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Q.2 What are the issues with death penalty sentencing in India? What are the steps taken by the Supreme Court to deal with the issue? (10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/supreme-court-death-penalty-criminal-justice-7974153/ In the intro, mention the Supreme Court, in Manoj & others v. State of MP, embarked…

June 17, 2022
Q.1 Gender discrimination against women also exists at entrepreneurial level which defeats the purpose of empowerment. Examine. (15 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- In the introduction, talk about gender discrimination faced by women. Use data to validate. First, examine…

June 17, 2022
Q.4 Integrity isn’t fidelity to your beliefs. It’s fidelity to seeking the truth. Comment. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- Begin by giving a definition of Integrity. In the body, write about the various dimensions of…

June 16, 2022
Q.3 In India, governments have drawn on budgetary resources for providing support to low-income households for augmenting their consumption of selected goods and services, and also offering incentives to support selected categories of investors and producers. What should be services and goods covered under such schemes and what should be their modes of delivery? (10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- –https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/punjab-govt-free-electricity-low-income-households-support-policy-7972197/lite/ -In the intro, mention the debate over various schemes in India for their nature and…

June 16, 2022
Q.2 Examine the factors responsible for the prevalence of child marriages in India. Is increasing the age at marriage a solution to the problem? (15 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- –https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-way-to-end-child-marriage/article65526756.ece/amp/ -In the intro, mention that the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, fixes 21 years…

June 16, 2022
Q.1 Discuss the various implications of using digital currencies on Indian society. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- Start by explaining the emerging concept of central bank digital currency (CBDC). In the body, first,…

June 16, 2022
Q.4 Elaborate on the importance of impartiality as a core value of civil service. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments: Begin by defining impartiality. In the body, write about the importance of impartiality as a core…

June 15, 2022
Q.3 What are the factors responsible for the recent food prices spike at the global level? What are its implications for India and what should be India’s approach to deal with the food prices crisis? (10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/tackling-the-crisis-of-rising-global-food-prices/article65524071.ece In the body, mention the rising inflation on the global level and the contribution of…

June 15, 2022
Q.2 As it seeks to expand, what are the challenges BRICS may encounter in its expansion? What should be India’s approach? (10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/brics-summit-expansion-china-russia-g20-international-order-7969914/ In the intro, give a brief introduction to BRICS. In the body, mention the changing…

June 15, 2022
Q.1 Start-ups can act as an agent of change by solving issues faced by the Indian society. Discuss. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments: Start by giving context regarding the emergence of start up culture in India. Write about how…

June 15, 2022
Q.4 What is public morality? Is public morality at time antithetical to individual rights? Critically examine. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- In the introduction, give a simple elaboration on the concept of public morality. In the body,…

June 14, 2022
Q.3 Why a competitive telecom market is a prerequisite for achieving India’s digital dream and why a duopoly in the sector stands to threaten that dream? Suggest the way forward. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rajat-kathuria-and-mansi-kedia-write-way-forward-5g-vodafone-idea-bsnl-jio-7968029/ In the intro, mention that India’s telecom sector has been a story of monopoly to…

June 14, 2022
Q.2. Examine the key features of the CoWIN platform that enabled India to carry out the world’s largest vaccination drive. How the experience gained from it can be used for other immunisation programs.(10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-cowin-story-started-with-the-pandemic-but-it-wont-end-with-it-7956262/ In the intro, mention that CoWIN has proved itself as one of the most secure and…

June 14, 2022
Q.1 Hate speech is the root of many forms of violence that are being perpetrated and has become one of the biggest challenges to the rule of law and societal harmony. Examine. (15 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- Begin by defining hate speech. In the body, first, write about the impact of hate speech…

June 14, 2022
Q.4 Attitude is a major determinant of an individual’s behaviour. Analyse how attitude can make or break an individual citing examples.(10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments: In the introduction, define attitude and behaviour. Mention the difference between attitude and behaviour. In the…

June 13, 2022
Q.3 What are the measures taken by the government to deal with the power crisis precipitated by the coal shortage? What are the issues with the invoking of Section 11 of the Electricity Act 2003?(10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-scarcity-trap-7961344/ In the intro, mention the recent power crisis. In the body mention the factors leading…

June 13, 2022
Q.2 Do you agree with the view that Rajya Sabha in India has played its intended purposes?What are the reasons for the demands to abolish it?(10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment: –https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/upper-house-a-question-manish-tewari-writes-7965706/lite/ -In the intro mention the bicameral legislature in India. -In the body mention the significance…

June 13, 2022
Q.1 What are the causes of inequality in the Indian society? Enumerate various steps that are needed ensure an equitable society. (15 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments Begin by defining inequality and cite statistics to show inequalities in the Indian society. In the…

June 13, 2022
Q.4 You are the head of a PSU, which has recently been entrusted with construction of a new airport in a metropolitan city. However, the area in the immediate neighbourhood of the proposed airport runways have large tracts of land occupied by dense slum settlements. If the airport is to be constructed, approximately 75,000 slum families will have to be humanly rehabilitated. The sheer scale of this rehabilitation, almost similar to an urban renewal, has thrown up many challenges. Foremost among these is identifying an appropriate location for rehabilitation of slum dwellers. You are faced with the following options in this regard, each of which have their own merits and demerits: (a) There is no reasonably priced land in close vicinity of the present slums. A vacant parcel of land that you have identified close-by will have to be developed afresh along with all civic amenities, and this will entail huge cost for the PSU. (b) There is another location, which is very far-off where a factory once stood. All the required civic amenities are in place here and the factory can be converted into appropriate houses at little cost to the PSU. However, there will be loss of livelihood on relocation to this area because of its distance from the current slum location. (c) There is yet another site, which can be used for rehabilitation at reasonable cost. Neither is it too far nor will it entail huge monetary cost, but exercising this option involves cutting a large number of trees, which may adversely affect the ecology of the area. This is likely to face resistance from environmental groups. Given the above options and the associated challenges, which of these sites will you choose for rehabilitation of slum dwellers? Provide adequate justification for your choice. (20 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- Give a brief background of the case and mention its stakeholders. Discuss the merits and demerits…

March 31, 2022
Q.3 What are the challenges facing chartered accountancy in India? What are the changes introduced through the Bill for amendments to the Chartered Accountants Act,1949? (10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-parliamentary-bill-the-icai-needs-to-take-note-of/article65275514.ece In the intro, mention the Bill introduced in the Parliament for amendment in the Chartered…

March 31, 2022

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