General Gd Topics Must for All 1234278463367125 3

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GENERAL GD TOPICS - MUST FOR ALL

1. Is coalition politics hee to sta!"

#. Does In$ia nee$ a $ictato"

%. Is In$ia &o'in( a)a! *o& a sec+laist state"

,. E$+cation in In$ia - o the lac o* it

. /hat ails In$ian spots"

0. The A(e o* In*o&ation

. Is Philosoph! 2+st an a&chai theo!"

3. S+ccess is all a4o+t h+&an elations

5. 6o$eless )ol$s - Dea& o ealit!"

17. 8+alit! is a &!th in In$ia.

11. E$+cation an$ s+ccess - Is thee a coelation"

1#. /e $on9t lean *o& histo!: )e epeat it

1%. Do )e nee$ a (lo4al police&an"

1,. In$ian 'illa(es - o+ sten(th o o+ )eaness"

1. A(aian Econo&! in In$ia - 4oon o 4ane

10. I* thee )ee no a&ies in the )ol$......

1. In$ian c+sto&s - ae )e in a ti&e )ap"

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#. Repeate$ elections - Sho+l$ ta>pa!es pa! *o it"

#3. In$ian 4+ea+cac! - *o+n$ation sten(ths o colonial han(o'es"

#5. In In$ia: the )hole is less than the pats - Do )e lac in tea& spiit"

%7. Geneation ? - Di'es o* o+ *+t+e o ae the! o+ lost so+ls"

%1. Do )e nee$ a c+t in the $e*ense 4+$(et"

%#. ;Dot.co&; co&panies - Is thee oo& *o e'e!one"

%%. Ati*icial Intelli(ence - /ill &an 4e e'e eplace$ 4! &achines"

%,. I* I )ee to choose &! peson o* the &illenni+&...

%. The entie )ol$ is a sta(e....

%0. /hen &ana(es 4eco&e


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Desciption---------------

Is coalition politics hee to sta!"

Nature of coalition politics. Indecisiveness of elections. No particular party is getting the peoplesmandate. Advantage of coalition politics in enabling formation of government. Flipside of coalitionpolitics- a party with a handful of seats become powerful. Government falls before tenure. Freshelections each time. Suggest a way out of this problem, for e.g. once a party pledges support to acoalition, it will not withdraw its support until it has watched a governments performance for at least

three years...etc !he future -will it only have coalitions ,emerging political trends...etc...

Does In$ia nee$ a $ictato"

!he current political structure. "rawbac#s of it. $ureaucracy, layers in decision ma#ing, anarchy."ictatorship would mean centrali%ed power and faster decision ma#ing. $ut, country run on whims andfancies of an individual. Freedom on individuals could be clamped..etc....&resent a balanced argumentfor and against and ta#e up your position on the issue.

Is In$ia &o'in( a)a! *o& a sec+laist state"

"efine secularism. 'onstitution calls our country such a state, but how things have changed over thelast () years. Spread of nationalism. "ivision into ma*ority and minority groups-e.g. benefits given tominority groups perceived as a threat by others. +ole of non-tolerant neighbors in fuellingfundamentalism. It is a passing phenomenon. e have the national character to overcomethis....&oints along these lines can be discussed.

E$+cation in In$ia-o the lac o* it.

"iscuss current education system. "iscuss our sociological structure. &overty which forces #ids to dropout to supplement family income. icious circle-poverty due to lac# of education and vice versa.Suggest solutions to get out of this-for e.g., governments are doing a commendable *ob with the

midday meal schemes but we need more of such efforts. Going down further, why restrict it togovernment alone hy can/t private people, NG0s and other voluntary bodies come forward to dothe same 1ow about tapping corporate funds for such causes.....etc.....

/hat ails In$ian spots"

A nation of 2() million, we fail to produce great champions barring the occasional ishwanathanAnand or Geet Sethi. Sports system steeped in bureaucracy. 0verriding popularity of cric#et leading toneglect in other sports. !raditionally , sports not accorded much importance by us as a career. Needto develop sports from the primary school level-3catch em young3. arious incentives to be given tobudding sportsmen li#e academic credits, sports in lieu of a few other sub*ects etc. "evelopment ofsports infrastructure, ma#ing it amenable and affordable...etc.....

The A(e o* In*o&ation.

