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[Official Review] 2 Aug 2017 | Target Mains: GS Questions With Official Answers

GS Paper 1 (World History) HISTORY OF THE WORLD WILL INCLUDE EVENTS FROM 18th CENTURY Q.1) Many of…

August 2, 2017

2 Aug 2017 | GS 4 | The government has been taking steps to promote rights of patients suffering from AIDS. Suppose you are a headmaster of a government higher secondary school where there is a student of class X who is diagnosed with AIDS. The children in the class discriminate him on various grounds and you have also been getting calls from the parents of other students in the class that they are against the continuance of his studies with their children. You call the parents of the AIDS affected student and tell his parents about the same and that you are under pressure from other parents to expel their child from school. What will be the right course for you on ethical and professional grounds? Select from the following options and give reasons. (1) Rusticate the student. (2) Keep the student continuing his studies and making a separate sitting arrangement for him. (3) Keep the student as usual in the class room and make efforts to convince the students and their parents that AIDS in not contagious. If some of them are not convinced, he should give option to them to seek admission elsewhere rather than expelling the AIDS affected student.

GS Paper 4 (Ethics and integrity) Q.4)- The government has been taking steps to promote rights of patients…

August 2, 2017

2 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | The 2015 draft DNA Fingerprinting Bill is back in a new version, and includes some important additions and deletions. What are they? What is the need for such a law in the first place, and what are the problems with having one? Critically analyse.

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY- DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS AND EFFECTS IN EVERYDAY LIFE…

August 2, 2017

2 Aug 2017 | GS 2 | Recently Supreme court Supreme Court of India has issued new set of directions to prevent the misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code. In the light of the above statement critically discuss whether section 498A should be amended?

GS Paper 2 (Polity & Governance) WELFARE SCHEMES FOR VULNERABLE SECTIONS OF THE POPULAYION BY THE CENTRE AND STATES AND…

August 2, 2017

2 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | Many of the problems confronted by Europe in 19th century had their germs in the works of congress of Vienna. Comment.

GS Paper 1 (World History) HISTORY OF THE WORLD WILL INCLUDE EVENTS FROM 18th CENTURY Q.1) Many of…

August 2, 2017

1 Aug 2017 | GS 4 | Recently a social activist fighting against superstition was killed by a mob with certain political affiliation while addressing a public gathering in the area where you are posted as Chief Medical Officer in a government hospital. His body was sent to your hospital for post mortem. Subsequently you started getting telephone calls from some influential people and politicians pressurizing you to ( i) manipulate the post mortem report in a manner that the case of murder is not substantiated. You are also threatened for life if you do not comply or (ii) in case if you comply, offer is given to you for promotion as well as suitable monetary compensation. (a) What are the ethical conflicts the doctor faces in this case? (b) What would be consequence if the doctor does not stick to his professional ethics? (c) What would be practically right thing to do for the doctor and why?

GS PAPER 4 ETHICS & INTEGRITY Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship,…

August 1, 2017

1 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | Is inflation targeting is the right way to tackle inflation in India? Critically Discuss.

GS PAPER 3- INDIAN ECONOMY Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth Q.3) Is inflation targeting…

August 1, 2017

1 Aug 2017 | GS 2 | The basic purpose of the Whistle-blower Act is to encourage people to report wrongdoing. If whistle-blowers are prosecuted for disclosing information as part of their complaints and not granted immunity from the OSA, the very purpose of the law would be defeated. In the light of the above statement critically discuss the key provisions of Whistle-blower amendment bill 2015?

GS PAPER 2 POLITY & GOVERNANCE Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Q.2) The basic purpose of…

August 1, 2017

1 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | The Battle of Buxar was a war of circumstances rather than intentions. Comment

GS PAPER 1 INDIAN HISTORY Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the…

August 1, 2017

31 July 2017 | Target Mains: GS Questions With Official Answers

GS PAPER 1 (MODERN HISTORY) The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different…

July 29, 2017

29 Jul 2017 | GS 4 | You are posted in some part of the country as the superintendent of police. A lower caste engineer boy married a higher caste teacher girl in a highly patriarchal and stratified society in your area. In the rage of anger and outrage the patriarchs call meeting of panchayat and decide to punish the couple and severely punish the boy to teach a lesson to lower caste so that such incident would not be repeated in future. Knowing this the couple rushes to your office for protection from the members of upper caste, some of whom chased them to the SP office. Your office has been gheraoed by upper caste people and they demanded handing over the couple for action decided by the Panchayat. Given below are some alternatives before you: (i) You will hand over the couple to the crowed and leave their fate on the rationality of the panchayat members. (ii) You will protect the couple and persuade them to respect and accept the caste based system of marriage; separate and say sorry publicly in Panchayat with a legal statement that they will never meet again. (iii) You will keep the couple under police protection and try to pacify the crowed and persuade them to allow the two adults to decide about their lives on their own. (a) Disucss the merits and demerits of each alternative? (b) Which is the best thing/ best course of action to do for the police officer in this case? Give reasons for your answer. (250 words) (20 marks)

GS PAPER 4 ETHICS & INTEGRITY Q.4) – You are posted in some part of the country as…

July 29, 2017

29 Jul 2017 | GS 3 | The construction of border fence by Myanmar will be injustice to the people on both sides of the Indo-Myanmar border. Critically discuss.

