Case study

You are a partner in a law firm. One of the clients of your firm is a man of high social repute and has a flourishing business. This client has empanelled the firm for the last five years. However, this client has been involved in what is being dubbed as India’s biggest bank fraud. The client is on the run and it is believed that he has escaped to a country which can extradite him only if provided with substantial proof. In connection with this case, investigating agencies raid your firm and find incriminating evidence against the client.

But you know that, there is still a lot of information available with the firm, which is vital for ascertaining guilt of the client. You realize that it is very important for the country to get hold of the client and bring him to justice.

Faced with this situation, what will you do? Critically examine various conflicts of interest and explain what are your responsibilities as a responsible citizen of the country. (250 Words)

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Q. Besides domain knowledge, a public official needs innovativeness and creativity of a high order as well, while resolving ethical dilemmas. Discuss with suitable example. (150 Words)

Q. How did land reforms in some parts of the country help to improve the socio-economic conditions of marginal and small farmers? (150 Words)

Q. Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggest measures required to be taken to eradicate the menace of terrorism. (250 Words)

Q. The Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution have often met with a wide and varied criticism. Analyse. (150 Words)

Q. Do you agree that there is a need for the codification of parliamentary privileges due to its misuse and curtailment of individual fundamental rights? (150 Words)

Q. Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail. (250 words)

Q. What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also? (250 words)

Essay Topic

1. Indian culture today: a myth or a reality?

2. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values.

Q. Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant. Justify their inclusion in the matrix. (150 Words)

Q. Identify ten essential values that are needed to be an effective public servant. Describe the ways and means to prevent non-ethical behaviour in the public servants. (150 Words)

Q. Explain the difference between computing methodology of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) before the year 2015 and after the year 2015. (150 Words)

Q. Distinguish between Capital Budget and Revenue Budget. Explain the components of both these Budgets. (150 Words)

Q. Explain the evolution of the Collegium system for the appointment and transfer of judges in India. (250 Words)

Q. “Public places ought to be free of any public displays of religion.” Discuss the statement in reference to recent orders by Karnataka government regarding school uniforms. (250 Words)

Q. “Gender inequality in STEM can only become a thing of the past if collective efforts, from the society, families, educational institutions and government, are given to fight against it”. Comment.

Q. Discuss the significance of natural farming and suggest measures that can be taken for smooth transition from conventional to chemical-free farming.

Essay Topic

1. The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

2. Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

Q. India’s two-year tenure at the UNSC starting in 2021 offers huge possibilities for enhancing India’s multilateral standing and reshaping its traditional approach.” Comment. (250 Words)

Q. Discuss the opportunities offered by the establishment of a digital university, especially when the covid-19 pandemic has disturbed the functioning of the whole education system. (250 Words)

Q. Emotions give meaning to situations. Without emotions, one would react spontaneously and robotically to events, with no control over the response. In light of this statement, discuss the various aspects of Emotional Intelligence and highlight its importance for civil servants. (150 Words)

Q. Discuss the unemployment scenario of India and what measures can be taken to tackle this unemployment wave. (250 Words)

Q. The citizens’ right to protest is a pillar of Indian democracy. However, protests and demonstrations often become a law and order problem and a challenge to internal security. Why is it so? Discuss (250 Words)

Q. “Conventional energy sources are more reliable and should not be abandoned until the alternatives like clean energy have been stringently stress tested.’’ Discuss. (250 Words)

Q. The Indian Constitution is, in a significant sense, a cosmopolitan constitution. Elucidate. (150 Words)

Q. Discuss the key challenges that hinder the efficient functioning of the Urban Local Governments and the corresponding measures that can be taken. (250 Words)

Q. Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples. (250 words)

Essay Topics

1. There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

2. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Case Study

A woman was in a live-in relationship with her male partner. She complained to the police of sexual harassment and rape continously for the last five years on the pretext of marriage by her partner. The police on prima facie investigation found out that the allegation is false and the couple was living happily until some internal feud developed that led to these baseless allegations. The woman complained to the State Commission for Women and alleged that she did not get justice from the police and they were biased against her due to a patriarchal mindset. She demands justice from the Women Commission. You are the chairperson of the State Commission for Women.

(a) What steps will you take in such a situation?

(b) Do you think that live-in relationships are against Indian culture and traditional values?