Day: December 21, 2022

Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 7. To be satisfied with what one possesses is one of our most famous virtues. This means that it is a personality type that has been, over centuries, promoted as an admirable quality. Do you think there is downside …

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Topic: ethics – in private and public relationships. 6. In your opinion, what are the five ethical principles that should govern private relationships. Why do you think they are important? (150 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Insights on India Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – …

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Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 5. Evaluate the performance of Project Tiger in conserving the population of the Tiger in its natural habitats, protecting it from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage that represent the diversity of ecosystems across the tiger’s range in the country. (250 …

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Topic: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. 4. Micro credit is now being considered as one of the most important and an effective mechanism for poverty reduction but concerns associated with its ‘misuse’ leading to over-indebtedness must be addressed. Analyse. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Down to Earth Why the question: Undoubtedly, financial …

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Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3. Data Protection law must aim to safeguard national interests through data sovereignty, nationalism and localisation of non-personal data. Do you think that the recently proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 is antithetical to right …

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Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. 2. Throw light on the global distribution of permafrost. Examine the impact of permafrost thawing due to global warming. …

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Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 1. In detail, explain the mechanism behind formation of fog. What are the various factors that aid the formation of smog and its impact? (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: Indian Express ,  Insights on India Why the question: For two consecutive mornings, dense fog has enveloped northwestern India, …

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