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GS2: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY STING OPERATION? DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS

ACTS/RULES/JUDGEMENTS DEALING WITH STING OPERATION IN INDIA? DO YOU THINK

PHONE TAPPING SHOULD BE LEGALLY BANNED IN INDIA TO ENSURE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY,

A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT? COMMENT?[200 WORDS]

GS3: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY RULES OF ORIGIN? DISCUSS WHERE THE RULES OF ORIGIN

CONCEPT IS USED? ADD A NOTE ON WTO AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN & ITS

APPLICATIONS? HOW RULES OF ORIGIN IS MISUSED TO INCREASE EXPORT UNDER SAFTA?

[250 WORDS]

GS2,GS3: DESCRIBE THE SALIENT FEATURES AND VARIOUS OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL RURAL

DRINKING WATER PROGRAMME? [150 WORDS]

GS1: DEFINE CYCLONE? HOW CYCLONES ARE FORMED? HOW CYCLONES ARE NAMED? GIVE

YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF TROPICAL CYCLONES? [200 WORDS]

GS3: DESCRIBE THE KEY FEATURES AND VARIOUS OBJECTIVES OF SANSAD ADARSH GRAM

YOJANA? DESPITE ITS SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH, MANY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT HAVE NOT

ADOPTED A MODEL VILLAGE. EXAMINE THE VARIOUS REASONS FOR THAT? [200 WORDS]

GS2: WATER TRIBUNALS WERE SET UP AS ALTERNATIVES TO LONG-DRAWN COURTROOM

LITIGATION. THERE ARE MANY TRIBUNALS TO RESOLVE INTERSTATE WATER DISPUTES, BUT

THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO SET UP ONE TRIBUNAL TO REPLACE THEM ALL. DISCUSS THE

PROBLEMS OF INTER-STATE WATER DISPUTES ACT OF 1956. EXAMINE THE RECENT

CHANGES TO INTERSTATE RIVER WATER DISPUTE RESOLUTION. [200 WORDS]

GS3: A GOLDILOCKS ECONOMY IS ONE WHICH IS NOT TOO HOT TO CAUSE INFLATION AND

ALSO NOT TOO COLD TO CAUSE RECESSION AND THE DEFINITION FITS PRESENT CONDITIONS

OF INDIAN ECONOMY THE BEST. SUBSTANTIATE [200 WORDS]

GS3: A PLAN TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE BY EMULATING THE RACE TO PUT A MAN ON THE

MOON IS LAUNCHED RECENTLY, AIMING TO CHANNEL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RESEARCH

THAT WILL GIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMERCIAL LIFT OFF. WRITE A CRITICAL NOTE ON

THE GLOBAL APOLLO PROGRAMME AND EXAMINE WHY INDIA IS CONSIDERED AS PIVOTAL

TO THIS PROGRAM [200 words]

GS3: PRIVATIZATION ROOT WAS LED TO THE CONCEPT OF DISINVESTMENT THAT HAD

REFLECTION OVER THE NEEDS OF ECONOMY FOR THE BOTH PRODUCTIVE AND NON

PRODUCTIVE ENTITIES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE PROCEEDS FROM DISINVESTMENT WERE

USED IN AN OBJECTIONABLE MANNER. OUTLINE THE MAIN OBJECTIVES AND

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE POLICY OF DISINVESTMENT IN INDIA? HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD

REFORM DISINVESTMENT POLICY FOR GREATER ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY? [250 WORDS]

GS2:URBAN LOCAL BODIES OR ULBS SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF INDIAS QUEST TO

DEVELOP SMART CITIES, AT A TIME WHEN THE COUNTRY IS URBANIZING RAPIDLY. EXAMINE

THE REASONS FOR SLOW PROGRESS OF REFORMS IN FUNCTIONING OF ULBS INSPITE OF

74TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ACT. DISCUSS THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS OF URBAN

STRATEGY IN INDIA SHOULD BE TO DEVELOP SMART CITIES. [200 WORDS]

GS3: INDIA IMPORTS ALMOST 80 PER CENT OF ITS OIL AND BOASTS OF A WORLD-CLASS

HIGH-CAPACITY REFINING INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMERCIALLY-

LED BUT STRATEGICALLY REGULATED STORAGE ALTERNATIVES A NO-BRAINER. EXAMINE

WHY INDIA SHOULD BUILD A STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE (SPR)? WHAT ARE THE

INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO BUILD A RESERVE? HOW THIS SPR WILL

ENSURE THE ENERGY SECURITY? [200 WORDS]

GS1: DEFINE HEAT WAVE. EXAMINE THE CRITERIA FOR HEAT WAVES. CRITICALLY ANALYZE

THE MAJOR REASONS FOR HEAT WAVES AND ITS HEALTH IMPACTS. [200 WORDS]


GS2: GOOD GOVERNANCE IS ALL ABOUT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS. DISCUSS

THE RECENT E-GOVERNANCE PRAGATI PLATFORM LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF

INDIA. ANALYZE THE INTERACTIVE FEATURES OF PRAGATI AS A STEP FORWARD FOR E-

GOVERNANCE [200 WORDS]

GS2: OFFICE OF GOVERNOR WAS INCORPORATED IN OUR CONSTITUTION TO MAINTAIN THE

LINK BETWEEN CENTER AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN FEDERAL INDIA. SOME STATE

GOVERNMENTS DEMAND FOR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION TO GIVE THE

ASSEMBLIES THE POWER TO IMPEACH GOVERNORS AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. CRITICS

ARGUE THAT IT WILL VIOLATE THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE. WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON THIS

ISSUE? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS ON GOVERNORS

APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS? [200 words]

TITBITS - 1.INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, 2. INDIA BIODIVERSITY

AWARDS, 3. BIOFIN PROJECT 4. INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, 5. UNITED

NATIONS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL, 6. BORDER SECURITY FORCE, 7. SPECTRUM

TRADING 8. SPECTRUM CAP RULE , 9. RAMDHARI SINGH DINKAR, 10. NETWORK READINESS

INDEX, 11. LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA REPORT ON GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY LAWS

GS- 1 DISCUSS THE SALIENT FEATURES OF SUFISM. MENTION SOME OF THE MOST

RENOWNED SUFI SAINTS. EXAMINE THE IMPACTS OF SUFISM ON INDIAN SOCIETY [200

WORDS]

GS1: DEFINE HEAT WAVE. EXAMINE THE CRITERIA FOR HEAT WAVES. CRITICALLY ANALYZE

THE MAJOR REASONS FOR HEAT WAVES AND ITS HEALTH IMPACTS. [200 WORDS]

GS3: A GOLDILOCKS ECONOMY IS ONE WHICH IS NOT TOO HOT TO CAUSE INFLATION AND

ALSO NOT TOO COLD TO CAUSE RECESSION AND THE DEFINITION FITS PRESENT CONDITIONS

OF INDIAN ECONOMY THE BEST. SUBSTANTIATE [200 WORDS]

GS3: PRIVATIZATION ROOT WAS LED TO THE CONCEPT OF DISINVESTMENT THAT HAD

REFLECTION OVER THE NEEDS OF ECONOMY FOR THE BOTH PRODUCTIVE AND NON

PRODUCTIVE ENTITIES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE PROCEEDS FROM DISINVESTMENT WERE

USED IN AN OBJECTIONABLE MANNER. OUTLINE THE MAIN OBJECTIVES AND

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE POLICY OF DISINVESTMENT IN INDIA? HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD

REFORM DISINVESTMENT POLICY FOR GREATER ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY? [250 WORDS]

GS3: INDIA IMPORTS ALMOST 80 PER CENT OF ITS OIL AND BOASTS OF A WORLD-CLASS

HIGHCAPACITY REFINING INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMERCIALLY-

LED BUT STRATEGICALLY REGULATED STORAGE ALTERNATIVES A NO-BRAINER. EXAMINE

WHY INDIA SHOULD BUILD A STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE (SPR)? WHAT ARE THE


ENSURE THE ENERGY SECURITY? [200 WORDS]

GS3: A COUNTRY UNDERGOING CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT RESULTS INTO FOREIGN

LIABILITIES AND DEBTS WITH REST OF WORLD. THIS FURTHER LEADS TO PAYBACK OF

VALUABLE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES. EXPLAIN CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT AND IS

COMPONENTS. EXAMINE WHY CURRENT ACCOUNT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN

BOP? WHAT ARE THE STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE THE CAD? [250

WORDS]

GS3: A PLAN TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE BY EMULATING THE RACE TO PUT A MAN ON THE

MOON IS LAUNCHED RECENTLY, AIMING TO CHANNEL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RESEARCH

THAT WILL GIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMERCIAL LIFT OFF. WRITE A CRITICAL NOTE ON

THE GLOBAL APOLLO PROGRAMME AND EXAMINE WHY INDIA IS CONSIDERED AS PIVOTAL

TO THIS PROGRAM [200 words]


GS3: INDIA IS THE COUNTRY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRUG USE PROBLEMS, THE RATIONALITY OF

A FIXED DOSE COMBINATION IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND DEBATED ISSUE IN

TODAYS CLINICAL PRACTICE. WHAT IS FIXED DOSE COMBINATION? DISCUSS THE

RATIONALITY OF FDC AND ITS DEMERITS. EXAMINE THE ISSUE REGARDING FDC IN INDIAN

PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR. [250 WORDS]

GS2: BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE OBJECTIVES AND SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN OCEAN RIM

ASSOCIATION [IORA]? INDIAN OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION HAS LOST ITS RELEVANCE. DO YOU

AGREE? DO YOU THINK GLOBAL COMMONS APPROACH FAILED TO PROTECT MARINE

RESOURCES AND ENSURING ITS USAGE IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER? ADD A NOTE ON

BHUBANESHWAR DECLARATION? [250 WORDS]

GS-2 : THERE ARE MANY PRIMARY REASONS WHY INDIA MUST AND WILL EXPEDITE ITS

ENGAGEMENT WITH COUNTRIES IN WEST ASIA IN THE COMING MONTHS. EXAMINE WHY

INDIA SHOULD ENGAGE WITH WEST ASIA REGION. DISCUSS THE LONG TERM AND SHORT

TERM POLICY OPTIONS FOR INDIA IN THE CURRENT SITUATIONS TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT

ROLE IN SHAPING A MULTI-LATERAL WORLD ORDER [250 WORDS]

GS2: DEFINE THE TERM INTEREST GROUP AND DISTINGUISH THESE GROUPS FROM OTHER

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS. DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS.

DESCRIBE THE RESOURCES AND PRINCIPAL TACTICS USED BY INTEREST GROUPS TO

INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY. ANALYZE THE ROLE THAT INTEREST GROUPS PLAY IN THE

POLICY-MAKING PROCESS. [250 WORDS]

GS2: OFFICE OF GOVERNOR WAS INCORPORATED IN OUR CONSTITUTION TO MAINTAIN THE

LINK BETWEEN CENTER AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN FEDERAL INDIA. SOME STATE

GOVERNMENTS DEMAND FOR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION TO GIVE THE

ASSEMBLIES THE POWER TO IMPEACH GOVERNORS AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. CRITICS

ARGUE THAT IT WILL VIOLATE THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE. WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON THIS

ISSUE? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS ON GOVERNORS

APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS? [200 words]

GS2: GOOD GOVERNANCE IS ALL ABOUT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS. DISCUSS

THE RECENT E-GOVERNANCE PRAGATI PLATFORM LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF

INDIA. ANALYZE THE INTERACTIVE FEATURES OF PRAGATI AS A STEP FORWARD FOR E-

GOVERNANCE [200 WORDS]

GS2:URBAN LOCAL BODIES OR ULBS SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF INDIAS QUEST TO

DEVELOP SMART CITIES, AT A TIME WHEN THE COUNTRY IS URBANIZING RAPIDLY. EXAMINE

THE REASONS FOR SLOW PROGRESS OF REFORMS IN FUNCTIONING OF ULBS INSPITE OF

74TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ACT. DISCUSS THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS OF URBAN

STRATEGY IN INDIA SHOULD BE TO DEVELOP SMART CITIES. [200 WORDS]

GS2: WATER TRIBUNALS WERE SET UP AS ALTERNATIVES TO LONG-DRAWN COURTROOM

LITIGATION. THERE ARE MANY TRIBUNALS TO RESOLVE INTERSTATE WATER DISPUTES, BUT

THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO SET UP ONE TRIBUNAL TO REPLACE THEM ALL. DISCUSS THE

PROBLEMS OF INTER-STATE WATER DISPUTES ACT OF 1956. EXAMINE THE RECENT

CHANGES TO INTERSTATE RIVER WATER DISPUTE RESOLUTION. [200 WORDS]

GS1: WORLD HISTORY - DISCUSS THE EVENTS THAT LED TO BATTLE IN THE GALLIPOLI

PENINSULA IN TURKEY WHICH LAID THE GROUNDS FOR THE TURKISH WAR OF

INDEPENDENCE AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC. [200 WORDS]

GS1:DISCUSS THE EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF WORLD WAR TWO. BRIEFLY EXAMINE

THE TWO MAJOR OUTCOMES THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE WAR. [200 WORDS]


GS1: BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE TWO MILITARY ALLIANCES THAT FOUGHT WORLD WAR TWO.

