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GS-I: Poverty and Developmental Issues

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                                                          This is a dynamic E-Book comprising the below UPSC Mains Model Questions as well as their answers written by GKToday team. The PDF E-Book can be instantly downloaded after payment. No Hadcopy is provided.
                                                        1. What is the severity of water crisis in Maharashtra?
                                                        2. Discuss the various opportunities available to the Self Help Groups (SHGs) for overall financial empowerment and inclusion of the women in India with particular emphasis on efforts and achievements of three Self-Help Groups in your /any state of India.
                                                        3. Is regional inequality among Indian states is a cause of individual income inequality or vice versa? Discuss.
                                                        4. "Without the inclusion of poor in the development agenda, the idea of development cannot be sustainable." Comment.
                                                        5. What are the key contributors for India's double burden of malnutrition as well as over-nutrition at some places? Discuss the possible solution to the problems.
                                                        6. Discuss the economic and political reasons for the current government to strengthen the rural economy. Throw light on certain steps taken in this regard over last few years.
                                                        7. Explain "Gini Coefficient"and ways to measure it. Discuss the reasons for continuous rise in India's Gini coefficient.
                                                        8. What is the incidence of poverty in India? How should poverty alleviation programmes be constructed?
                                                        9. It has been seen that apart from the gender roles, do you think religion is driving conservatism among the youth?
                                                        10. The immediate and primary priority of Indian government is to target central aid for the poor. They must be included as change agents in the roadmap for clean energy. Explain.
                                                        11. What were the four pillars of rural sanitation revolution under Swachh Bharat mission?
                                                        12. Despite Consistence experience of High growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.
                                                        13. Despite various laws, the problem of bonded labour is still existing in India. Discuss the causes and solutions for the existing problem.
                                                        14. India is becoming increasingly urban, but simultaneously the number of the urban poor is also increasing. Discuss the problems that the urban poor face. Also, discuss the measures that can be taken to face this challenge.
                                                        15. Farm loan waivers are neither adequate nor recommended for promoting sustained agricultural growth. Analyze.
                                                        16. Looking at all poverty from the rural perspective and applying rural solutions to urban conditions will not yield results. Discuss the statement in context of differences between urban and rural poverty in India.
                                                        17. India continues to perform poor in global hunger index despite adequate food stocks and statutory laws to ensure food security. Analyze and provide solutions to deal with this problem.
                                                        18. There is a need to shift focus from food security to nutritional security in India, comment. Also, suggest a framework to achieve nutritional self-reliance.
                                                        19. India faces a paradox of being one of the largest producers of agricultural products on one hand and performing poorly in hunger index on the other hand. Discuss, also suggest ways to address this issue.
                                                        20. Discuss the role of wage employment in poverty alleviation and how is MGNREGA different from it.
                                                        21. India produces more than it needs still performs poorly in Global Hunger Index. Discuss the reasons behind this paradox and measures to curb this problem.
                                                        22. Enumerate the reasons of poverty among the third world countries, also mention the key ideas suggested in the Brandt report of 1980 to help them.
                                                        23. Among informal sectors, domestic servants are a unique group in India. They are ubiquitous but remains invisible. Highlight the challenges faced by them and factors responsible for these challenges, also suggest remedial measures.
                                                        24. Microcredit has multiple advantages but its effectiveness as a financial tool has come under question in recent times. Discuss in the context of India.
                                                        25. It has been argued by some that increased penetration of technology and industrialization has led to increase in inequality in India, however the reasons for the same lie somewhere else. Critically analyze.
                                                        26. Highlight the factors behind fast-paced rural to urban migration and discuss the challenges arising out of it, mainly for the economically weaker sections. Also suggest measures to address this issue.
                                                        27. Self Help Groups (SHGs) plays an important role in upliftment of disadvantaged sections of society by developing rural areas. Elucidate. Further, mention the constraint faced by SHGs and how they can be addressed.
                                                        28. The problem of nutritional crisis is as big as the problem of hunger in India and has been a matter of long standing public threat. Discuss and suggest remedial measures.
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