75 Days Mains Revision Plan 2024 – Science and Technology
Topic: National Security in Indo-Pacific
Q1. India’s national security is closely linked to its collective security goals in the Indo-Pacific region. Discuss. (10M)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Key Demand of the Question:
To analyze how India’s national security is intertwined with its collective security efforts in the Indo-Pacific region, while evaluating the role of regional partnerships and challenges.
Structure of the Answer:
Introduction: The Indo-Pacific region has gained strategic importance, with rising security challenges impacting India’s national interests.
Body:
- Threats and Challenges: Discuss maritime security, territorial disputes, resource competition, and non-traditional threats like terrorism and piracy.
- Collective Security Efforts: Highlight the Quad, ASEAN-led forums, and bilateral partnerships in ensuring maritime security, dispute resolution, and managing resources.
- Global Leadership: India’s leadership in regional forums strengthens its security and influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Conclusion:
India’s collective security efforts are essential for safeguarding its national interests in the Indo-Pacific, ensuring stability and security.
Topic: Organized Crime
Q2. ‘When threats are global, the response cannot be just local’. Discuss in the context of the growing threat of organized crime and India’s initiatives in uprooting organized crime in all its manifestations. (15M)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Key Demand of the Question:
To explore the global nature of organized crime and evaluate India’s initiatives in combating these cross-border threats.
Structure of the Answer:
Introduction: Global organized crime transcends borders, requiring a coordinated international response.
Body:
- Growing Threats: Discuss globalization, technological advancements, and weak governance as drivers of organized crime.
- India’s Initiatives: Examine India’s ratification of international conventions, cross-border cooperation, specialized agencies like NIA, and cybersecurity measures to combat organized crime.
Conclusion:
A global approach, combined with India’s robust national efforts, is crucial to effectively tackle organized crime in all its forms.
Q3. Explain the role of moral values in adherence to good governance. [10M, 150words]
Key Demand of question:
Explain how moral values aid in adherence of good governance.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction: You can simply define moral values.
Body:
- Directly address how different moral values aid in adherence to good governance.
- Use a diagram to enrich your answer.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing significance.
Q4. In the district of Mahadevpur, a remote and economically backward region with a significant tribal population, agriculture is the primary livelihood, but it remains at a subsistence level due to small landholdings and lack of access to modern farming techniques. There is minimal industrial development, and the district is marked by extreme poverty and poor infrastructure. The youth, facing limited opportunities, have started migrating to nearby urban areas in search of work. However, this has led to a disturbing trend where labor contractors persuade parents to send their minor children, especially girls, to work in hazardous conditions in brick kilns and construction sites in nearby states. These minors are often subjected to exploitative labor practices, poor living conditions, and inadequate wages, leading to severe health and psychological issues. The local NGOs and governmental welfare programs have been largely ineffective in addressing these issues, with allegations of corruption and negligence in implementation. The lack of educational facilities further exacerbates the situation, as children are forced into labor instead of attending school.
In the context of the given case study:
- Identify the stakeholders and ethical issues.
- Suggest specific steps you would take to improve the conditions of the minor children and the overall economic scenario in the district.
- How would you address the compromised institutions and ensure the effective implementation of welfare programs? [20M]
Key Demand of the question:
Identify the stakeholders, and ethical issues, then explain what specific step you will take to improve conditions and explain how to address the issue of compromised institutions.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with the nuances of the case study.
Body:
The answer body must have the following aspects covered
- Identify the stakeholders and ethical issues.
- Then, explain specific steps you would take to improve the minor’s condition.
- Lastly, explain how you would address the issue of a compromised institution.
Conclusion:
Briefly summarize the argument regarding the case study.
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