(GS PAPER 3 INTERNAL SECURITY) Security challenges and their management in border areas Q.3) The construction of border…

July 29, 2017

29 Jul 2017 | GS 2 | Being insensitive to the challenges faced by the most deprived castes and communities, the amendment defeats its very purpose which is enabling children to enjoy their right to education. In the light of the above statement critically examine whether child labour amendment act 2016 will be able eradicate the problem of child labour in India.

GS PAPER 2 (POLITY & GOVERNANCE) Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and…

July 29, 2017

29 Jul 2017 | GS 1 | Hume failed to develop Congress as safety valve but Indians successfully used him as a lightening conductor. Comment.

GS PAPER 1 (MODERN HISTORY) The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different…

July 29, 2017

PM Modi’s 10-point agenda for renewing efforts towards disaster risk reduction

source Dear Mitron, I welcome you all to New Delhi for this landmark conference, the first after the…

December 4, 2016

5 Dec | GS4 | We are witnessing increasing instances of sexual violence against women in the country. Despite existing legal provisions against it, the number of such incidences is on the rise. Suggest some innovative measures to tackle this menace.

GS4 ( Ethics in Human Actions) We are witnessing increasing instances of sexual violence against women in the…

December 4, 2016

5 Dec | GS3 | Competition is the best means of ensuring that the ‘Common Man’ or ‘Aam Aadmi’ has access to the broadest range of goods and services at the most competitive prices. Throw light on this statement keeping in view the digital sector.

GS3 (Economics) Competition is the best means of ensuring that the ‘Common Man’ or ‘Aam Aadmi’ has access…

December 4, 2016

5 Dec | GS2 | With the introduction of PIL, the post-Emergency Supreme Court is very rarely a court for judicial review and far more often, the court for judicial populism. Comment.

GS2 ( Indian Constitution) With the introduction of PIL, the post-Emergency Supreme Court is very rarely a court…

December 4, 2016

5 Dec | GS1 | Tribal revolts were a reaction to an alien, unfeeling administration. Elucidate with reference to the British tribal policy in Eastern India in the nineteenth century.

GS1 (Modern History) Tribal revolts were a reaction to an alien, unfeeling administration. Elucidate with reference to the…

December 4, 2016

4 Dec 2016 | Target Mains: Weekly Essay Challenge

The end of education is character. Instructions: Write the following essay in 1000-1200 words. A post with the main…

December 4, 2016

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[Official Review] 2 Aug 2017 | Target Mains: GS Questions With Official Answers

2 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | The 2015 draft DNA Fingerprinting Bill is back in a new version, and includes some important additions and deletions. What are they? What is the need for such a law in the first place, and what are the problems with having one? Critically analyse.

2 Aug 2017 | GS 2 | Recently Supreme court Supreme Court of India has issued new set of directions to prevent the misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code. In the light of the above statement critically discuss whether section 498A should be amended?

2 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | Many of the problems confronted by Europe in 19th century had their germs in the works of congress of Vienna. Comment.

1 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | Is inflation targeting is the right way to tackle inflation in India? Critically Discuss.

1 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | The Battle of Buxar was a war of circumstances rather than intentions. Comment

31 July 2017 | Target Mains: GS Questions With Official Answers

29 Jul 2017 | GS 3 | The construction of border fence by Myanmar will be injustice to the people on both sides of the Indo-Myanmar border. Critically discuss.

29 Jul 2017 | GS 1 | Hume failed to develop Congress as safety valve but Indians successfully used him as a lightening conductor. Comment.

PM Modi’s 10-point agenda for renewing efforts towards disaster risk reduction

5 Dec | GS4 | We are witnessing increasing instances of sexual violence against women in the country. Despite existing legal provisions against it, the number of such incidences is on the rise. Suggest some innovative measures to tackle this menace.

5 Dec | GS3 | Competition is the best means of ensuring that the ‘Common Man’ or ‘Aam Aadmi’ has access to the broadest range of goods and services at the most competitive prices. Throw light on this statement keeping in view the digital sector.

5 Dec | GS2 | With the introduction of PIL, the post-Emergency Supreme Court is very rarely a court for judicial review and far more often, the court for judicial populism. Comment.

5 Dec | GS1 | Tribal revolts were a reaction to an alien, unfeeling administration. Elucidate with reference to the British tribal policy in Eastern India in the nineteenth century.

4 Dec 2016 | Target Mains: Weekly Essay Challenge

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