Mains Practice Questions

Q.“Though Swadeshi movement failed in achieving its immediate objective, yet it played a significant role in the Indian freedom struggle”. Discuss (250 words)

Essay Topics

1. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
2. Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Q.Globalisation refers to the growing interdependence between different peoples, regions and countries in the world. Explain. (250 words)

Q. Why is the Biosphere important for living organisms? (150 words)

Q. 'Good character is necessary for holding a higher position in civil services'. Examine the statement in the context of modern-day civil servants. (250 words)

Q. 'Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the citizens of the country'. Analyse the statement. (150 words)

Q. Discuss the challenges and advantages of 5G technology for India. (250 words)

Q. India needs to harvest quantum technology for strategic and economic development. Discuss. (250 words)

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. Communalism was and continues to be one of the major challenges to democracy in our country. Critically examine. (250 Words)

Q.People should not be considered as a mere headcount but as citizens having certain basic rights. Discuss the significance and challenges associated with the census in India. (250 Words)

Essay Topics

1. Transparency is critical in public health and epidemics.
2. Education is the premise of progress.

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges which humankind is facing right now. While several mitigations and adaptation methods have been researched, scientists have high hopes from geoengineering that include Carbon Dioxide removal and reflecting sunlight back into space. The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, is pursuing a framework for working of geo-engineering at the international level. However, several ethical issues have been identified with geoengineering which include the following:

a. It would be morally unacceptable to use geoengineering, in any form, as a replacement for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. To do so would impose unacceptably large risks and costs on vulnerable people and future generations.

b. Whether the positive and negative impacts of any geoengineering could be fairly distributed (issue of the distributive justice).

c. How should decisions of geoengineering be made (issue of procedural justice)?

In this context, critically analyze the issues identified by the ethicists.

Q. Media is dubbed as the fourth pillar of democracy. In the context, discuss the significance of media ethics in contemporary times. (150 words)

Q. The judiciary’s credibility, its finality, rests not just on justice being done, but on its being seen to be done. Discuss (150 words)

Q. What do you understand by DeepFake? Discuss the challenges posed by DeepFake. (150 words)

Q. While virtual currencies offer many opportunities, they also pose some serious threats. Comment. (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. Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s? (150 words)

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

Essay Topics

1. Good governance depends on the ability to take responsibility by both, administration as well as people
2. At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

You are a graduate who, after completing the studies, has been preparing for competitive examination for two years. But despite your best efforts success has eluded you. You don’t belong to a well-off family and now you must start working to support yourself. On scanning the job sites you realize that there are hardly any vacancies for a fresher with an academic gap. One of your friends runs a consultancy firm and he suggests that he can get you fake work experience certificates from a few companies. He also tells you that this is very common practice and even companies are not very concerned about these things at entry-level jobs. 

1. Identify the ethical dilemmas faced by you.
2. What would be the most appropriate course of action in such conditions? Justify. (250 words)

Q. A welfare policy is as good as its inclusive and sensitive implementation. Explain. (250 words)

Q. The moral compass of the society that is essential to enhance common good and well being of all has been losing relevance. Critically examine. (250 words)

Q. Explain the significance of the Eastern Ghats for India. Suggest steps that can be taken to conserve the biodiversity of the region. (250 words)

Q. Critically analyse the role of biotechnology in improving the conditions of the farmers in India. (250 words)

Q. The First World War altered the economic and political situation in India. Comment. (250 words)

Q. Examine the impact of European influence on India’s art and architecture. (250 words)