Civil Services Prep

Article 244 of the Indian Constitution relates to the Administration of Scheduled areas and tribal areas. Analyze the impact of non-implementation of the provisions of the fifth schedule on the growth of Left Wing Extremism.

Model answer

  1. Examine the impact of liberalization on companies owned by Indians. Are they competing with the MNCs satisfactorily? 10 marks
  2. The Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with the concerns it has generated in the WTO. 10 marks
  3. Establish the relationship between land reform, agriculture productivity and elimination of poverty in the Indian Economy. Discuss the difficulty in designing and implementing agriculture-friendly land reforms in India. 10 marks
  4. How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management, particularly given the long porous borders with most countries of South Asia and Myanmar? 10 marks
  5. How does the 3D printing technology work? List out the advantages and disadvantages of the technology. 5 marks
  6. What is a digital signature? What does its authentication mean? Giver various salient built-in features of a digital signature. 5 marks