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General Studies – 1
Topic: The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Live Mint
Why the question:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day 25th national youth festival in Puducherry to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Key Demand of the question:
One has to discuss in detail the contributions of Swami Vivekananda in bringing social reforms in colonial India.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Highlight some of the important achievements of Swami Vivekananda as the social reformer with his philosophy as a guiding light. He contributed immensely to the concept of nationalism in colonial India and played a special role in steering India into the 20th Century.
Body:
Introduce by giving a brief description of the influence of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings and ideologies.
His philosophy was based on the ethical and moral upliftment of the masses. Deep concern for masses, freedom, and equality through which one expresses self, spiritual integration of the world on the basis of universal brotherhood, and “Karmayoga” a system of ethics to attain freedom both political and spiritual through selfless service.
Discuss other ideas of his spiritualism.
Describe how his spiritualist discourse helped eradicate the evils prevailing in society even till the present date with a few examples.
You can refer to this article
Conclusion:
Conclude with the importance of his contributions.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Reference: Polity by M. Laxmikanth
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 2 and mentioned as part of Mission-2022 Secure timetable
Key Demand of the question:
The importance of powers and functions of Prime Minister in India
Directive word:
Elaborate – Give a detailed account of the context. You must be defining key terms wherever appropriate and substantiate them with relevant associated facts
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Brief on the importance of the position of Prime Minister, mentioning relevant Articles related
Body:
First, demarcate the Power distribution of the Prime Minister and mention them all
Then, mention the additional function that the Prime Minister plays in India
Conclusion:
A relevant closing statement
Topic: Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Reference: Polity by M. Laxmikanth
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 2 and mentioned as part of Mission-2022 Secure timetable
Key Demand of the question:
The importance of Cabinet and Council of Ministers
Directive word:
Comment– here we must express our knowledge and understanding of the topic and form an overall opinion thereupon
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Brief on articles relating to Council of Ministers and Cabinet
Body:
First, dwell on the statement in question, mentioning the role and significance of the Cabinet in India.
Further, highlight the differences between ‘Council of Ministers and Cabinet’
Conclusion:
A relevant summarising statement
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
India is hosting five heads of central Asian countries on this year’s republic day. Also, the situation in Eurasia after the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan has made the region important for India. This has to be balanced with India’s Indo-pacific initiatives.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the need and how can India strike the balance in its continental and maritime security in the two regions.
Directive word:
Analyze – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving a short description of issues concerning India in the Eurasian region and Indian initiatives get the leverage
Body:
Explain why India has not been so successful in the Eurasian region in comparison to Indo-Pacific. Then bring out the need for balancing the two regions by focussing on India’s continental security.
Suggest what measures India should take for its long-term security in both regions.
Conclusion:
Summarise the impact of new geopolitical developments in the region as well as on world order.
General Studies – 3
Topic– Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development, and employment.
Difficulty level: Difficult
Reference: Indian Express
Why this question
Unemployment has become a chronic problem in India and in recent years the situation has only worsened. There has also been a debate that unemployment measurement doesn’t capture true data esp. for the Informal sector
Key demand of the question.
The question wants us to enumerate the methods of unemployment calculation in India and their efficacy
Structure of the answer
Introduction– Define unemployment and give the latest data on it e.g present some statistics from the Labour reports or any other authentic report like the CMIE report.
Body-
Mention methods of unemployment calculation E.g
- Usual Status Approach
- Weekly Status Approach
- Daily Status Approach
Discuss the issues with this method as well as general discourse e.g
- Employment does not usually figure in the public discourse orchestrated by political parties, either at the Centre or in the States.
- Political parties and politicians have failed in creating gainful employment.
Give suggestion to improve the capture of true unemployment figure e.g. Mahesh Vyas, the CEO of CMIE, advocates using “Employment Rate” (or ER henceforth) to correctly understand what is happening to joblessness in India.
Also, give some government steps to reduce unemployment in India
Conclusion–
Give a fair and balanced conclusion on the given issue.
General Studies – 4
Topic: Human values: Role of the society, educational institutions, and a family in implanting values.
6. Can online education instill the required human values in our children? Analyze (10M)
Structure of the question
Introduction
Define values in a brief manner in the introduction or else you can talk about how the pandemic has forced us to make a transition to an online mode of education.
Body
- Bring out how the physical mode of education instills human values. Ex: through interaction between children and teachers; between students themselves; through sports; extra co-curricular activities etc.
- Examine whether online education can achieve the above. Try to highlight the potentialities as well as the limitations.
Conclusion
Suggest a way forward to deal with the situation considering the pandemic situation might not abate in the near future
Topic: Ethics and Human interface: The essence of ethics, determinants, and consequences of ethics in human interactions.
Structure of the question
Introduction
Define religion in a brief manner.
Body
- Elucidate by giving examples as to how religion and rationalism have existed peacefully and at times at odds since historical times.
- You can quote incidents that happened during the pandemic, claims made in the Indian national science congress, etc.
- Suggest how a harmonious relationship could be established between the two. You can introduce the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda over here. Ex: Applying rational principles to interpret religion
Conclusion
Conclude in a positive manner emphasizing a balance of spiritualism and scientific temper in the society.