DISCUSS WHAT WERE THE CAUSES THAT TRIGGERED FULL-FLEDGED WORLD WAR TWO?

[200 WORDS]

GS3: FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED UNDER THE CENTRALLY

SPONSORED SCHEMES OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITATS FOR

PROVIDING BETTER PROTECTION TO WILDLIFE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF ITS HABITAT.

DISCUSS THE IDWH SCHEME COMPONENTS. EVALUATE THE IDWH SCHEME WITH

SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SCHEME.

GS3: RECENTLY OUR PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT INDIA SHOULD EXPORT METALS AND NOT

MINERALS. IN THIS BACKGROUND, DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS - METALS & MINERALS?

HOW THEY DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER? DESCRIBE THE MINERAL RESOURCES IN INDIA AND

THEIR DISTRIBUTION? [250 WORDS]

GS3: GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF SOCIETAL PROBLEMS, THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF

PROVIDING GRANTS AND AID MAY NOT YIELD THE DESIRED IMPACT. SO DIFFERENT

INVESTMENT MODELS ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE PROFIT AND ALSO TO MAKE DESIRED

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS [250 WORDS]

GS3: INDIA HAS BEEN RANKED AT A LOWLY 100TH POSITION ON THE GLOBAL HUMAN

CAPITAL INDEX (HCI), WHICH MEASURES COUNTRIES ON DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

OF HUMAN CAPITAL. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY HUMAN CAPITAL. CRITICALLY EXAMINE

THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN CAPITAL? EXAMINE THE REASONS FOR LOW RANKING OF

INDIA IN HCI. [200 WORDS]

GS3: WHAT IS CCTV SYSTEM? WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CCTV SYSTEMS? DISCUSS THE

VARIOUS PURPOSES OF CCTV SYSTEM THAT WERE INCREASINGLY USED IN SECURITY

PURPOSES [200 WORDS]

GS3: INDIA IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON COAL FOR RUNNING POWER PLANTS & MORE THAN

65% OF INDIA-S INSTALLED POWER GENERATION CAPACITY IS DEPENDENT ON COAL. IF THIS

TREND CONTINUES. INDIA MAY EMERGE AS LARGEST EMITTER OF GHGs. IN THIS SITUATION,

ULTRA SUPER CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY MAY HELP INDIA TO REDUCE THE EMISSION GHGs.

THROW A LIGHT ON SUPER CRITICAL & ULTRA SUPER CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES & THEIR

IMPORTANCE IN ACHIEVING TWIN OBJECTIVES OF ENERGY SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT? [200 WORDS]

GS2: THE INTEGRATED JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF INDIA IS MARRED WITH PENDENCY OF CASES

DISCOURAGING JUSTICE SEEKER TO RETAIN FAITH IN THE SYSTEM. CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR PENDENCY OF CASES. EXAMINE THE SOLUTIONS GOVERNMENT

PROPOSED TO SOLVE THE PENDENCY CASES. [250 WORDS]

GS2: TRIBUNALS ARE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SPEEDY JUSTICE TO COMMON MAN. BUT

TRIBUNALS ARE FAILED IN THEIR OBJECTIVES. IN THIS BACKGROUND, CRITICALLY EXAMINE

THE FUNCTIONING OF VARIOUS TRIBUNALS IN INDIA. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS

ASSCOIATED WITH THEIR FUNCTIONING. GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO SOLVE SUCH

PROBLEMS? [250 WORDS]

GS2:ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OBSTACLES TO FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN INDIA HAS

BEEN THE LACK OF ADEQUATE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS. IN THIS REGARD,

CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

ACT. EXAMINE THE LIMITATIONS AND CONCERNS OF THE ACT WITH REGARD TO RECENT

AMENDMENTS [200 WORDS]


GS2: DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL SECURTIY SCHEMES LAUNCHED RECENTLY 1.

PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI BIMA YOJANA 2. PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA

YOJANA 3. ATAL PENSION YOJANA [100 WORDS EACH]

GS2: GOVERNMENT ADS ARE INCREASINGLY USED TO PUBLISH THE IMAGES OF POLITICIANS

AND GET POLITICAL MILEGAE. MANY GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS DO NOT CARRY

SUFFICIENT INFORMATION RELATED TO GOVERNMENT

SCHEMES/PROGRAMMES/INFORMATION. IT BECOMES A WASTAGE ON PUBLIC EXCHEQUER.

SO GOVERNMENT ADS SHOULD BE STOPPED COMPLETELY. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE

STATEMENT. CRITICALLY EXAMINE [250 WORDS]

GS2,GS3: GENERATION OF BLACK INCOME AND THEREBY ESTABLISHMENT OF PARALLEL

ECONOMY HAS BEEN CREATING SERIOUS IMPACTS ON THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM

OF THE COUNTRY. IN THIS REGARD, DISCUSS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RECENTLY

INTRODUCED BLACK MONEY BILL. EXAMINE HOW EFFECTIVELY THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

WILL CHECK THE BLACK MONEY MENACE.

GS:2,GS3: INDIAS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE REFLECTS THE

RECOGNITION THAT ITS ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL HIT A DEAD-END IF IT DOES NOT

EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AS A GOAL. DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

ON INDIA. CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE NAP TO ADDRESS THE BOTH CLIMATE CHANGE AND

ENERGY SECURITY [200 words]

GS2: IT IS TEN YEARS SINCE THE RTI ACT WAS PASSED; THE PERFORMANCE ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION FRONT IS FAR FROM PERFECT. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE DIFFICULTIES IN

IMPLEMENTATION OF RTI ACT. SUGGEST SOLUTION TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS DUE TO

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RTI ACT. [200 WORDS]

GS2: DISCUSS HOW INDIA-S LOOK EAST POLICY DIFFER FROM ACT EAST POLICY. WHY INDIA

ACTUALLY NEEDS TO ACT EAST? EXAMINE THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF ACT EAST

POLICY. WHAT INDIA NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE ACT EAST POLICY SUCCESSFUL? [200

WORDS]

GS2: CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE INDIA-S PREPAREDNESS TO ENSURE ITS OVERALL STABILITY,

SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY CONCERNS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION? WHAT

COMPETITION DOES IT FACE WITH CHINA IN THIS REGARD? DISCUSS THE INDIA-S COUNTER-

STRATEGY TO CHINAS MSR PROJECT IN THE IOR? [250 WORDS]

GS2: SOME POLITICAL ANALYSTS ARGUE THAT INDIA-S RELATIONSHIP WITH MONGOLIA IS

INSIGNIFICANT GIVEN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES AND LANDLOCKED

NATURE OF MONGOLIA. THEY ARGUE THAT POLITICAL VISITS TO MONGOLIA SHOULD BE

AVOIDED IN FUTURE COURSE. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT? GIVE YOUR ANSWER

BY QUOTING SUITBALE EXAMPLES? [250 WORDS]

GS3: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CAPITAL GOODS? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS

PROBLEMS BEING FACED BY INDIAN CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR? COMPARE INDIAN CAPITAL

SECTOR WITH CHINESE CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR? EXAMINE THE VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE

SUCCESS OF CHINESE CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRY? WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO MAKE OUR

CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE? [250 WORDS]

GS2: CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ONE RANK ONE PENSION SCHEME &

CONCERNS ASSCOIATED WITH ITS IMPLEMENTATION? [150 WORDS]

GS2: WITH REGARD TO THE UNDER-TRIALS CASES, MENTION THE RECENTLY SUPREME

COURT DIRECTION. CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE UNDER-TRIALS IN

THE INDIAN JAILS. EXAMINE THE SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE

UNDER-TRIAL CASES [200 WORDS]


GS3: THE US HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT POOR PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN INDIA AND HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO INITIATE AN OUT-OF-

CYCLE REVIEW OF INDIA-S IP POLICY. DISCUSS WHY IPR PROTECTION IS IMPORTANT FOR

INDIA? EXAMINE WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES IN INDIAN IPR REGIME. GIVE SUGGESTIONS

TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES IN IPR REGIME. [200 WORDS]

GS2: INDIA AND THE EU HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING A BILATERAL FREE TRADE AND

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (BTIA) SINCE 2007 AND HAVE MISSED SEVERAL DEADLINES TO

CONCLUDE THE TALKS. EXAMINE WHAT HINDERS THE INDIA EU TRADE TALKS? WHAT ARE

THE RECENT STEPS TAKEN BY INDIA TO DISMANTLE THE TRADE BARRIERS TO EASE TRADE

TALKS WITH EU? [250 WORDS]

GS3: INDIA RANKED SECOND IN WHEAT AND RICE PRODUCTION. WE REDUCED OUR

NUMBER OF MALNOURISHED CHILDREN EVEN THOUGH EVERY THIRD MALNOURISHED

CHILD IN THE WORLD TODAY LIVES IN INDIA. BUT MOST OF THE CHILDREN ARE FACING THE

PROBLEM OF NUTRITION HUNGER. BIOFORTIFICATION OFFERS SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE

PROBLEM OF HIDDEN HUNGER / NUTRITIONAL HUNGER. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE

STATEMENT? [250 WORDS]

GS2: INDIA- SOUTH KOREA RELATIONS: DISCUSS WHY INDIA-S TIES WITH SOUTH KOREA IS

IMPORTANT TO INDIA AND ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. EXAMINE THE VARIOUS AGREEMENTS

SIGNED DURING THE RECENT VISIT OF PM TO ENHANCE THE BILATERAL RELATIONS. [200

WORDS]

GS3:INDIA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONSUMERS OF GOLD IN THE WORLD AND IMPORTS AS

MUCH AS 800-1,000 TONNES OF THE METAL EACH YEAR BUT THE STOCK OF GOLD IN INDIA

THAT IS NEITHER TRADED NOR MONETIZED. EXAMINE HOW GOLD MONETISATION SCHEME

WILL HELP TO MOBILIZE THE IDLE GOLD IN THE COUNTRY. DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE AND

PURPOSE OF THIS SCHEME. [250 WORDS]

GS3: HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS MAY CAUSE HARM THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF TOXINS

OR BY THEIR ACCUMULATED BIOMASS, WHICH CAN AFFECT CO-OCCURRING ORGANISMS

AND ALTER FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS. WHAT ARE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS? DISCUSS THE

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS? [200 WORDS]

GS2: WHAT IS EXON FLORIO AMENDMENT? WHY INDIA NEEDS SUCH AN ACT NOW?

EXPERTS ARGUE THAT INSTEAD OF PUTTING BLANKET, PRE-INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS, WE

SHOULD OPT FOR LIBERALIZED FDI NORMS WITH POST INVESTMENT CHECKS AND

SCRUTINY. CRITICALLY EXAMINE [250 WORDS]

GS3: INDIA IS THE COUNTRY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRUG USE PROBLEMS, THE RATIONALITY OF

A FIXED DOSE COMBINATION IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND DEBATED ISSUE IN

TODAYS CLINICAL PRACTICE. WHAT IS FIXED DOSE COMBINATION? DISCUSS THE

RATIONALITY OF FDC AND ITS DEMERITS. EXAMINE THE ISSUE REGARDING FDC IN INDIAN

PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR. [250 WORDS]

GS3: DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE AND MANDATE OF TERRITORIAL ARMY & ITS ROLE IN

ASSISTING ARMY? [150 WORDS]

GS2: CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) WHICH WILL CREATE A NETWORK OF

ROADS, RAILWAYS AND PIPELINES LINKING CHINAS RESTIVE WEST TO THE ARABIAN SEA

THROUGH PAKISTAN. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE CHALLENGES DOES THE REALIZATION OF

THIS PROJECT. DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA AND THE REGION? [200 WORDS]

GS2: THE STRENGTH OF IBSA IS THE SHARED VISION OF THE THREE COUNTRIES THAT

DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT ARE MUTUALLY REINFORCING AND KEY TO SUSTAINABLE

PEACE AND STABILITY. DISCUSS THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF IBSA


FORUM. BRIEFLY ELABORATE THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF IBSA FORUM WHICH

CONNECTING INDIA, BRAZIL, AND SOUTH AFRICA AT ALL LEVELS [200 WORDS]

GS3: DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HANDLOOM SECTOR. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE ISSUES

AND PROBLEMS IN HANDLOOM SECTOR IN INDIA. WHAT MEASURES NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY

THE GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW THIS INDUSTRY.