!oday a plethora of sources to provide information-Newspapers, radio, !elevision, Internet etc.Information available at the touch of a button. Greater decision ma#ing power to the individual. Alsoeasier decision ma#ing for the individual. Information is the #ey to ones success today. 0ne who ismore informed forges ahead. !he flipside-information over#ill. At times deciding is tough due to toomuch information ...etc.....

Is Philosoph! 2+st a& chai theo!"

4!his is an e5ample of an abstract topic which is thrown up to students once in a while by the


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e5aminers6

!al# what you #now about this topic. !al# of its relevance in day to day life 4or irrelevance if you feelso...6. !al# of its influence in literature e.g. Influence of 7ant on the romantic poets especiallyordsworth or of $acon , oltaire et al on the 38nlightenment 9period etc. !al# of its influence inpolitics e.g. Influence of Niets%che on 1itler and subse:uent genocide during Na%i regime etc. !al# ofethics and morals and their importance in life. tal# of Indian philosophy. !he Gita. "iscuss whether we

use any of these in our lives and their importance in molding our values...etc...

S+ccess is all a4o+t h+&an elations

!he most important s#ill for success in to have people on your side. 0ne can get a lot of wor# done bysuperiority and hierarchy but one cannot be a leader of men unless one maintains e5cellent humanrelations. Its importance not only in professional life but personal life too. 7nowledge and e5pertisedoes one no good if one cannot maintain proper human relations...etc.....

6o$eless )ol$s-Dea& o ealit!"

Globali%ation of business. 0pening up of the various economies. 'ross cultural e5changes. ;ore andmore people getting an opportunity to wor# in different lands among different peoples and absorbing a

bit of their values and culture. !his leads to greater tolerance and understanding of others< problems.!he other side-people despite all this have nationalistic and regionalist chauvinism. A world dividedinto first, second and third worlds. &eople still tal# of 3their3 economy and not world economy. 8uropehas shown a step in this direction with 8= but its feasibility remains to be seen. So while peopleclamor for globali%ation, they still thin# only in terms of their national interests...etc...

8+alit! is a &!th in In$ia.

!he Indian products and manufacturing techni:ues. hy are we unable to sustain against globalcompetition. 0ur mindset towards :uality. Indian attitude of 3chalta hai3 which leads to anundemanding customer which in turn lets people get away with substandard products and services.!oday competition is forcing our industry to adhere to global standards so we are getting there interms of :uality. 85amples of our software industry which is recogni%ed for its ability to meet globalstandards etc. Since the topic is general, we can e5trapolate it to our :uality of life-the air, the water ,

the facilities we have, the infrastructure we have, the services we get and put up with ....etc......

E$+cation an$ s+ccess-Is thee a coelation"

!his is a topic which provides ample scope for dialectics. 0ne can argue for and against it. 0ne of thebest e5amples is $ill Gates who went on to become the richest man in the world despite dropping outof hid education. 'loser home we have the e5ample of "hirubhai Ambani. hat a person learns andwhat he really wants to do have no correlation many a times. A person succeeds only if he li#es whathe does. !he argument for education will be that , in practice, it is your mar#s and :ualifications thatopens doors for you. hile one can become successful without education, education brings aboutrichness in one


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avoided those mista#es. In fact that has been the purpose of teaching history so as not to repeatthem. !oday fear of war is directly due to the record history places before us...etc....

Do )e nee$ a (lo4al police&an"

!he role of some countries in 3disciplining3 others. Assuming on itself to decide what is right and whatis wrong for the whole world. $ullying others into submission by its sheer economic power. 0verridingthe brief of world bodies in world politics

Suggest alternatives li#e more authority to world bodies li#e =N etc which is more representative ofeveryone


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plant and animals driving many of them to e5tinction.8tc...

$ut people have reali%ed it now. A lot of NG0s and voluntary bodies are wor#ing on it. In fact there iseven a Greens party in Germany which has been winning elections using the environmentalplan#...etc....

Mana(e&ent E$+cation-Is it necessa! to s+ccee$ in 4+siness

!his is again a topic where we can have for and against arguments. !here are many e5amples of greatvisionaries and leaders in business who have succeeded without any formal management education.&eople have simply done it by their will, passion and desire. $ut management education has alsoproduced many bigwigs. A management education gives a perspective towards analysis and problemsolving. It enables one to ta#e decisions in a scientific manner it enables you to handle the stress andstrains of a demanding *ob...etc...

