Page-137 of UPSC Questions

India-China relations are haunted with structural issues. For tangible gains in bilateral relations India must address these structural problems. Discuss

India-China relations are going through a tough phase. The persistent structural problems that hobbled the India-China ties are: Form above Substance Time and again there is danger of...

July 3, 2023

"Although Fertilizer industry has made rapid progress; India's indigenous Fertilizer production is still not able to keep pace with the growth in consumption."Discuss

There are several reasons for this. Firstly, setting up a fertilizer plant in India is a long process which generally takes five to eight years from time of...

July 3, 2023

First Green Revolution ran out of steam mainly because it was focused only on grain production, with this context; present a conceptual framework upon ushering India into Second Green revolution.

Hint: First Green Revolution did not help the dry land farming and it was not scale neutral and thus helped only large farmers. The call for second green...

July 3, 2023

Critically discuss the impact of partition on India's popular art, particularly Cinema and Theatre with suitable examples.

The key impact of partition on India’s popular art industry (Cinema and Theatre) can be discussed in the light of cross migration of talent and idea of two...

July 3, 2023

How important was the Marshall Plan in bringing about the recovery of Western Europe between 1947 and 1951?

Marshall Plan was announced in June 1947. It was an economic extension of Truman Doctrine. It was named after American Secretary of State George Marshall who forwarded his...

July 3, 2023

In recent decades, religion has gained stronghold in India's North East as a factor of political mobilization. Examine the issue from the internal security perspective.

Religion is the closest identity of an individual. Its the easiest way to attract individuals. In the North-Eastern India, there has been rampant political mobilization taking place in...

July 3, 2023

Should the Government repeal the Section 377 of IPC? Opine.

India continues to uphold section 377 of the Indian Penal Code dating back to 1860, introduced during the British rule of India, which criminalises sexual activities “against the order of...

July 3, 2023

National urban transport policy emphasizes on moving people instead of moving vehicles. Discuss critically the success of various strategies of the government in this regard.

The vision statement of the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) acknowledges that people occupy centre-stage, and that cities must evolve in a manner that supports the main social...

July 3, 2023

Apart from a few notable individual achievements, the overall participation of women in scientific research has been very low. Examine the steps taken by the government in this regard.

Women workforce in the field of scientific research (STEM) is around 23% in India, which is very low as compared to world standards. Except some examples in different...

July 2, 2023

"The skewed utilization of fertilizers is mainly due to pricing of subsidized fertilizers."Examine the issue throwing light on current policy framework.

This subsidy on fertilizers is provided by the Government of India to the Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizer companies. The companies then give fertilizers to the farmers at a...

July 2, 2023