GS3: CONSOLIDATION IN THE BANKING SECTOR MAY PAVE THE WAY FOR STRONGER

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. DISCUSS WHY BANK CONSOLIDATION IS NEEDED FOR COUNTRY

LIKE INDIA. EXAMINE THE PROS AND CONS OF BANK CONSOLIDATION. [200 WORDS]

GS3:DISCUSS THE ISSUES IN INDIAN DEEP SEA FISHING SECTOR. EXAMINE THE RECENT

MEENAKUMARI COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REVIEW THE DEEP SEA FISHING

POLICY. CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE CONCERNS OF TRADITIONAL FISHING COMMUNITIES

REGARDING THIS POLICY RECOMMENDATION.[250 WORDS]

GS3: BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE INDIA RESOURCES AND ITS CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS THE

POVERTY. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE INDIAS AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVITY SINCE

INDEPENDENCE. DISCUSS HOW FAR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION MET COUNTRY FOOD

SECURITY [200 WORDS]

GS3: DISCUSS RECENTLY APPROVED MISSIONS -SMART CITIES MISSION AND ATAL MISSION

FOR REJUVENATION AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION (AMRUT) TO DRIVE ECONOMIC

GROWTH AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

GS3: CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE INDIAS EARTHQUAKE RISKS AND VULNERABILITY. EXAMINE

THE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH SEISMIC RISK IN INDIA. DISCUSS THE INSTITUTIONAL

MECHANISMS ESTABLISHED IN INDIA TO DEAL WITH DISASTER MANAGEMENT. DISCUSS THE

MEASURES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS ABOUT DISASTER MANAGEMENT

GS1,GS3: EXPLAIN THE TERMS SEISMOGRAPH, RICHTER SCALE. BRIEFLY EXPLAIN ABOUT

SEISMOMETER AND ITS FUNCTIONS. EXPLAIN HOW SEISMOMETERS WORK? [200 WORDS]

GS3: RECENTLY 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE WAS OBSERVED. IN THIS

BACKGROUND, DISCUSS THE OBJECTIVES AND VARIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS OF HUBBLE SPACE

TELESCOPE? [150 WORDS]

GS2,GS3: THE INDIRECT TAX SYSTEM IN INDIA IS CURRENTLY MIRED IN MULTI-LAYERED

TAXES LEVIED BY THE CENTRE AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE

SUPPLY CHAIN. IN THIS BACKGROUND, HOW INTRODUCTION OF GST WILL SIMPLIFY TAX

COMPLIANCE FOR BUSINESSES AND LEAD TO GREATER EFFICIENCY IN TAX

ADMINISTRATION? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS FEATURES OF 122ND

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL? [250 WORDS]

GS3/GS3: CRITICALLY EXAMINE WHY ARE FARM DISTRESS(SUICIDES)IN INDIA SO HIGH?

DISCUSS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS? SUGGEST THE

WAY FORWARD FOR THE AGRARIAN CRISIS.

GS1: DISCUSS THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE PLATE BOUNDARIES AND EARTHQUAKES.

EXAMINE TECTONIC PLATES AND PLATE BOUNDARIES AND ITS TYPES.

GS2: CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE SALIENT FEATURES OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 2000 AND THE

RECENTLY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO IT? EXAMINE THE VARIOUS FLAWS THAT AFFECT

THE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF OUR JUSTICE JUVENILE SYSTEM? DO YOU THINK THE

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL BALANCE IN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD WHILE

DETERRING THEM FROM INVOLVING IN HEINOUS CRIMES? COMMENT [250 WORDS]

GS2: THE SPEAKER IS LOOKED UPON AS THE TRUE GUARDIAN OF THE TRADITIONS OF

PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY. DISCUSS THE ROLE OF SPEAKER IN PARLIAMENTARY


DEMOCRACY? EXAMINE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SPEAKER WITH REGARD TO REGULATING

THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE? [250 WORDS]

MANY STATE GOVERNMENTS CREATE THE POST OF PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES TO

ENSURE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE

STATEMENT? CRITICALLY ANALYZE [200 WORDS]

GS3: THE ADVANCEMENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DEMAND A NEW

COMPUTING PARADIGM THAT SUPPORTS DELIVERY OF COMPUTING SERVICES WITHOUT

INSTALLING THEM AT LOCAL SITES. IN THIS REGARD, DISCUSS THE NEED OF CLOUD

COMPUTING AND ITS CHALLENGES. EXAMINE HOW CLOUD COMPUTING ADOPTION WILL

HELP INDIA TO DIGITAL PROSPERITY? [250 WORDS]

GS1: WORLD HISTORY - DISCUSS THE EVENTS THAT LED TO BATTLE IN THE GALLIPOLI

PENINSULA IN TURKEY WHICH LAID THE GROUNDS FOR THE TURKISH WAR OF

INDEPENDENCE AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC. [200 WORDS]

GS2: DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY IN THE SOCIETY?

EXAMINE THE RECENT INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE JUDICIARY AND THE EXECUTIVE TO

PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD THE TRANSGENDER PERSONS.[250 WORDS]

GS3 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS SEEN AS AN EFFECTIVE POLICY INSTRUMENT THAT

WOULD BE RELEVANT TO A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND

POLITICAL CONCERNS. DISCUSS BRIEFLY ABOUT INDIAN IPR REGIME. CRITICALLY EXAMINE

THE NATURE AND CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIAN IPR REGIME. [250 WORDS]

GS1: DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS THRUST FAULT, BLIND THRUST EARTHQUAKES.

WRITE SHORTLY REGARDING THE REASONS FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF MASSIVE

EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK NEPAL RECENTLY? [150 WORDS]

WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE TERM- REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT? EXAMINE

ITS IMPORTANCE IN REDUCING RED TAPISM & EASE OF DOING BUSINESS? DO YOU THINK IT

IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR INDIA TO ADOPT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN DECISION

MAKING? COMMENT. [250 WORDS]

GS2,GS3: MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS ARE FACING CHOICES ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE THE

UNENDING STREAM OF WASTE GENERATED BY THEIR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

RECENTLY NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL (NGT) PERMITTED TO TO USE INCINERATOR

TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING REFUSE DERIVED FUEL (RDF), COMMONLY KNOWN AS

WASTE-TO-ENERGY. IN THIS BACKGROUND, WHAT IS REFUSE DERIVED FUEL [RDF] AND ITS

BENEFITS? HOW RDF WILL HELP TO MEET ENERGY SECURITY? [200 WORDS]

GS2,GS3: MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS ARE FACING CHOICES ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE THE

UNENDING STREAM OF WASTE GENERATED BY THEIR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

RECENTLY NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL (NGT) PERMITTED TO TO USE INCINERATOR

TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING REFUSE DERIVED FUEL (RDF), COMMONLY KNOWN AS

WASTE-TO-ENERGY. IN THIS BACKGROUND, WHAT IS REFUSE DERIVED FUEL [RDF] AND ITS

BENEFITS? HOW RDF WILL HELP TO MEET ENERGY SECURITY? [200 WORDS]

GS3 - KNOWLEDGE HAS NOW BECOME THE MEANS TO RAISE INDIA AS AN ECONOMIC

SUPER POWER. IN THIS BACKGROUND, DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES THAT INDIA HAS TO

BECOME A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE INDIAS TRANSITION SINCE

POST ECONOMIC REFORM TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ECONOMY IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

[200 WORDS]

GS3: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DNA BARCODING? DNA BARCODING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO

CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE. JUSTIFY THE STATEMENT WITH EXAMPLES [200

WORDS]


GS1 DISCUSS THE EARLY CAREER OF GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO

INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE

GS2: DESPITE STARK CONTRAST IN MANY OF BILATERAL ISSUES BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA,

BOTH DEVELOPMENTAL SIMILARITIES HAVE PRIORITIES ON MANY GLOBAL ISSUES. DISCUSS

THE INDIA AND CHINAS POSITION ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES TO PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN

GLOBAL ORDER.

GS2: WHAT DOES CIVIL SOCIETY MEANS? DISCUSS THE EVOLUTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY

POSTINDEPENDENCE IN INDIA AND HOW THE FUNCTIONING OF PRESENT MODERN CIVIL

SOCIETY OF INDIA. HOW CIVIL SOCIETY SHOULD BE IMPROVED ITS FUNCTIONING TO

REDUCE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE SOCIETY.

GS3: THE SHIFT TO ECOLOGICAL FARMING HAS BECOME NECESSARY FOR RENEWAL OF THE

EARTHS VITAL RESOURCES, FOR LOWERING COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND FOR INCREASING

FOOD SECURITY. IN THIS REGARD, DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF ORGANIC FARMING WITH THE

KEY CHARACTERISTICS FEATURES.

GS3:FINANCIAL INCLUSION, MEASURED AS HAVING AN ACCOUNT THAT ALLOWS ADULTS TO

STORE MONEY AND MAKE AND RECEIVE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS, IS CRITICAL TO ENDING

POVERTY. BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION. EXPLAIN HOW ACCESS TO

FINANCIAL SERVICES CAN SERVE BRIDGE OUT OF POVERTY WHICH WAS THE AIM OF

RECENTLY LAUNCHED PM JAN DHAN YOJANA?

GS2: SPECIAL ARTICLE ON NAXALISM ESSAY- Q1. WILL THE GREATEST FUTURE SECURITY

THREATS TO INDIA BE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY?, Q2 NAXALISM THE

BIGGEST SECURITY THREAT TO INDIA. Q3 -NAXALISM: THE MAOIST CHALLENGE TO THE

INDIAN STATE.

GS3:DEBT MANAGEMENT IS A SPECIALIZED AREA WHERE ONE HAS TO KEEP TRACK OF

MATURITY OF THE BORROWINGS AND THE YIELDS AND THE OVERALL DEBT. IN THIS

REGARD, DISCUSS THE NEED FOR PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (PDMA). EXAMINE

THE ISSUE BETWEEN RBI AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CREATING PDMA.

WHAT WILL BE THE RELATIONSHIP OF RBI WITH GOVERNMENT AFTER CREATION OF PDMA.

WHY DO YOU THINK RBI SHOULD CONTINUE THE DEBT MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE

COUNTRY. WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PDMA.

WHAT WILL BE THE RELATIONSHIP OF RBI WITH GOVERNMENT AFTER CREATION OF PDMA.

WHY DO YOU THINK RBI SHOULD CONTINUE THE DEBT MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE

COUNTRY. WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PDMA.

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE FEATURES- STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC DEBT

MANAGEMENT AGENCY [PDMA] AS OUTLINED IN THE FINANCE ACT, 2015. DISCUSS THE

FUNCTIONS OF PDMA.

GS3 CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS BEING FACED BY RUBBER INDUSTRY IN

INDIA? DO YOU THINK LAUNCHING OF NATIONAL RUBBER POLICY WILL ADDRESS THESE

CHALLENGES? [250 WORDS]

GS2/GS3 CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS FACTORS THAT PUSH THE FARMERS TO

COMMIT SUICIDE IN INDIA? DO YOU THINK BT OR GMO COTTON IS AN IMPORTANT FOR

INCREASING NUMBER OF FARMERS SUICIDES IN INDIA? GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO

ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF INCREASING FARMERS SUICIDES IN INDIA? [250 WORDS]

THE WORLDS POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEARLY 9 BILLION BY 2040 AND

NET ELECTRICITY GENERATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 93 PERCENT TO SUPPORT THIS

GROWTH. DESPITE ITS HUGE POTENTIAL, CURRENT NUCLEAR REACTORS ARE NOT FREE

FROM LIMITATIONS. IN THIS BACKGROUND, CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE IMPORTANCE OF


TRAVELING WAVE REACTORS (TWR) & ITS ADVANTAGES OVER CURRENT LIGHT WATER

REACTORS? [200 WORDS]

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE INDIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY ISSUES. DISCUSS THE MEASURES TO BE

TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE SUGAR INDUSTRY CRISIS.

INDIA CANADA RELATIONS: DISCUSS THE INDIA CANADA BILATERAL RELATIONS ON

VARIOUS ASPECTS. EXAMINE THE RECENT VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER TO CANADA IN

WHICH VARIOUS AGREEMENTS SIGNED TO ELEVATE THEIR RELATIONS TO A STRATEGIC

PARTNERSHIP.

THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH MANY CONTRADICTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, INDIA IS ATTEMPTING

TO SHIFT FROM CONSUMPTION LED GROWTH TO INVESTMENT LED GROWTH AND CHINA IS

TRYING TO SHIFT ITS ECONOMY FROM INVESTMENT LED GROWTH TO CONSUMPTION LED

GROWTH. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE CONTRADICTIONS? CRITICALLY EXAMINE

WHY INDIA AND CHINA ARE TRYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF GROWTH STRATEGIES DESPITE

BEING DEVELOPING ECONOMIES? [250 WORDS]

GS 3 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY TITBITS 1. AGNI III 2. INS VISHAKHAPATNAM 3. ROSETTA

MISSION

INDIA-GERMANY RELATIONS: BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND

COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA- GERMANY. MENTION THE

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AFTER PRIME MINISTER VISIT TO GERMANY.

WHAT IS BUS RAPID TRANSIT? WHAT ARE THE BENEFIS AND DISBENEFITS OF BRT SYSTEMS?

EXAMINE THE BRT IMPACTS. EXAMINE IS BRT SYSTEM IS AN EMERGING OPTION IN URBAN

TRANSPORTATION POLICY.

FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED UNDER THE CENTRALLY SPONSORED

SCHEMES OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITATS FOR PROVIDING BETTER

PROTECTION TO WILDLIFE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF ITS HABITAT. DISCUSS THE IDWH

SCHEME COMPONENTS. EVALUATE THE IDWH SCHEME WITH SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE

THE SCHEME.

INDIGENIZATION OF THE INDIAN DEFENCE SECTOR IS IMPORTANT FOR ADDRESSING THE

LONG TERM SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE NATION. IN THIS REGARD, WHAT ARE THE

EFFORTS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE DEFENCE INDIGENIZATION? MENTION

RECENT MEASURES TAKEN IN DEFENCE SECTOR REFORMS.

DOMESTIC REMITTANCE MARKET IS GROWING AT AN EXTREMELY FAST PACE. DISCUSS THE

BENEFITS OF DOMESTIC REMITTANCES FOR FURTHERING THE INDIAN GROWTH STORY.

THE WORLD BANK HAS SAID INDIA CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADING NATION IN

REMITTANCES PULLING IN USD 70 BILLION FROM ITS GLOBAL MIGRANT WORKFORCE IN

2014. DISCUSS THE REASONS FOR INDIA BEING A LEADING NATION IN REMITTANCES.

DISCUSS THE DR. B.R. AMBEDKARS CONTRIBUTION IN SHAPING MODERN INDIA.

INDIA FRANCE RELATIONS: POLITICAL, STRATEGIC ,ECONOMIC,CULTURAL.. RECENT VISIT

OF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER TO FRANCE.

WHAT IS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY? HOW CAC IS DIFFERENT FROM CURRENT

ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY? WHAT IS THE POSITION OF INDIA IN CAC?

ACID ATTACK IS SUCH A HEINOUS FORM OF CRIME WHICH MAKES THE LIFE OF THE VICTIM

MISERABLE. EXAMINE THE ACID THROWING ISSUE WITH SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES TO

PREVENT THE ACID ATTACK.

SPECIAL ARTICLE ON NORTHEAST INDIA CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE HISTORICAL REASONS

FOR THE CONFLICT IN NORTHEAST INDIA. EXAMINE THE ISSUES OF GOVERNANCE, CAUSES

AND CONCERN SINCE INDEPENDENCE.


DISCUSS THE EVOLUTION OF BENGAL SCHOOL OF ART? WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON SALIENT

FEATURES OF BENGAL SCHOOL OF ART? MENTION SOME OF PROMINENT ARTISTS OF THIS

SCHOOL.

WHAT IS MEAN BY CREDIT RATINGS? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF

CREDIT RATING AGENCIES? DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF CREDIT RATING AGENCIES.

DISCUSS WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY? WHY IS NET NEUTRALITY IMPORTANT FOR

BUSINESSES?CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE PROS AND CONS OF NET NEUTRALITY?

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH OF THE INDIAN

AVIATION SECTOR. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS FACING AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE

AVIATION SECTOR. DISCUSS THE WAY AHEAD TO REALIZE THE VISION OF BECOMING THE

THIRD LARGEST AVIATION MARKET BY 2020.

EXAMINE THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL (FCTC) TREATY.

DISCUSS THE WHOS GLOBAL STRATEGY TO PREVENT TOBACCO PRODUCTS. MENTION THE

ARTICLE -11 OF WHO FCTC. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE PICTORIAL WARNING LABELS ON TOBACCO

PRODUCTS.

WHAT IS SILICOSIS? WHICH INDUSTRIES HAVE THE RISK OF SILICOSIS? WHAT ARE THE

SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS OF SILICOSIS?

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HAS BECOME A UNIVERSAL THEME TO DESCRIBE THE

AMALGAMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HUMAN WISDOM. EXAMINE

THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS DIMENSIONS. WHAT CONSTITUTES

GOOD DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

MILLIONS OF COMMON MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY, WHO RUN SMALL

BUSINESSES, HAVE ALMOST REMAINED OUTSIDE THE NET OF FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL

FINANCE, IN SPITE OF THEIR LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECONOMY. EXAMINE THE ROLE

AND FUNCTIONS OF MUDRA BANK? CRITICALLY EXAMINE HOW MUDRA BANK WILL

FURTHER THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION.

KNOWLEDGE BASED INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED TO FARMERS THROUGH A NUMBER

OF WEB AND MOBILE BASED APPLICATIONS. EXAMINE THE NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN

IN AGRICULTURE WHICH BENEFITED THE FARMERS. MENTION SOME OF THE ICT INITIATIVES

UNDER NEGP-A.

REAL ESTATE (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) BILL IS AIMED AT PROVIDING REGULATION

IN THE SECTOR, BESIDES PROTECTING BUYERS FROM ERRING DEVELOPERS AND USHER IN

AN ERA OF TRANSPARENCY. WHY REAL ESTATE SECTOR NEED TO BE REGULATED? DISCUSS

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL. EXAMINE HOW THE REAL ESTATE REGULATION BILL PAVES

THE WAY FOR INVESTMENT IN THIS SECTOR TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE OF HOUSING FOR

ALL.

WHAT IS MONETARY TRANSMISSION? HOW MONETARY TRANSMISSION EFFECTIVENESS

WILL BE IDENTIFIED? WHAT ARE THE FACTORS INHIBITING THE MONETARY TRANSMISSION

PROCESS IN INDIA?

SPECIAL ARTICLE ON PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL)- ORIGIN OF PIL , HISTROY OF PIL,

OBJECTIVES ,NATURE OF PIL, CONSTITIONAL BACKING , ETC..

MISSION INDRADHANUSH WITH THE AIM OF EXPANDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE TO

ALL CHILDREN ACROSS INDIA BY YEAR 2020. EXAMINE THE OBJECTIVES OF MISSION

INDRADHANUSH. DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THE MISSION TO EXPAND FULL IMMUNIZATION

COVERAGE BY 2020.

AIR QUALITY INDEX TO ACT AS ONE NUMBER- ONE COLOUR-ONE DESCRIPTION TO JUDGE

THE AIR QUALITY FOR COMMON MAN. WHAT IS NATIONAL AIR QUALITY INDEX? HOW AQI


WILL HELP IN URBAN AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION? WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AQI

WITH IDENTIFYING HEALTH IMPACTS.

AIIB HAS BEEN CONTENTIOUS FROM ITS CONCEPTION, POLARIZING GOVERNMENTS WHILE

STRENGTHENING CHINAS GLOBAL INFLUENCE. DISCUSS WHY IS CHINA CREATING A NEW

DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR ASIA? WHY AIIB CONSIDERED AS A NEW WORLD ORDER?

WITH INEFFECTIVE CABLE COMPETITION AND LACK OF TERRESTRIAL ALTERNATIVES, DTH

PLAYERS HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD STRONG, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES.

DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL OF DTH SERVICES IN INDIA. EXAMINE THE RECENT TRAI

RECOMMENDATIONS ON NEW DTH LICENSING POLICY FOR THE LEVEL PLAYING TO

SUBSCRIBERS AS WELL AS OPERATORS.

SUSTAINABILITY IS THE KEY TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

ISSUES. CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE SOLUTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS.

LARGE HADRON COLLIDER- WHAT DOES LHC STAND FOR? WHAT IS THE LHC? WHY LHC?

WHAT WILL THE LHC DO?

FARM INCOME INSURANCE SCHEME (FIIS) MIGHT BE THE RIGHT INSTRUMENT TO

INTEGRATE FARM-LEVEL SUBSIDIES AND REMOVE LEAKAGES IN THE SYSTEM. DISCUSS THE

OBJECTIVES OF FARM INCOME INSURANCE SCHEME. EXAMINE THE ISSUES AND

CONSTRAINTS IN THE FIIS. SUGGEST HOW TO IMPROVE THE RISK MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE

TAKEN IN AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE.

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL FRAMEWORK, WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED ON 2 APRIL 2015, IRAN

AGREED TENTATIVELY TO ACCEPT SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE NUCLEAR DEAL FOR THE

REGION. EXAMINE THE GEO-POLITICAL AND GEO-STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA.

TITBITS GLOBAL RESILIENCE INDEX, AMARAVATHI- NEW CAPITAL CITY, FAME INDIA

SCHEME

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE ARE THE TWO DRIVING FORCES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ANY COUNTRY. IN THIS REGARD, DISCUSS THE RECENTLY

LAUNCHED PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA (PMKVY) FOR IMPARTING SKILL

DEVELOPMENT TO THE YOUTH POPULATION.

THE RAPIDLY INCREASING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IS NOW POSING A

MAJOR THREAT NOT ONLY TO THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATIONS BUT ALSO TO THE

COUNTRYS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE STATUS OF

NCDS. EXAMINE THE STRATEGY ADOPTED FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NCDS AT

THE GLOBAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRORISM? WHAT ARE THE

LINKAGES BETWEEN THEM? CRITICALLY EXAMINE HOW THEY ARE RELEVANT IN INDIAN

CONTEXT. ILLUSTRATE

WITH AN AIM TO MAKE INDIA A SIGNIFICANT PARTNER IN GLOBAL TRADE BY 2020,

RECENTLY THE GOVERNMENT UNVEILED A NEW FOREIGN TRADE POLICY (FTP). DISCUSS THE

VISION, GOAL AND OBJECTIVES UNDERPINNING INDIAS FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2015-20.

WHAT IS MEAN BY BLOOD RAIN PHENOMENON? WHAT ARE THE REASONS OBSERVED FOR

THIS BLOOD RAIN PHENOMENON? DISCUSS SOME OF THE THEORIES PROPOUNDED FOR

THIS WITH THEORIES RELATED TO INDIA(KERALA RED RAIN THEORIES).

WHAT IS RADAR AND SONAR? HOW RADAR AND SONAR WORKS? WHAT ARE THE

APPLICATIONS OF RADAR AND SONAR?


WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING? WHAT ARE THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF ORGANIC FARMING?

DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT FEATURES OF INDIAN ORGANIC SECTOR. EXAMINE THE FUTURE

PROSPECTS IN ORGANIC FARMING.

WHAT IS SHADOW BANKING? DISCUSS THE EVOLUTION OF SHADOW BANKING IN INDIA?

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE SHADOW BANKING?

DEMOCRACY IN BHUTAN IS TRULY A RESULT OF THE DESIRE, ASPIRATION AND COMPLETE

COMMITMENT OF THE MONARCHY TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE AND THE

COUNTRY. DISCUSS THE BHUTANS WAY FROM KINGDOM TO DEMOCRATIC AND

CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY.

INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS BUILDING TIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -65TH ANNIVERSARY OF

ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.

TODAY, NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE THE HEART OF AVIATION AND SHIPPING, BE IT CIVIL OR

MILITARY. EXAMINE THE INDIAS NAVIGATION SATELLITE IRNSS ITS COMPONENTS,

SERVICES OFFERED, AND APPLICATIONS OF IRNSS.

WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING? WHY HAS CYBERBULLYING BECOME A PROBLEM IN RECENT

DAYS? HOW CAN BE ANYONE PROTECTED FROM CYBERBULLYING?

AS THE NATION IS FACING AN INCREASING DEMAND SUPPLY GAP IN ENERGY, IT IS

IMPORTANT TO TAP THE SOLAR POTENTIAL TO MEET THE ENERGY NEEDS. DISCUSS THE

POTENTIAL OF SOLAR ENERGY IN INDIA. EXAMINE THE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO

DEVELOP SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR. WHAT ARE THE FACTORS DRIVING THE GROWTH OF

SOLAR ENERGY AND CHALLENGES FACED BY THIS SECTOR IN INDIA.

