Mains Practice Questions

Q. Act East Policy can only be successful if apprehensions of ASEAN nations are resolved. Discuss with the relevant examples. (150 words)

Q. Recent changes in filing complaints with Lokpal can significantly curb corruption. Critically analyse. (250 words)

Q. The state funding for elections is not the only solution to bring transparency in political funding in India. Discuss. (250 words)

Q. Discuss the impact of recently concluded US-Taliban deal on India and balance of power equation in Asia. (250 words)

Q. Water governance strategies in India need to deploy strategies of demand management, conservation and regulation. Comment. (250 words)

Q. “Real duties are the result of the fulfilment of rights”. Critically analyse in the context of the Constitutional provisions related to the rights and duties. (250 words)

Q. “Fraternity remains the least understood, least discussed, and the least practised of the four pillars of constitutional morality spelt out in the preamble of India’s Constitution and from it Constitution also derives the unity of the nation.” Explain. (250 words)

Q. Indian Constitution balances procedural norms and flexibility in adapting to changing needs of society. Discuss. (250 words)

Q. Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 strives to provide reproductive rights to women in India. Critically examine. (250 words)

Q. Explain the significance of the right to protest in a democracy. (250 words)

Q. Speakers are not apolitical entities and are embedded in party politics. Critically examine. (250 words)

Q. Progress from Millennium Development to Sustainable Development entails a shift in the focus from universalizing access to education towards the delivery of quality education. Explain. (250 words)

Q. Growing criminalisation of polity is a threat to the basic structure of the constitution. Discuss. (250 words)

Q. What do you understand by Digital literacy and financial literacy? Explain their significance for India. (250 words)

Q. Decentralisation in school management and governance is the key for fixing and reviving the broken governance system of rural education in India. Discuss. (250 words)

Q. What do you understand by ‘Double Burden of Malnutrition’? Suggest steps that can be taken to tackle the Double Burden of Malnutrition. (250 words)

Q. India needs to focus on quality and unique solutions through technology to improve delivery systems of education. Comment. (250 words)

Q. What do you understand by ‘welfare state’? Do you think that India is a welfare state in true sense? (250 words)

Q. Health and nutrition not only play a vital role in making human life dynamic, capable and prosperous, but it also has the potential to empower, develop and strengthen the nation. Discuss. (250 words)

Q. Right to Education Act, 2009 is a breakthrough in India’s education landscape. Critically Examine. (250 words)

Q. “The reorganisation of States in India is an unfinished task”. Discuss. (250 words)

Q. Discuss the impact of rising US-Iran conflict on India and its international relations. (250 words)

Q. To achieve social justice in society, governments have to do more than just ensure that laws and policies treat individuals in a fair manner. Explain. (250 words)

Q. A welfare state is based on the principles of equality of opportunity and equitable distribution of wealth. Comment. (150 words)

Q. What are the various issues around ordinance making power of President and Governors? Also discuss the safeguards which are in place to prevent misuse of ordinance making power. (150 words)

Q. State the criteria followed for the determination of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). What are the issues faced by them? Also mention the measures taken by the government to address these issues. (150 words)

Q. ‘Every matter of public interest cannot be a matter of public interest litigation’. Comment. (250 words)

Q. Despite having numerous advantages, the potential of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism remains underutilized in India. Analyze. (250 words)

Q. The rhetoric over severe punishments should not deflect our attention from the problems related to implementation of POCSO Act so far. Discuss in the context of POCSO (Amendment) Bill 2019. (150 words)

Q. Describe the procedure of amendment of the Constitution of India under Article 368. Why this amendment procedure has been often criticized? (150 words)