Day: May 5, 2023

Topic: Case Study 7. Consider the following write-up titled “Polarisation of Social Media”: 1.49 billion people on average log onto Facebook daily; around 6,000 tweets are tweeted on Twitter every second. We become creators of data and information; our experiences in social media are dictated by algorithms. Social media drifted from its promise of exposing …

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Topic: Ethics in Public Administration 6. “When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.” Thomas Jefferson. Examine in the context of public service. (150 Words) Difficulty level: Moderate Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General Studies paper – 4. Key Demand of the …

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Topic: Environment Conservation 5. What is the EU’s Carbon Border Tax Mechanism and why is it worrying other countries, including India? (250 Words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: TH Why the question:  EU voted to approve a sweeping deal to reform the EU’s carbon market to cut emissions by 62% from 2005 levels by 2030. It has an impact on …

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Topic: Liberalization of Economy: De-dollarisation and India’s interests. 4: What is meant by ‘de-dollarisation’? Discuss its pros and cons and steps taken by India in this regard. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: TH Why the question:  This is taken from The Hindu Article. While countries have tried to dethrone the dollar as the global reserve …

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Topic: Bilateral relations between countries 3. Examine the benefits of the India – UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) for  both economies as well as for the wider Gulf region. (250 Words) Difficulty level: Difficult Reference: IE Today’s Editorial Why the question: The question is taken from the article written by the UAE minister in the Indian …

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Topic: Salient features of the world’s physical geography. 2. Explaining the phenomenon of El Nino, discuss its impact on the world climate, including the Indian monsoon. (150 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference:  Hindustan Times Why the question:  A recent report has highlighted that “There is a 93% likelihood of at least one year until 2026 being the …

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Topic: Post-Independent Agrarian Reforms in India 1. How effective have the post-independent agrarian reforms been in remedying the harm caused by British agrarian policies? Briefly explain. (250 Words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: BS Why the question: The question is part of the static topic for Post-Independence History Key Demand of the Question: Evaluate the effectiveness …

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