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IAS General Studies Prelims Question No. 29

Consider the following statements about United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): It is a member of  United Nations Development Group It has its headquarters are at New York,...

September 26, 2016

IAS General Studies Prelims Question No. 28

The constitutional power to address the Parliament of India has been given to __: 1. President of India 2. Chief Justice of India 3. Comptroller and Auditor General...

September 26, 2016

IAS General Studies Prelims Question No. 27

In the three tier Panchayati Raj System: 1. Gram Sabha is a permanent unit 2. Gram Sabha is lowest tier 3. Panchayat Samiti is the "administrative authority' at...

September 26, 2016

IAS General Studies Prelims Question No. 26

Consider the following statements about Gold Monetisation scheme: It earns regular interest to depositors It allows pre-mature withdrawal with minimum lock-in period of one year It is exempted from...

September 26, 2016

Fiscal Federalism in India

Apart from separation of powers of taxation, constitution of India has provided for an institutional mechanism viz. Finance Commission for making recommendations to parliament on how the tax...

September 25, 2016

Issues and Challenges with Indian Federalism [Others]

We have so far discussed regionalism, diversity, division of powers and asymmetries of Indian constitution. Here are some of the other issues and challenges summarized for quick overview....

September 25, 2016

Asymmetries in Indian Federalism

One of the major concerns about the Indian federalism that it is asymmetric. By “Asymmetric” we mean that Indian federalism is based on unequal distribution of powers in...

September 25, 2016

Indian Federalism and Division of Powers

The constitution has divided the legislative authority via 7th schedule {Union, State, and Concurrent Lists}. The residuary powers are vested in the Central government. Analysis The discussion on...

September 25, 2016

Indian Federalism and Regionalism

The term regionalism has both negative and positive connotations. In negative sense, it denotes excessive preference to one’s region over nation. In positive sense, it denotes one’s love...

September 25, 2016

UPSC Prelims Test Series 2017 – Mock Test-4

Mock Test – 4 of the Target 2017 Prelims General Studies Programme has been updated at this link.The 100 questions in Mock Test -4 are broadly based upon...

September 25, 2016

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