The ole o* NGOs in econo&ics an$ politics

NG0s have become very powerful today. !hey have a ma*or role to play in politics as they swervepeople/s opinion. !hey en*oy a lot of support and goodwill of the people. !hey can also ma#e or brea#a business. !hey protect the interests of the people and represent a collective voice against anythingthat goes against their interests. ;ost of the times NG0s are more capable in securing a fair deal for

the general good. Also the NG0s have shown that they are in a better position to handle social issuesthan most governments ...etc.

So&e Othes GD Topics

1. Indian cultural values have nothing to fear from globalization2. The impact of economic reforms has been that rich people have become richer rich and poor peoplepoorer.3. Management education is only for the rich.4. Reservation in parliament for women.5. The US dollar is no longer a stable currency.

6. The impact of Internet on India.7. Behind every man there is a woman.8. Politicians are not interested in the future of our country.9. Wisdom does not come with age.10. Corruption is the main outcome of democracy.11. Is the consumer really the King in India?12. Globalization verses Nationalism.13. Conditional access system for cable TV watchers: boon or bane?14. If India is poorly governed, the reason is that we have designed our system of governance forprotecting if not encouraging corruption.15. Commercialization of health care: good or bad?16. Should agricultural subsidies be stopped?17. Do we lag behind China?

18. Who says MNCs are superior to Indian companies?19. Food comes first, ethics later!20. To survive in the civilized world one needs to be a hypocrite.21. Money is the sixth sense without which one can't enjoy the other five.22. English language as a mode of instruction in primary level.23. Men and Women are different.24. Given the present state of affairs, India will remain a developing country forever.25. IIM's and IIT's encourage only brain drain.26. Whether reservation to women is beneficial?27. There is no alternative to Pokhran nuclear test in present scenario.


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28. Modern cinema is a boon to Indian society.29. Should youth indulge in politics?30. US war on Iraq-justified or not.31. Role of UN in peacekeeping.32. Position of Women in India compared to other nations.33. Environment Management.34. Is China better than India in software?35. Should SONIA Gandhi be made the PM36. BPOs in INDIA37. Govt contribution to IT38. Will punch lines rule the Advertisements?39. Premarital sex40. India or west, which is the land of opportunities41. Water resources should be nationalized42. "BALANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONALISM AND FAMILY"43. Is it necessary to ban COCOCOLA in India?44. About Hockey being the primary game in India.45. Cricket should be banned or not.46. Present state of Indian Cricket team.47. Love marriage/Arranged marriage.

48. Advantages of Co-education.49. How to deal with international terrorism.50. Is peace and non-violence outdated concepts?51. A Unipolar World spells disaster for underdeveloped countries like India.52. What shall we do about our ever-increasing Population?53. Corruption is the price we pay for Democracy.54. Foreign Television Channels are destroying our culture.55. What India needs is a Dictatorship.56. With media publishing and telecasting trivia, censorship is the need of the hour.57. Kaun Banega Krorepati is less about knowledge but more about money and personality.58. Beauty contests degrade womanhood59. The rise of regional blocs threatens independent nations like India60. Six billion and one bronze!

61. Is dependence on computers a good thing?62. Should the public sector be privatized?63. Is India a Soft Nation?64. Value based politics is the need of the hour65. Religion should not be mixed with politics66. How to deal with high oil prices67. Our cricketers are not to blame for match fixing68. Why can't we be world players in industry as we are in software?69. Multinational corporations: Are they devils in disguise?70. Should there be limits on artistic freedom (the controversy on Fire).71. Should there be private universities?72. Do banning fashion shows and New Year parties save our culture?73. Are Big Dams Necessary?

74. A Gandhian State selling liquor is an anomaly75. Bride burning and dowry may look bad, but are an integral part of India.76. The education system needs serious reforms77. The impact of MTV on our psyche78. Showing Violence and Crimes should not be allowed in films and on television.79. Let us legalize gambling80. The objective of Management is to maximize profits81. Do professional managers have a chance in our family run businesses?82. The Internet is an exercise in hype83. Smaller businesses and start-ups have more scope for professional growth.


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