FOOD SAFETY IS CRITICAL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AS FOOD-BORNE DISEASES AFFECT PEOPLES

WELL-BEING,STRAIN HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS, AND ADVERSELY IMPACT NATIONAL

ECONOMIES, TOURISM AND TRADE. CRITICALLY EXAMINE WHY FOOD SAFETY SHOULD BE

GIVEN PRIORITY IN THE REGION AND GLOBALLY. DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FOOD

SAFETY. WHAT ARE THE KEY MEASURES TO BE PROMOTED FOR FOOD SAFETY?

THE PRESENT DAY PROSPERITY, FREEDOM AND EFFICIENCY IN THE MODERN CITY STATE

FIND THEIR ROOTS IN LEE KUAN YEWS VISION AND LEGACY. DISCUSS THE

TRANSFORMATION OF SINGAPORE FROM A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY TO A FIRST WORLD

NATION.SUGGEST WHAT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD ADOPT STRATEGIES FROM

SINGAPORE MODEL.

INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT HAS IMMENSE POTENTIAL FOR PASSENGER AS WELL AS

DOMESTIC CARGO TRANSPORTATION. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE BENEFITS OF INLAND

WATERWAYS TRANSPORT? WHY GOVERNMENT WANTED TO CREATE MORE NATIONAL

WATERWAYS? WHAT ARE THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF NATIONAL WATERWAYS?

SAGARMALA PROJECT HAS BEEN ENVISIONED TO PROVIDE PORTS AND THE SHIPPING THE

RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE INDIAN ECONOMY AND TO ENABLE PORT-LED DEVELOPMENT.

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE CONSTRAINTS IN INDIAS MARITIME SECTOR. DISCUSS THE

OBJECTIVES OF SAGARMALA PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS BLUE

REVOLUTION. EXAMINE HOW IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TO

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL ECONOMIC ZONE.

2015 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF UN BIOLOGICAL

WEAPONS CONVENTION. IN THIS BACKGROUND, DISCUSS THE FEATURES AND IMPORTANT

PROVISIONS OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION? [200 WORDS]


AGRICULTURE IS CONSISTENTLY LOSING ITS IMPORTANCE IN INDIAS ECONOMIC GROWTH.

DESPITE THE FACT THAT INDIAS FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED

OVER THE DECADES, THE SAME IS NOT BEING CAPITALIZED TO INCREASE THE REVENUE AND

PROFIT MARGINS OF FARMERS. BROADLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS FACTORS PLAGUE THE

GROWTH OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE SECTOR? GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO REVIVE THE

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH? [250 WORDS]

TITBITS GS3 1. GREEN SPOTTED PUFFER FISH, 2. AKASH MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM, 3.

NEMO MISSION [ 100 WORDS EACH]

CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE POLICY OBJECTIVES OF THE INDIAS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

POLICY.

THE INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA WAS INTRODUCED TO PROVIDE PARTIAL

WAGE COMPENSATION DURING PREGNANCY, BUT VARIOUS ISSUES PLAGUE ITS

IMPLEMENTATION. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS OF IGMSY?

DISCUSS THE ISSUES PLAGUING THE IGMSY IMPLEMENTATION. WRITE HOW TO IMPROVE

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCHEME?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY M-SAND? WHAT IS THE REASON FOR INCREASING DEMAND FOR

M-SAND OVER NATURAL SAND? EXAMINE THE PROS AND CONS OF USING M-SAND OVER

NATURAL SAND? [250 WORDS]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SEAWEED? WHY SEAWEED BASED BIOETHANOL FUEL GAINED

MOMENTUM? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SEAWEED FARMING?

WHAT IS ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE? WHY ANTIBIOTICS USED IN LIVESTOCK SECTOR? DISCUSS

THE RECENT CONCERN ABOUT USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK?

RESOLVING THE BORDER CRISIS WOULD GREASE THE WHEELS FOR FUTURE COOPERATION,

DEVELOPMENT, AND TRADE IN THE REGION. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE LAND BOUNDARY

AGREEMENT(LBA) SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR

REASONS FOR OPPOSING THIS LBA. DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS LBA AGREEMENT.

WHAT IS COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB? ARE COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS

DANGEROUS? WHY MERCURY IN CFL SHOULD BE CONCERN NOW?

WHAT IS SECTION 66-A OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT? WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH

THIS ACT? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE APEX COURT JUDGEMENT ON THIS SECTION 66-A OF IT

ACT. MENTION SOME OF THE INSTANCES WERE GOVERNMENT MISUSED THIS PROVISION.

DO YOU THINK POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA SHOULD BE BROUGHT UNDER THE RIGHT TO

INFORMATION ACT AND TREATED AS PUBLIC AUTHORITIES? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE

ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST OF THE MENTIONED SUBJECT.

SPECIAL ARTICLE ON TUBERCULOSIS(TB) -MDR-TB,XDR-TB,TDR-B

DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS OBJECTIVES, PHASES AND COMPONENTS OF REVISED NATIONAL

TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM (RNTCP)? WRITE SHORT NOTE ON STOP TB STRATEGY?

WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY 2015: FACTS ABOUT THE EPIDEMIC

TO ESTABLISH FINANCIAL HUBS SUCH AS LONDON AND SINGAPORE, INDIA SHOULD SET UP

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (SEZ) FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES . DISCUSS THE INDIAS POSITION

IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL BUSINESS. WHY IN INDIA NEED TO SET UP FINANCIAL SEZ? DISCUSS

SHORTLY ON PERCY MISTRY REPORT RECOMMENDATION ON FINANCIAL SEZ.

WHAT IS AEROPONICS TECHNIQUE? WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THIS AEROPONICS

TECHNIQUE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THIS TECHNIQUE?

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE OBJECTIVE AND FEATURES OF SKILL INDIA. HOW IT IS DIFFERENT

FROM PREVIOUS SKILL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES? DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES OF SKILL INDIA.


WHAT IS 5/20 RULE IN INDIAN AVIATION SECTOR. CRITICALLY EXAMINE ITS IMPACT ON

INDIAN AVIATION SECTOR? MENTION THE RECENTLY PROPOSED RULE TO REPLACE 5/20

RULE?

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF PRISONS IN INDIA.WRITE DOWN THE VARIOUS

MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT IN PRISONS REFORMS.

COAL MINES( SPECIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2015-WRITE THE OBJECTIVES AND SALIENT

FEATURES OF THE COAL MINES( SPECIAL PROVISIONS) BILL,2015 WHICH WAS PASSED BY

PARLIAMENT RECENTLY?

THE MAIN ISSUE TO ADDRESS IS NOT JUST PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT BUT INCREASING THE

EMPLOYABILITY OF THE LABOUR FORCE IN INDIA. WHY LABOUR REFORMS IS MUST FOR

EMPLOYMENT LED GROWTH? WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY CHANGES REQUIRED IN LABOUR

LAWS? MENTION SOME RECENT LABOUR LAWS REFOMS?

WATER CONSERVATION REASONS FOR INCREASE IN DEMAND OF WATER, METHODS OF

WATER CONSERVATION

WHAT ARE FRAGILE FIVE ECONOMIES? ENUMERATE THE REASONS FOR INCLUSION OF

INDIA IN FRAGILE FIVE GROUP? GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE INDIAN ECONOMIC

GROWTH?

FED TAPERING- WHAT IT IS? WHY US FEDERAL RESERVE TAPERING? IMPACT OF FED

TAPERING ON EMERGING ECONOMIES INCLUDING INDIA? WHAT ARE STEPS TAKEN BY INDIA

TO TACKLE THE EFFECTS OF FED TAPERING?

LANDMINES ARE A GLOBALLY CONDEMNED AND BANNED WEAPON DUE TO THEIR

INHERENTLY INDISCRIMINATE NATURE. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE UN MINE BAN TREATY.

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FACING BY THE GLOBAL STATES TO IMPLEMENT IT. WHAT IS

THE INDIAS STAND MINE BAN TREATY.

HYDROGEN FUEL CELL- WHAT IT IS? HOW IT WORKS?WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OVER

CONVENTIONAL POWER SOURCES.

INDIA A BRIGHT SPOT ON A CLOUDY GLOBAL HORIZON AND INDIA HAS THE POTENTIAL

TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF ITS ECONOMY BY 2019 COMPARED TO 2009 SAID BY THE IMF

CHIEF CHRISTINE LAGARDE ON INDIA. DISCUSS SOME OF THE REASONS WHY IMF CHIEF

CHRISTINE LAGARDE IS BULLISH ON INDIA.

THE TRIBUNALS WERE ESTABLISHED WITH THE OBJECT OF PROVIDING A SPEEDY, CHEAP

AND DECENTRALISED DETERMINATION OF DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF THE VARIOUS

WELFARE LEGISLATIONS. WHAT IS TRIBUNAL? WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF TRIBUNALS IN

INDIA? HOW TRIBUNALS DIFFER FROM COURTS?

AS A SECOND LARGEST SUGARCANE PRODUCER,INDIA THERE IS A SHORTFALL DUE TO

WHICH THE EBP HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED TILL NOW. WHAT IS ETHANOL

BLENDING? WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF ETHANOL BLENDING PROGRAMME. GIVE

SOME SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE EBP SUCCESSFUL TO MEET ENERGY SECURITY.

AS A COUNTRY LIKE INDIA WHICH IS LARGEST CRUDE OIL IMPORTER TO MEET ITS ENERGY

SECURITY IS PRONE TO GLOBAL SHOCKS. WHY INDIA SHOULD BUILD A STRATEGIC

PETROLEUM RESERVE(SPR) STORAGE SIMILAR TO USA, JAPAN AND CHINA? WHAT ARE THE


ENSURE THE ENERGY SECURITY?

THE INTRODUCTION OF APA RULES IS A SILVER LINING TO THE AGGRESSIVE TRANSFER

PRICING AUDIT REGIME IN INDIA AND MAY INDEED BE THE GAME CHANGER IN THE INDIAN

TRANSFER PRICING LANDSCAPE. WHAT IS AN APA? WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF APAS? HOW


APA WILL HELP IN TAXATION DISPUTES WITH RECENT ROLLBACK NORM NOTIFICATION

UNDER APA?

WORLD HISTORY CRIMEA A YEAR SINCE REUNIFICATION WITH RUSSIA:- POST

REUNIFICATION DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPECTS.

DESCRIBE THE SALIENT FEATURES OF MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT [MTP]

1971? DESPITE ENACTMENT OF MTP ACT MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, UNSAFE ABORTIONS

OUTNUMBER SAFE ABORTIONS IN INDIA. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE DRAWBACKS OF MTP

ACT WHICH PUSH THE PEOPLE TOWARDS UNSAFE/ILLEGAL ABORTION PRACTICES? DO YOU

THINK THE PROPSED MTP[AMENDMENT] BILL 2014 CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM? [250

WORDS]

IS MORALITY AND ETHICS ARE DIFFERENT VALUES? DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

MORALITY AND ETHICS? HOW PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IS KEY ATTRIBUTE IN CIVIL SERVICES?

WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR THE NEGATIVE IMAGE OF CIVIL SERVANTS? HOW CAN THIS

REPUTATION BE RESCUED? TO WHAT EXTENT DOES STATE REFORM CONTRIBUTE TO

IMPROVING ETHICAL CONDUCT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE?

INLAND WATER TRANSPORT LANDSCAPE HOLDS IMMENSE POTENTIAL DUE TO ITS

CHARACTERISTIC ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY FOR

BULK MOVEMENT. DISCUSS THE IWT MAJOR OBSTACLES TO INCREASE THE SHARE OF

TRANSPORTATION. STEPS TO DEVELOP IWT INFRASTRUCTRURE.

THE MAJOR BANKING SECTOR REFORMS COMPRISES OF MODIFYING THE POLICY

FRAMEWORK, IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS AND CREDIBILITY OF BANKS,

CREATING A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT, AND STRENGTHENING OF THE INSTITUTIONAL

FRAMEWORK. DISCUSS THE ROLE OF RBI IN BANKING REFORMS IN INDIA?

BICAMERALISM HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES OF INDIAS

PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY SINCE ITS INCEPTION. BUT THE SECOND CHAMBER IS LOST

ITS RELEVANCE IN MODERN TIMES EVEN BECOME AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE GROWTH AND

DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION. DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? JUSTIFY YOUR

ANSWER BY QUOTING RECENT EXAMPLES [250 WORDS]

WRITE SHORT NOTE ON MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE MISSION & ITS IMPACT ON OUR

DAY TO DAY LIFE? [150 WORDS]

INDIA- SRI LANKA RELATIONS 13TH AMENDMENT ISSUE: DISCUSS THE THE THIRTEENTH

AMENDMENT (13A) TO THE CONSTITUTION OF SRI LANKA ISSUE. WHAT IS THE NEED FOR

AMENDMENT IN SRI LANKAN CONSTITUTION? WHAT ARE THE CRITICISM FOR THIS

AMENDMENT? WHAT IS INDIAS STAND ON THIS ISSUE?

