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While keeping in focus the 2014 amendment of Clause 49 of the listing agreement by SEBI, critically examine the trend of political appointments as independent directors in PSUs in India.

In India, members of a political party being appointed as an independent director of a company is a routine affair. Recently, names of 10 politicians have been cleared...

June 30, 2023

How "organizational conflict" and "institutional conflict" are different from each other? Discuss keeping public service in focus.

Organisational conflict refers to  clash between the actual or perceived needs, values and interests between people working together. These may the form of inter-departmental conflict, union vs management or...

June 30, 2023

Discuss the essential characteristics of the medieval tradition in Indian painting. Give suitable examples in support of your answer.

The essential characteristics of the medieval tradition are: sharp, acute line without its modelling capacity, and also without the steady flow of the classical period. This line-quickly and...

June 30, 2023

"Of all the Vishnu incarnations Krishna is one of the most popular and is portrayed prominently in all dance forms."Discuss.

It is believed that hearing the call of Krishna’s flute, hoard of Gopis went in search of him. Krishna then multiplied himself and danced with each Gopi, as...

June 30, 2023

Analyse the factors that led to the rise of communalism in India during the 1920s and 1930s.

The rise of communalism in India during the 1920s and 1930s can be attributed to several factors, both historical and political. Communalism refers to the ideology that emphasizes...

June 29, 2023

Paying special attention to the contributions of Bhagat Singh, outline the course of the revolutionary movement in the Indian freedom struggle.

The revolutionary movement in the Indian Freedom Struggle had its roots in the Swadeshi movement of 1905. With the failure of the non-cooperation movement to deliver swaraj, it...

June 29, 2023

The data in the NCRB crime report doesn’t potray a correct picture about the crime scenarios. Discuss

The National Crime Record Bureau has released the 2017 crime data from India. But it is said that it doesn’t portray a clear picture of the crime scenarios...

June 29, 2023

What is the significance of the G20? Discuss the recent decisions taken by the group to change the tax codes.

G20 is an�international�forum for the�governments and�central bank�governors�from 20 major economies. It was formed in 1999. The G20 has no permanent staff�of its own and its chairmanship rotates annually...

June 29, 2023

The term �Indo-Pacific� has incited mixed response in the strategic community of India. Do you think that the coining of the term was a US strategy to redefine the geo-politics of the region. Comment.

The Indo-Pacific is basically a region between two different oceans-namely the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean lying between American West coast and the Eastern Coast of Africa. The...

June 29, 2023

Discuss the cropping pattern in terms of soybean and sugarcane in India. Justify the recent shift of sugarcane farmers to soybean in some parts of India.

Model Answer: Soybean is predominantly a rainfed crop grown in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and some other parts of India. Cropping Pattern of Soyabean Soyabean is grown as...

June 29, 2023

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