Questions From The Hindu 22/10/2013
1. Is there any alternative to the present policy of procurement and distribution of food grains to ensure food security in India? Examine the negatives of present policy and suggest measures to overcome them. (250 Words)
2. Do you think the relations between India and Russia is ‘strategic’ in its true sense? Critically examine. (200 Words)
3. Haryana has one of the lowest sex ratio in the country. What are the factors responsible for this and what implications does low sex ratio has on the society? Critically analyze. (200 Words)
4. What is the difference between cultural and natural landscapes? How does the implementation of Kasturirangan committee’s recommendations affect both landscapes in the Western Ghat? Examine. (250 Words)
5. What effect climate change has on the economies of poor and developing countries? Discuss. (250 Words)
6. Synriam™ and Plasmodium falciparum (50 Words)
7. What role can India possibly play in diffusing crises in the Middle East? Comment.(150 Words)
8. “Nuclear reactors are more about commerce and less about energy security.” Critically comment. (200 Words)
9. “Tens of millions of elders have become victims, trapped between governments and families, neither of which have figured out how to protect or provide for them.” Discuss the problems faced by aged people in India and the measures taken by the government to protect them. (250 Words)
10. Is there a difference between caretaker governments of Bangladesh and India? Why there is a controversy in Bangladesh regarding its future caretaker government? Explain. (250 Words)
11. Situation Sthlm and iZettle (50 Words)
12. “In the long term, India’s food security bill does more harm than favour to its poor citizens and farmers.” Do you agree with this view? Critically comment. (250 Words)
13. “Without sufficient absorptive capacity, allocated resources will be misutilised and States will eventually fail to claim funds contingent on performance.” What do you understand by ‘absorptive capacity’? Do you think that Raghuram Rajan committee’s Composite Index of States is adequate in allocating funds for the States? Examine. (250 Words)
15. Critically evaluate the performance of higher education sector in India. (250 Words)
16. Should India be worried at Maldive’s constitutional crisis? Explain why. (200 Words)