WHAT ARE THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER ?EXPLAIN EACH CHARACTERS? HOW THESE

EACH CHARACTER PLAYES IMPORTANT ROLE TO MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS IN PUBLIC LIFE?

LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT CHARACTER WHO YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU DO. LEADING WITH

INTEGRITY IS ONE OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP. EXPLAIN WHAT DO YOU

MEAN BY INTEGRITY? DISCUSS HOW INTEGRITY PLAYS A TOP ATTRIBUTES OF A GREAT

LEADER.

PARLIAMENT RECENTLY PASSED INSURANCE LAWS(AMENDMENT) BILL TO HIKE THE FDI CAP

IN INSURANCE FROM 26% TO 49%. WHAT ARE THE LIKELY BENEFITS OF FDI IN INSURANCE

FOR THE INDIAN ECONOMY? WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT STILL REMAIN TO INCREASE

THE INSURANCE PENETRATION IN THE COUNTRY?

LEADERSHIP- CHARACTER MODEL- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY GOOD LEADERSHIP QUALITIES?

HOW THESE QUALITIES MAKES A PERSON ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE TO THEIR SUBJECTS?


WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ETHICAL LEADERSHIP? WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF ETHICAL

LEADERSHIP? WHY PRACTICE ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IS CONSIDERED AS GOOD HUMANISTIC

TENDENCY IN PUBLIC LIFE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MILANKOVITCH CYCLES & ORBITAL FORCING? HOW THESE

CONCEPTS EXPLAIN THE PHENOMENON OF CLIMATE CHANGE? [200 WORDS]

EXAMINE THE GEOSTRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN OCEAN REGION ESPECIALLY TO

INDIA? EXAMINE WHAT ARE THE MARITIME SECURITY CHALLENGES THAT ARE EMERGING IN

INDIAN OCEAN REGION? HOW TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES? [250 WORDS]

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE NATURE OF INDIA SEYCHELLES RELATIONS? EXAMINE WHY

SEYCHELLES IS VITAL FOR OUR SECURITY AND PROGRESS? [200 WORDS]

HOW WILL YOU DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS FINANCIAL REPRESSION & DOUBLE

FINANCIAL REPRESSION? ECONOMIC SURVEY 2014-15 POINTS OUT THAT DOUBLE

FINANCIAL REPRESSION IMPEDES THE GROWTH OF BANKING SECTOR IN INDIA. IN THIS

BACKGROUND, DISCUSS THE REASONS AND IMPACTS OF DOUBLE FINANCIAL REPRESSION

ON INDIAN BANKING SYSTEM? GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

[250 WORDS]

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2014 15 HOW WILL YOU DEFINE A SICK PSU? GIVE AN ACCOUNT

ON VARIOUS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS WHICH LEAD TO INDUSTRIAL SICKNESS?

ALL LOSS MAKING PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS [PSU] SHOULD BE CLOSED TO MAINTAIN

FISCAL PRUDENCE. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. COMMENT? [250 WORDS]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO? WHAT IS THE RATIONALE BEHIND

IT? HOW SLR DIFFERS FROM CRR? EXPERTS CALL MONEY HELD UNDER STATUTORY

LIQUIDITY RATIO AS DEAD MONEY. SO SLR SHOULD BE ABOLISHED GRADUALLY TO MEET

THE GROWING REQUIREMENTS OF CREDIT TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITIES IN INDIA. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE STATEMENT? [250 WORDS]

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2014 15 Q1 THE POLICY DISCOURSE AROUND BANKING IN INDIA

HAS THROWN UP MANY SPECIFIC IDEAS AND CHALLENGES RECENTLY. ECONOMIC SURVEY

2014 -15 ADVOCATES 4-D MODEL FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIAN

BANKING SECTOR. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE 4-D MODEL & ITS IMPLICATIONS [250 WORDS]

WHAT IS SOCIAL AUDIT? WHAT ARE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL AUDIT? WHAT IS THE

ROLE OF GRAM PANCHAYAT IN SOCIAL AUDIT? BENEFITS OF SOCIAL AUDIT?

REFORMS IN BANKRUPTCY LAWS CAN PLAY AN EXTREMELY CRUCIAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC

GROWTH AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. CRITICALLY EXAMINE WHY BANKRUPTCY LAW REFORM

IS REQUIRED. HOW IT WILL STIMULATE THE ECONOMY? GIVE ANY RECENT EXAMPLE IN

BANKRUPTCY CASE.

DISCUSS BRIEFLY THE FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THE GRAM

NYAYALAYAS.

CRITICALLY ANALYZE WHY AND HOW INDIAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM(POLICE AND

JUDICIARY) FAIL IN SEXUAL VIOLENCE CASES PARTICULARLY IN RAPE VICTIMS CASES.

WHAT IS MARSHALL PLAN? WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON BEHIND TO AID EUROPE BY THE

U.S.A DURING POST WORLD WAR-II. WHAT WERE THE OUTCOME OF THIS PLAN?

THE SELMA-TO-MONTGOMERY MARCH FOR VOTING RIGHTS ENDED THREE WEEKS AND

THREE EVENTS-THAT REPRESENTED THE POLITICAL AND EMOTIONAL PEAK OF THE MODERN

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE US. WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON BLOODY SUNDAY. WHAT

WAS THE OUTCOME OF THIS HISTORIC CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

COMMON VECTOR BORNE DISEASES IN INDIA ITS CAUSES, AREAL SPREAD, PREVENTION

METHODS. SHORT NOTE ON NATIONAL VECTOR BORNE DISEASES CONTROL PROGRAMME.


SPECIAL ARTICLE ON INDIAS FOREX RESERVES

GST ROLL OUT WILL PROVE TO BE A REVOLUTIONARY STEP AND HAS POTENTIAL TO

TRANSFORM THE FISCAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT. CRITICALY EXAMINE WHY

GST HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED SO FAR? HOW WILL GST ROLL OUT TRANSFORM THE

FISCAL ARCHITECTURE?

BUDGET 2015-16 WHAT IS MEAN BY GOLD MONETIZATION? WHAT ARE THE SCHEMES

UNDER THIS ? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF GOLD MONETIZATION?

BUDGET 2015-16 GENERAL ANTI-AVOIDANCE RULES

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CLASSICAL LANGUAGE? DISCUSS THE CRITERIA USED BY GOI TO

GRANT CLASSICAL LANGUAGE STATUS? LIST OUT THE BENEFITS TO A LANGUAGE THAT IS

DECLARED AS CLASSICAL LANGUAGE?(200 WORDS)

BUDGET 2015-16 MEASURES PROPOSED TO CURB THE BLACK MONEY MENACE.

BUDGET 2015-16 WHAT IS CORPORATE TAX ? IF LOWER CORPORATE TAX RATE IS BETTER

FOR THE COUNTRY TO DECIDE A BETTER BUSINESS DESTINATION? WHY IN THE BUDGET

2015-16 FINANCE MINISTER REDUCED THIS RATE? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF REDUCING

THIS CORPORATE TAX?

WHAT IS MEANT BY PRIORITY SECTOR? WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES UNDER

PRIORITY SECTOR? WHAT ARE ALL THE SECTORS RECENTLY ADDED TO PRIORITY SECTOR

LENDING BY THE RBI?

BUDGET 2015-16 -SUBSIDY REFORMS- JAM TRINITY SOLUTION

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY INFLATION TARGETING? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTANGES OF

INFLATION TARGETING? WHY INDIA SHOULD NOT ADOPT INFLATION

TARGETING(CRITICISM)? WHY INDIA SHOULD ADOPT INFLATION TARGETING ACCORDING TO

URJIT PATEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS? [250 WORDS]

SHALE GAS- A GAME CHANGER IN ENERGY SECURITY?

BUDGET 2015-16 : ATAL PENSION YOJANA- WHY GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED APY? WHO ARE

ALL BENEFICIARIES OF APY? WHAT ARE THE ALL BENEFITS OF APY? HOW APY WILL BE

FUNDED?

BUDGET 2015-16 PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA-SCHEME FOR ACCIDENTAL

DEATH INSURANCE

BUDGET 2015-16- PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI BIMA YOJANA- SCHEME FOR LIFE

INSURANCE COVER

BUDGET 2015-16 MUDRA BANK-WHY GOVERNMENT PROPOSED TO SETUP MUDRA BANK?

WHAT ARE THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF MUDRA BANK? HOW MUDRA BANK WILL

FURTHER THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION?

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE IMPORTANT REASONS FOR OUR FAILURE TO CONTROL/PREVENT

CORRUPTION? DISCUSS THE SALIENT FEATURES OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST

CORRUPTION [UNCAC]? DESPITE ITS RATIFICATION, WHY INDIA IS NOT CONSIDERED AS

FULLY COMPLANT TO UNCAC? [250 WORDS]

WHO ARE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE? WHAT ARE ALL PROBLEMS FACED BY THE TRANSGENDER

COMMUNITY?WHAT ARE ALL THE STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT TO AMELIORATE THEIR

PROBLEMS? MENTION SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES FOR THE SAME?

SIA ALERTS THE PLANNERS AND PROGRAMME EXECUTORS OF THE LIKELY BENEFITS AND

COSTS OF A PROPOSED PROJECT, WHICH MAY BE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND/OR ECONOMIC

AND SUCH OTHERS. WHAT ARE SOCIAL IMPACTS? WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF IMPACTS?


WHAT IS SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT? MENTION SOME ADVANTAGES OF CONDUCTING

SIAS?

FUNCTIONS AND RESPOSIBILITIES OF FOURTEENTH FINANCE COMMISION AND ITS

RECOMMENDATIONS.

WHAT IS JAN AUSHADHI SCHEME? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THIS SCHEME?

WHY GOVERNMENT WANTED TO AMEND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION

OF CHILDREN) ACT 2000? WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES AND IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF JJ

BILL 2014?

TITBITS PANCHAGAVYA THERAPY, RAPTORS-BIRDS OF PREY , CLASSIFICATION OF

EARTHQUAKE PRONE ZONE

CLOUDS AND AEROSOLS CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE THE LARGEST UNCERTAINTY TO

ESTIMATES AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE. WHAT IS AN AEROSOL? WHY

AEROSOLS MATTER? WHAT IMPACT DO AEROSOLS HAVE ON THE EARTHS CLIMATE? WHAT

ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AEROSOLS?

CORAL REEFS-ITS ECOLOGY , TYPES, IMPORTANCE, AND MAJOR THREATS TO THEIR HABITAT.

WHAT WAS THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT AND WHY HAS IT BEEN IMPORTANT? WHAT

WERE THE GOALS OF THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT? WHAT WERE SOME OF THE ETHICAL,

LEGAL, AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS ADDRESSED BY THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT?

THE NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK WILL MOBILISE RESOURCES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN BRICS AND OTHER EMERGING ECONOMIES AND

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR ESTABLISHING BRICS

DEVELOPMENT BANK? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS OF NDB AND CRA?

THE PROCESS OF REFORMS IN THE RAILWAYS IS COMPLEX AND CAN DISRUPT A

REASONABLY WELL-FUNCTIONING SYSTEM, WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE

ECONOMY. GIVE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO REFORM THE INDIAN RAILWAYS IN TUNE WITH

THE NEEDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

WHAT ARE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS AND FOODS?WHY ARE SOME NGOS AND

ACTIVISTS OPPOSED TO THE IDEA? WHAT IS INDIAS STAND ON GM CROPS NOW?

SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS

IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WHAT IS SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY? HOW

SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS WORKS EFFECTIVELY? WHY IS SOCIAL

ACCOUNTABILITY IMPORTANT AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY?

WHAT IS THE FINANCE COMMISSION?WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE

COMMISSION?HOW IMPORTANT IS THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE

MANAGEMENT OF THEIR FINANCE?HOW ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINANCE

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTED?

SUBSIDIES ARE LIKE CHOLESTEROL, BAD FOR THE MOST PART, BUT SOME GOOD ONES CAN

BE GREATLY HELPFUL. WHAT IS A SUBSIDY? WHY GOVERNMENT PROVIDING SUBSIDIES

WHEN IT IS BURDEN TO THE ECONOMY? WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR INCREASE IN

SUBSIDY BURDEN, ADVANTAGES AND POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF SUBSIDY?

WHAT IS MERS-COV? IS MERS-COV SAME LIKE SARS VIRUS? HOW WILL YOU PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM MERS-COV INFECTION? [200 WORDS]

CRITICS ARGUE THAT DOUBLE SAMPLING TECHNIQUE / INDEX CALIBRATION TECHNIQUE

USED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT FOR UNDERTAKING TIGER CENSUS IS INACCURATE AND

INFLATE TIGER NUMBERS. WHAT IS INDEX CALIBRATION MODEL? HOW DOES IT WORK?

