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Climate change is real. Its impact on India is high. What steps do you think India should put on a priority basis to tackle climate change and its effects? (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Climate change – facts: India specific 2. What are the unique threats India faces 3.…

August 27, 2019
Right to Privacy in India remains a judgement even after two years. Critically discuss. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Introduce with the K S Puttaswamy judgement 2. Why it remains unfulfilled – what are…

August 26, 2019
Realising the Sustainable Development Goals needs more than just programmes and policies. Discuss. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Briefly discuss India’s position on SDG 2. What are the gaps 3. How to fulfill…

August 26, 2019
Take the civil service out of government and the country will collapse, take politics out of government and the country will flourish. Analyse. (250 words)

The civil service is a subdivision of government which is usually grouped with the Executive, and without which…

August 26, 2019
Despite their critical role in biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation, grasslands are amongst the most neglected ecosystems in India. Comment. (250 Words)

Mentors Comment: This is quite straightforward question and you should not have much trouble with it. Start with…

August 26, 2019
The debate around National Register of Citizens (NRC) should not be viewed as a human rights issue, but as a strategic and security issue. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Briefly explain NRC and what the debate surrounding it 2. Discuss both the human rights…

August 23, 2019
What is No First Use Doctrine? Did it serve India? Do you agree that it is high time India adopts an aggressive nuclear posture? (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Define/ briefly explain what NFU is 2. List down how it benefited India 3. Debate…

August 23, 2019
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? Evaluate the following options and suggest which course of action would you take along with justification. (1)Rusticate the student. (2)Let the student continue his studies and make separate sitting arrangements for him. (3) Keep the student as usual in the classroom and make efforts to convince the students and their parents that AIDS in not contagious. If some of them are not convinced, you ask them to seek admission elsewhere rather than expelling the AIDS affected student. (250 words)

The headmaster of the school is not only a civil servant but a role model in the vicinity.…

August 22, 2019
Despite war-mongering and aggressive rhetoric on an upswing in international politics in recent years, diplomacy has remained critical. Comment. (250 Words)

Mentors Comment: The answer is both traditional as well as current based. You have to provide the role…

August 22, 2019
Do you think privacy should be relegated behind state security? Debate in the context of recent Aadhaar social media linkage issue. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Briefly mention the issue in news 2. Argue for and against both privacy and security.…

August 22, 2019
What are the problems of WTO led trade regime. What reforms do you suggest to ensure that world trade runs sustainably to uplift the poor across the world. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: The question highlights the various factors that have led to the weakening of WTO led trade…

August 22, 2019
In a municipal town, there are some primary schools and dispensaries where children, especially those living in slums, receive their primary education and basic health care. The schools have good buildings, infrastructure and teachers. However, the quality of primary education is far from satisfactory. The teachers don’t come on time. One day when you went to visit the school, you found out that the learning outcomes of the students is very poor. Similarly, the dispensaries are having good facilities but they hardly live up to the expectations of the people. Whenever poor people approach the health officials (doctors), they are shouted back. The people complain that the doctors are usually absent and are engaged in private practice. As a young and promising Municipal Commissioner of corporation, you want to improve the situation. Based on the situation stated above, answer the following questions. (250 words) (a) How you would improve the working of the dispensary and ensure that doctors and paramedical staff are made accountable? (b) What steps should be taken so that the quality of primary education improves? What are the limitations before you? (c) How to strengthen moral responsibility among teachers and health officials? What would be its effect on the overall performance of the dispensaries and schools?

(a) To improve the working of dispensary and ensure the accountability of the doctors and other staff members,…

August 21, 2019
Why did Buddhism spread outside India but Jainism could not? (250 Words)

Mentors Comment: As mentioned earlier, art and culture questions are factual and straightforward. This question is same too.…

August 21, 2019
What do you understand by Crisis of Conscience? Have you faced it in your life? How did you resolve it? (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Define crisis of conscience 2. Mention the event in your life- how it involved a…

August 21, 2019
The Afghanistan crisis shows no signs of respite even after 18 years of war. What does the future hold for Afghanistan and especially for India? (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Start with the recent bombing incident. 2. Provide reasons for the extended conflict. 3. Mention…

August 21, 2019
You have been preparing for a government job exam from two years and you finally get a call for an interview. On the day of the interview, your bus suffers a fault and it stops in the middle of nowhere. You are getting late and in one hour you should be present at the interview venue. The bus driver tells that all the passengers should search for an alternative to reach their destinations if they are getting late. So, you try to look for a lift from the cars passing on the road. After 15 minutes, you finally manage to get lift. At the same time, another lady comes to you and requests you to let him go as his mother is in hospital and she is critically injured. There is only one seat. What will you do in such a situation? Will you allow the lady to go to the city first? What are the options before you? Discuss them with their merits and demerits? (250 words)

Conflicting priorities in life pose challenge to an individual’s emotional intelligence and the strength of his/her ethical framework.…

August 20, 2019
Rapid urbanisation is an inevitable truth of the 21st century. In this context, explain the concept of Urban Forestry and highlight its link with India’s urbanisation strategy. (250 Words)

Mentors Comment: This is quite straightforward question and not a difficult one. The first statement (Rapid urbanisation is…

August 20, 2019
Do you think the recently passed Surrogacy bill addresses all the socio-economic dimensions of the problem in India? Critically discuss. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. List the provisions of the law 2. Discuss why it has several limitations in terms…

August 20, 2019
Economists are worried about a slowdown in the growth of Indian economy and recent growth numbers substantiate it. What are the reasons for the same? Offer solutions. (250 Words)

Mentors Comments: 1. Discuss in brief about the slowing down of growth across the globe and India in…

August 20, 2019
You are in charge of women welfare in a government organization. There comes a case of molestation against a very senior officer by a woman employee in your office. In view of the fact that these days molestation charges are levied against many upright officers by the instigation of peers due to rivalry or by women workers who are not allowed undue advantages with regard to punctuality, promotion and annual performance evaluation, you as a woman welfare officer need to be extra cautious in judgment. As an upright woman government officer what are the moral and professional issues that you would like to enquire during the process of enquiry against the officer charged with the allegation of molestation. Give reasons. (250 words)

In cases when molestation charges are levied against the upright officers by the instigation of peers due to…

August 20, 2019

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