Page-216 of UPSC Questions

Enforcement of contract is one of the key areas towards further increasing ease of doing business in India. What are the key loopholes in current contract law to be plugged? Discuss

India stands in 100th place in 2017 Ease of Doing business report released by World Bank by jumping 30 places from 130 in the previous year. India still...

April 12, 2023

Discuss the recommendations of Ramesh Chand Committee Report of March 2015 with respect to the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Why the government is reluctant to accept these recommendations?

Ramesh Chand committee was set in 2013, to examine the methodological issues in the fixing of MSPs. The committee submitted its report in 2015. Some of the important...

April 12, 2023

The Government of India, along with few other countries has urged UN to declare 2018 as the 'International Year of Millets'. Discuss the advantages of production and consumption of millets in comparison to other cereal crops such as Wheat and Paddy.

India along with many countries has urged United Nations to declare 2018 as the International Year of Millets. If the proposal will agreed then it will raise awareness...

April 12, 2023

What is Academic inflation? How academic inflation deflated the quality education in the country over last decade?

Academic inflation is defined as a mixed situation wherein on one hand having a degree becomes a mandatory requirement for more jobs while, at the same time, becomes...

April 12, 2023

With appropriate figures, discuss the significance of household sector in Indian economy.

The household sector which is comprised of all non-government, non-corporate enterprises viz. farm and non-farm businesses, sole proprietorships,  charitable trusts, religious organisations and educational institutions,  is the largest...

April 12, 2023

Explain why the Tsarist regime was able to survive the 1905 revolution but was overthrown in February/March 1917.

From 1894 to 1917, Nicholas II was the Tsar being autocrat he failed to address many problems. With the defeat of Russia in war against Japan in 1905...

April 12, 2023

Despite an enduring commitment to the production of knowledge about India, the British made little effort at any time explicitly to construct an ordering system of ideology for their imperial enterprise. Discuss.

The British Raj wanted to justify their rule in India. For this, they made serious efforts to understand the customs, beliefs, norms, values, etc. of the within the...

April 12, 2023

Discuss the salient Features of Indo-Islamic Architecture. What new elements were added to the Indian architecture by the Muslims?

Islam came along with the migration of Muslim merchants, traders, the saints and finally the conquest of Muslim rulers. The early Islamic architectural activity was visible as back...

April 12, 2023

The potential of tourism industry in India can be harnessed sustainably by promoting eco-tourism. Enumerate the steps taken by government in this context, also discuss the associated challenges.

Ecotourism can be termed as responsible tourism to the natural areas, which conserves the ecology and promotes well-being of people. It is one of the ecosystem services offered...

April 11, 2023

How the proposed higher education bill proposes for a watershed change in the Higher Education Sector in India?

The Ministry of Human Resource Development is planning to introduce a bill in the upcoming winter session of parliament. The bill will overhaul the higher education segment of...

April 11, 2023