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DRAWBACKS OF IT? EXPERTS SAY OCCUPANCY MODEL WILL SOLVE

THE SHORTCOMINGS OF INDEX CALIBRATION MODEL. COMMENT? [250 WORDS]


DISCUSS THE SALIENT FEATURES OF OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1923? CONSTITUTIONAL

EXPERTS FEEL THAT OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1923 IS A DRACONIAN LAW & NEED TO BE

REPEALED WITH CHANGING TIMES. DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER.

WRITE SHORTLY ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF 2ND ARC ON OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1923?

[250 WORDS]

INDIA- ISRAEL RELATIONS- IN THE 21ST CENTURY, SKY IS THE LIMIT TO ENHANCING

COOPERATION WITH INDIA IN EVERY FIELD IS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY ISRAEL DEFENCE

MINISTER ON INDIA-ISRAEL PARTNERSHIP. DISCUSS THE GROWING SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIA-

ISRAEL RELATIONS.

WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATION CONCEPT IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE? WHY US

WANTED TO INTRODUCE THIS CONCEPT? WHY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA AND

CHINA REJECTED THIS CONCEPT?

WHAT IS CALLABLE AND NON-CALLABLE DEPOSITS? WHY RBI WANTED TO ALLOW BANKS ON

TO TAKE NON-CALLABLE DEPOSITS. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF NON-CALLABLE DEPOSITS?

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE SALIENT FEATURES OF SECTION 13 OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT?

RECENTLY LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA HAS PROPOSED TO UNION LAW MINISTRY TO ENACT

HINDU MARRIAGE [AMENDMENT] ACT 2013 FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF IRRETRIEVABLE

BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE AS A GROUND OF GRANTING DIVORCE. CRITICALLY EXAMINE

THE CONCERNS RAISED REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACT? [250 WORDS]

EXAMINE THE SALIENT FEATURES OF ULTRA MEGA POWER PROJECTS? DBFOT MODEL ACTS

AS HINDRANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF UMPPS. COMMENT ON THIS STATEMENT? [200

WORDS]

CCTNS AIMS TO CREATE A NATION-WIDE NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE

EVOLUTION OF IT-ENABLED AND STATE-OF-THE-ART, CRIMINAL TRACKING SYSTEM. BRING

OUT THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF CCTNS PROJECT AND HOW IT WILL BENEFIT TO TRACK

THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY?

NANOTECHNOLOGY , WHY NANOMATERIALS ARE IMPORTANT? WHAT ARE ITS VARIOUS

APPLICATIONS?

A COUNTRY IS RECOGNISED AS A DEVELOPED NATION, IF IT IS COUNTED AMONG WORLDS

TOP RANKING NATIONS IN TERMS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH HEALTH AND

EDUCATION ARE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE DRAFT

NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY 2015 TO SEE HEALTHCARE AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE AMENABLE TO REMEDIAL ACTION. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE

IMPORTANT PROPOSALS IN THE ROAD SAFETY AND TRANSPORT BILL, 2014. DISCUSS THE

BILLS SHORTCOMINGS TO ADDRESS THE ROAD SAFETY AND THE WAY FORWARD.

INDIA-AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS-INDIAS ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN HAD A GEO-

STRATEGIC FLAVOUR THOUGH, WHICH NOT ONLY CONFINE TO AFGHANISTAN BUT TRAVEL

DEEP INTO CENTRAL ASIA. EXAMINE THE INDIAS STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC CONCERN

OVER AFGHANISTAN.

INFORMATION OF THE REQUIRED QUALITY ALWAYS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF IMPROVING

EFFICIENCY IN ALL SPHERES OF AGRICULTURE. DISCUSS THE ROLE OF IT IN INDIAN

AGRICULTURE. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE CONSTRAINTS AND REMEDIES FOR EFFECTIVE

DISSEMINATION OF E-REVOLUTION IN AGRICULTURE.

WHAT ARE THE ROLE AND OBJECTIVES OF FCI? HOW FAR FCI ACHIEVED THESE OBJECTIVES?

WHAT IS THE RATIONALE TO RELOOK FCI?RECOMMENDATIONS OF SHANTA KUMAR

COMMITTEE ON FCI AND ITS CRTICISM?


RE-INVEST IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS ACHIEVING ENERGY SWARAJ FOR INDIA.

EXAMINE THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY. HOW RENEWABLE ENERGY

WILL BENEFIT APART FROM MEETING ENERGY SECURITY. MENTION THE RECENT

COMMITMENT (RE-INVEST 2015) BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THIS SECTOR?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY WHITE SPACE? WRITE SHORTLY ABOUT WHITE SPACE PROJECT

OF MICROSOFT INDIA AND ITS POTENTIAL IN ENSURING INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO ALL?

[200 WORDS]

DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE & FUNCTIONING OF FORWARD MARKETS COMMISSION (FMC)?

EXAMINE THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS BEING FACED BY COMMODITIES MARKET IN INDIA? DO

YOU THINK FORWARD MARKETS COMMISSION SHOULD BE MERGED WITH SEBI? CRITICALLY

EXAMINE THE PROS & CONS OF SUCH MOVE? [200 WORDS]

INDIA SRI LANKA RELATIONS- HOW NEW GOVERNMENT IN SRI LANKA WILL BOOST THE

BILATERAL RELATIONS? WHAT ARE ALL THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AGREED BY INDIA- SRI

LANKA. WHAT ARE ALL THE AREAS NEED TO COOPERATE TO ENHANCE THE BILATERAL

RELATIONS?

CHINAS ONE ROAD, ONE BELT STRATEGY, AIMED AT ESTABLISHING NEW GROWTH

ENGINES ALONG THE EURASIAN CORRIDOR. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD

TO INITIATE THESE PROJECTS. HOW ROAD AND BELT STRATEGY WILL BENEFIT EURASIA. (200

WORDS)

MIGRATION AND HEALTH SHARE A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP WHERE MIGRANTS CHILDRENS

WERE AFFECTED BY MALNOURISHMENT. DISCUSS THE REASONS WHY MALNOURISHMENT IS

HIGH AMONG THE MIGRANT COMMUNITIES. GIVE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS

PROBLEM. (200 WORDS)

WHAT ARE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES [LEDS]? WHY INVENTION OF ULTRAVIOLET LEDS ARE

CONSIDERED AS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN LED REVOLUTION. DISCUSS THE APPLICATIONS

AND ADVANTAGES OF UV LEDS? [200 WORDS]

INDIA HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO

THE GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX. DEFINE MODERN SLAVERY? WHY IN INDIA VULNERABILITY IS

HIGH? WHAT ARE THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH MODERN

SLAVERY? WHY A GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX?

WHAT IS PETER PAN SYNDROME? WHY INDIA IS BETTER EXAMPLE FOR THIS SYNDROME?

EXPLAIN CULTURE OF INFORMALITY?HOW IT WILL BE CURED?

GETTING 21ST CENTURY MEDICAL SOLUTIONS TO INDIAS HEALTH CONCERNS IS A LONG

SLOG. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT

BREAKTHROUGH BY THE RESEARCHERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC

ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (ICGEB) IN TROPICAL DISEASE ESPECIALLY IN TB AND

MALARIA. [200 words]

AN IMPORTANT EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE FROM THE PAST WILL BE REPLACING A CENTRE-

TO-STATE ONE-WAY FLOW OF POLICY BY A GENUINE AND CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH

THE STATES. DISCUSS THE OBJECTIVES AND COMPOSITION OF NITI AAYOG. DIFFERENCES

BETWEEN NITI AAYOG AND PLANNING COMMISION. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND

CRITICISM FACED BY THE NITI AAYOG? [250 words]

WHAT IS COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY (CTBT)? WHY CTBT IS IMPORTANT ?

DISCUSS WHY CTBT YET TO BECOME A LAW? WHAT IS INDIAS STAND ON CTBT?

WHAT IS H1N1?WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF H1N1? HOW IT SPREADS? WRITE THE

RECENT MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT THE SPREADING OF THIS

DISEASE.(150 WORDS)


WHY INDIA NEEDS TO MOVE FROM STRATEGIC AUTONOMY TO STRATEGIC

COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES.(200 WORDS)

FARM MECHANIZATION IS REGARDED AS SINE-QUA-NON TO REDUCE THE HUMAN

DRUDGERY AND ENHANCE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. DISCUSS THE SCOPE OF

FARM MECHANIZATION. EXAMINE THE CONSTRAINTS IN FARM MECHANIZATION AND

MENTION THE POLICY MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE SAME.(200 WORDS)

CHILDREN ARE THE PRIMARY VICTIMS OF ARMED CONFLICT. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS

SERVE AS SOLDIERS IN ARMED CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD. IN THIS BACKGROUND,

EXAMINE THE VARIOUS FEATURES OF UNICEF REPORT PUBLISHED RECENTLY ON RED HAND

DAY? DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE

RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT? [250

WORDS]

THE AIM IS TO REDUCE PENDENCY AS WELL AS PREVENT ADDITIONAL LITIGATION

SWATHING THE COURTS, WHERE SETTLEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE. WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS

AND DUTIES OF NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY AND ROLE OF LOK ADALAT IN

REDUCING THE PENDING CASES IN THE COURTS.(200 WORDS)

STERILE INSECT TECHNOLOGY & ITS IMPORTANCE TO US

TITBITS- RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR SCHEME, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

AND DISASTER RELIEF (HADR) EXERCISE, POCKETS- ICICI BANKS DIGITAL E-WALLET

WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY? WHAT IS FREE AND OPEN INTERNET? WHY FREE AND OPEN

INTERNET IS IMPORTANT? WRITE SHORT NOTE ON INTERNET.ORG?

INDIAS INSOLVENCY REGIME HAS DRAWN MUCH CRITICISM GLOBALLY PULLING DOWN

INDIAS RANKING IN THE WORLDS BANKS DOING BUSINESS REPORT. WHAT IS MEAN

INSOLVENCY? WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR INDIAS LOW RANKING IN RESOLVING

INSOLVENCY? STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT, SUGGESTION GIVEN BY BANKRUPTCY LAW

REFORM COMMITTEE (BLRC).

WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON ROLE AND FUNCTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT

AND FINANCE CORPORATION (NMDFC) IN PROMOTING BACKWARD SECTIONS OF MINORITY

COMMUNITIES. (150 WORDS)

INDIA CIVIL LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR DAMAGE ACT AND ITS CONCERNED ISSUES,CREATION

INDIA NUCLEAR INSURANCE POOL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM? CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE NATURE

OF INDIAN FEDERALISM? THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NITI AAYOG & ITS FUNCTIONING MARKS

AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM BUT IT IS NOT WITHOUT

CHALLENGES. EXAMINE THE STATEMENT [ 250 WORDS]

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS THAT HAMPER THE GROWTH OF INDIAN

MARITIME SECTOR? DO YOU THINK CREATION OF COASTAL ECONOMIC REGIONS UNDER

SAGAR MALA PROJECT WILL LED TO INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS. COMMENT [

250 WORDS]

WE AS A NATION CANNOT PROSPER, UNLESS AND UNTIL, WE ERADICATE WORM

INFESTATION THAT AFFECT MILLIONS OF OUR CHILDREN. IN THIS BACKGROUND, CRITICALLY

EXAMINE THE LEVEL OF WORM INFESTATION AMONG CHILDREN IN INDIA? DISCUSS THE

VARIOUS FEATURES, PHASES OF RECENT NATIONAL DEWORNING INITAITVE OF MINISTRY OF

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE? IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE MORE TO

MAKE INDIA A WORM FREE NATION? [250 WORDS]

PARASITIC WORMS HAVE DEBILITATING CONSEQUENCES ON THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION

OF CHILDREN, AND ON THEIR LONG-TERM EARNING POTENTIAL . IN THIS REGARD WRITE A


SHORT NOTE ON RECENTLY LAUNCHED NATIONAL DEWORMING INITIATIVE BY THE

GOVERNMENT?(200 WORDS)

GAS HYDRATES ARE UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS AND MUCH OF THE

WORK BEING DONE WORLD OVER TO MEET THE ENERGY DEMAND. WHAT ARE GAS

HYDRATES? WHERE ARE THEY FOUND? WHY ARE THE GAS HYDRATES IMPORTANT?

