? Critically comment.”

Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.  3) Examine the evolution and salient features of Bengal School of Art. (200 Words) Frontline

Topic: Locational factors of resources and issues related to them 2) Critically analyse problems faced by farmers and consequences of these problems in the cotton growing belt of the Vidarbha region. (200 Words) Frontline

Topic:  Secularism 1) “The idea of secularism as expressed in our Constitution and as articulated over the years through the political process is embedded in the concepts of equality and democracy rather than in the Western concept of secularism which denies religion any space in the public sphere.” In the light of the statement, critically …

Continue reading “1) “The idea of secularism as expressed in our Constitution and as articulated over the years through the political process is embedded in the concepts of equality and democracy rather than in the Western concept of secularism which denies religion any space in the public sphere.” In the light of the statement, critically analyse how India’s version of Secularism is different from that of West’s.”