ADVANCE PRICING AGREEMENTS WILL IMPROVE THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN THE

COUNTRY AND ATTRACT MORE GLOBAL INVESTORS TO INDIA. WHAT IS AN APA? WHAT ARE

THE TYPES OF APAS? HOW APA IS DIFFERENT FROM MAP WHICH IS SIGNED RECENTLY

BETWEEN INDIA- US?(200 WORDS)

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS ALGAE, BLOOM FORMING ALGAE, HARMFUL ALGAL

BLOOM & RED TIDE? BLOOM FORMING ALGAE PROVIDE NEW HOPE TO CONTROL/MITIGATE

CLIMATE CHANGE / GLOBAL WARMING. EXPLAIN THE STATEMENT IN THE BACKGROUND OF

RECENT DISCOVERY OF BENEFICIAL BLOOM FORMING ALGAE? [200 WORDS]

MDGS HAVE HELPED GOVERNMENTS TO MAINSTREAM THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGENDAS

WHICH INDIA IS UNLIKELY TO ACHIEVE ALL THE SET TARGETS BY 2015. WHAT ARE THE UN-

MDG GOALS? DISCUSS INDIAS ACHIEVEMENTS AND LAGGING AREAS IN MDG TARGETS

WITH THE RECENT UN REPORT ON INDIAS MDG ACHIEVEMENTS.

CRIMINALIZATION OF POLITICS IS THE BANE OF SOCIETY AND NEGATION OF DEMOCRACY.

WHAT IS CRIMINALIZATION OF POLITICS? WHAT ARE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR

DECRIMINALIZATION OF POLITICS? MENTION THE SUPREME COURT DIRECTIONS FOR THE

SAME. (200 WORDS)

DISCUSS THE SALIENT FEATURES OF FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT 2006? ADD A NOTE

ON THE STRUCTURE AND MANDATE OF FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF

INDIA [FSSAI]? [250 WORDS]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY? THE USE OF NUCLEAR

ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR THE ECONOMIC AND

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MANY COUNTRIES. COMMENT ON THIS STATEMENT [ 250

WORDS]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY FOOD ADULTERATION? EXAMINE WHY OUR PRESENT LAW

DEALING WITH ADULTERATION IS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL MILK / FOOD ADULTERATION?

GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT MILK ADULTERATION WHICH AFFECTS MILLIONS OF

CHILDREN WHO ARE ALREADY MALNOURISHED IN INDIA? [250 WORDS]

PHRASES LIKE ANNOYANCE, INCONVENIENCE, DANGER OR OBSTRUCTION, USED IN SECTION

66A, HAVE NO CORRELATION OR CONNECTION WITH ANY CITIZENS FREEDOM OF SPEECH

AND EXPRESSION. WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON SECTION 66A OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ACT. WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT STAND ON CYBERCRIME AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND

EXPRESSION?(200 WORDS)

PARTY CORRUPTION CAN ESPECIALLY BE SEEN AS A PROBLEM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

WHERE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT YET FIXED. EXPLAIN WHY INDIAN

POLITICAL SYSTEM IS CORRUPT? HOW IT IMPACTS THE COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT? HOW IT

CAN BE TACKLED?(200 WORDS)

THE ISSUE OF DISPLACEMENT IS SEEN AS NECESSARY EVIL IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT

INDUSTRIES, INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS DAMS, MINING, ROADS, AND POWER PROJECTS,

WHICH ARE INTENDED TO SERVE GREATER GOOD. DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT INDUCED

DISPLACEMENT ISSUE, IMPACT OF DISPLACEMENT, DEFECTS IN POLICY. SUGGEST SOME

MEASURES TO EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH DISPLACEMENT. (250 WORDS)

INDIAS MISSILE SYSTEM PROGRAMME- EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT.


THE EXISTENCE OF A PARLIAMENT IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH DEMOCRACY, BUT

DEMOCRACY CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT A PARLIAMENT. CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE ROLE OF

PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTION TO DEMOCRACY. WHAT ARE THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS

OF A DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENT. (200 WORDS)

MITOCHONDRIA DONATION/ THREE PARENT BABY CONCEPT OFFERS A SOLUTION TO END

ABNORMAL GENETIC DISEASES. IN THIS BACKGROUND, ANALYZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF

MITOCHONDRIAL DONATION TECHNIQUE? WHY IT IS CALLED AS THREE PARENT BABY

CONCEPT? [200 WORDS]

COMPREHENSIVE RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA COOPERATION IS THE SUITABLE OPTION IN THE

PRESENT GLOBAL SCENARIO. IN THIS REGARD, DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF RIC

TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN 21ST CENTURY. WRITE THE KEY OUTCOME OF RECENT

FOREIGN MINISTERS JOINT COMMUNIQU ?(200 WORDS)

THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR CSR. BUT ENACTMENT OF LAWS CANNOT MAKE A

DIFFERENCE. IF CSR IS MADE VOLUNTARY IT WOULD BE A LEAD TO GREATER DEVELOPMENT

IN BUILDING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN SOCIETY. WHAT IS CORPORATE

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF CSR? WHY CSR SHOULD BE

VOLUNTARY RATHER THAN MANDATORY?

PAHAL AIMS TO REDUCE DIVERSION AND ELIMINATE DUPLICATE OR BOGUS LPG

CONNECTIONS. WHAT IS PAHAL DBTL SCHEME? HOW THIS NEW SCHEME WILL EASE TO GET

LPG SUBSIDY. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PAHAL SCHEME?(200 WORDS)

AGNI-V MISSILE SYSTEM VARIOUS MISSILES, FEATURES, COMPARISON

WRITE SHORT NOTE ON AHAR- BANAS CULTURE? HOW AHAR CULTURE RELATED WITH

HARRAPAN CULTURE ?(150 WORDS)

SAME PARTY RULE AT THE STATE AND CENTRE CAN LEAD TO CORRUPTION AND

INEFFICIENCY IN GOVERNANCE PROCESS. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT?

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE STATEMENT. [200 WORDS]

WHAT IS BASE YEAR IN ECONOMY? WHY BASE YEAR NEEDS TO BE CHANGED? WHAT ARE

THE IMPACTS OF CHANGING BASE YEAR?(200 WORDS)

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) IS A GROWING GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT WITH

SERIOUS HEALTH, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS. WHAT IS AMR? HOW IT

EMERGES AND SPREADS? WHY AMR IS A GLOBAL CONCERN? WHAT ARE THE NATIONAL

AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO AMR? (200 WORDS)

WHAT IS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY(CAC)? HOW CAC IS DIFFERENT FROM CURRENT

ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY? WHY COUNTRY LIKE INDIA NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL WHEN

IMPLEMENTING CAC? WHAT IS THE POSITION OF INDIA TODAY?

WARMER AIR IN URBAN AREAS COMPARED TO COOLER AIR IN NEARBY RURAL

SURROUNDINGS DEFINES ATMOSPHERIC URBAN HEAT ISLANDS. DEFINE URBAN HEAT

ISLAND? WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR URBAN HEAT ISLAND? HOW IT IMPACTS THE

COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENT..ETC. (200 WORDS)

PENSION PLANS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SECURITY AND STABILITY DURING OLD AGE WHEN

PEOPLE DONT HAVE A REGULAR SOURCE OF INCOME. IN THIS REGARD, WHAT IS NATIONAL

PENSION SYSTEM (NPS)? HOW NPS BENEFITS INDIAS MASSIVE PENSION LIABILITY? (200

WORDS)


SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON ADVERTISEMENTS ON SEX DETERMINATION, WTO

AGRICULTURE IMPORTS DISPUTE ISSUE US- INDIAS AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) MEASURES

LALA LAJPAT RAI WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST LEADERS OF INDIA, WHO ACTIVELY TOOK

PART IN THE INDIAN FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE BRITISH RULE. WRITE DOWN

THE CONTRIBUTIONS BY LALA LAJPAT RAI DURING INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE.(200

WORDS)

SPECIAL ARTICLE- LEGAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

AND CHILDREN IN INDIA

EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CONTRACTS IN INDIA HAVE EVOLVED TO OFFER A GOOD

RISK-REWARD BALANCE UNDER THE PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT(PSC) BUT

GOVERNMENT WANTED TO MOVE TO REVENUE SHARING MODEL. DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS

WITH PSC AND EXPLAIN WHY GOVERNMENT WANTED REVENUE SHARING CONTRACT. (200

WORDS)

CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS BEING FACED BY MINING SECTOR IN INDIA?

DO YOU THINK MMDR ORDINANCE 2015 WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEMS BEING FACED BY

MINING INDUSTRY IN INDIA? DISCUSS THE SALIENT FEATURES OF MMDR ORDINANCE 2015?

[250 WORDS]

THERE WAS COMPLETE DISAGREEMENT ON LANGUAGE SUCH AS UNDER THE CONVENTION

AND PRINCIPLES OF CBDR AND EQUITY ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES. DISCUSS THE CBDR

PRINCIPLE WITH REFERENCE TO INDIA-US CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS. (200 WORDS)

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY NANOGELS & PHEROMONES? NANOGEL CARRIED PHEROMONES

OFFERS A SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, LOW COST & ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY TECHNIQUE OF PEST

CONTROL. JUSTIFY THE STATEMENT [250 WORDS]

WHAT IS ALGO TRADING? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ALGO TRADING? IS INDIAN STOCK

MARKET REGULATOR ALLOWED ALGO TRADING IN INDIA?(150 WORDS)

WHAT IS TOTALIZATION AGREEMENT? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT? WHY

INDIA WANTS EARLY CONCLUSION WITH US?(15O WORDS)

ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE

ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. WRITE DOWN THE AIM, STRUCTURE AND MANDATE OF ASIA-PACIFIC

ECONOMIC COOPERATON (APEC) FORUM?(150 WORDS)

INDIA AND THE US ALSO ELEVATED THEIR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TO STRATEGIC AND

COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE, BASED ON INCREASING CONVERGENCE OF INTERESTS ON

BILATERAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES. DISCUSS THE INDIA- US BILATERAL RELATIONS.

HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS DURING US PRESIDENT VISIT TO INDIA. (200

WORDS)

TITBITS SUKANYA SAMRIDHI YOJANA; IMEI NUMBER,ESN,MEID NUMBER; UNESCAP-

WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION AND PROSPECTS (WESP) 2015 REPORT

INDIAS DELIVERY SYSTEM IS SO INEFFICIENT AND CORRUPT, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REACH

SUBSIDISED FOOD TO ALL THE BENEFICIARIES. EXAMINE WHY GOVERNMENT WANTS TO

REORIENTING THE ROLE AND RESTRUCTURING OF THE FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA.

MENTION THE SHANTA KUMAR COMMITTEE REPORT AND ITS CRITICISM?(200 WORDS)

HERITAGE NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSET AND ITS REVITALISATION AND

BEAUTIFICATION GENERATES LASTING BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES AND CITIES. IN THIS

REGARD,DISCUSS THE NEED OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION WITH RECENT CENTRAL SCHEME-

HRIDAY WHICH AIMING FOR HERITAGE REJUVENATION. (200 WORDS)


TO PREVENT THE EXTINCTION OF SPECIES, CONSERVATION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN INITIATED.

CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE INDIAS TIGER CONSERVATION EFFORTS WHICH LEAD TO SURGE

IN TIGER POPULATION. (200 WORDS)

FEMALE FOETICIDE OR KILLING THE GIRL CHILD BEFORE BIRTH IS ONE OF THE MAIN

PROBLEM IN INDIA. WHAT IS FEMALE FOETICIDE? WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR IT AND

HOW IT WILL BE PREVENTED AND CURED? (200 WORDS)

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKS BOND PURCHASING PROGRAMME KNOWN AS QUANTITATIVE

EASING(QE) WILL DO ENOUGH TO STOKE EUROPES FRAGILE ECONOMY. EXAMINE THE

REASONS FOR ECB STIMULUS AND ITS IMPACT ON EMERGING MARKETS ESPECIALLY

INDIA?(200 WORDS)

HIGH LEVELS OF FISCAL DEFICIT GIVE RISE TO STRUCTURAL WEAKNESSES AND ARE

UNSUSTAINABLE FOR ANY ECONOMY. IN THIS REGARD, DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS TO

ADDRESS THE FISCAL DEFICIT AND GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD

CONSIDER TO REDUCE THE DEFICITS. (200 WORDS)

INTERNATIONAL COURTS ARE NOT MEANT TO REPLACE NATIONAL COURTS BUT TO

SUPPLEMENT THE EFFORTS OF NATIONAL COURTS TO HELP END IMPUNITY FOR THE

PERPETRATORS OF THE MOST SERIOUS CRIMES OF CONCERN TO THE INTERNATIONAL

COMMUNITY. IN THIS BACKGROUND, WHAT IS THE MANDATE AND STRUCTURE OF

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT [ICC] AND HOW DOES ICC DIFFER FROM INTERNATIONAL

COURT OF JUSTICE?(200 WORDS)

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