Page-267 of UPSC Questions

How the Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao of Punjab checks depletion of underground water?

The new experiment-based approach of the Nobel laureates has “transformed development economics”. The imprints of this approach can be seen in the incentive scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’...

February 20, 2023

Enumerate the concerns behind the use of e-cigarettes. What will be the impacts of recent ban on use of e-cigarettes in India?

E-cigarettes are all slated for a nationwide ban in India as announced by the Ministry of Health. This forms a part of the first 100 days programme of...

February 20, 2023

How do you think the reforms in public transport in India effect women?

A recent decision by the Delhi government to make public transport absolutely free for women. The decision has led to many debates which show the ways in which...

February 20, 2023

Critically examine the concerns expressed by some in India's auto Industry that Electric Vehicles (EVs) will have huge socio-economic costs and will contribute to loss of millions of jobs in India.

Taking a cue from India’s INDC and its climate change commitments, the government is planning to introduce electric vehicles at mass scale. However, some auto companies claim that...

February 20, 2023

To what extent, the merger of public sector banks into one large entity can solve all or some of problems of the banking sector in India? Discuss critically.|

In case of public sector banks, bad loans as a ratio of the total loans are close to 10% and this may further increase due to twin balance...

February 20, 2023

Describe critically those features of the city of Jaipur and of the architecture of the palace of Suraj Mal at Deeg on account of which E.B. Havell thinks that the modern Rajput architecture began in the second quarter of the eighteenth century.

According to E B Havell, modern Rajput architecture may be said to have begun with the building of the city of Jaipur in 1728. The plan of the...

February 20, 2023

Show how the buildings constructed by Sher Shah clearly exemplify his ideals of the attitude towards building art. Discuss their chief features and their importance in the history of development of Indo-Muslim architecture.

Sher Shah was a man of marked constructional propensities and architectural ideals. The few buildings that he has left are each of an exceptional character and clearly exemplify...

February 20, 2023

What is a heat wave? Enumerate the ill effects of a heat wave on living things.

A Heat Wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum temperature. It occurs during the summer season in the North-Western parts of India....

February 19, 2023

The water crisis in Tamil Nadu shows that there is a lot to learn about rainwater harvesting from our ancestors. Comment.

Water is a gift of nature and no human hand should be able to turn it into a curse like what has shaped up in Tamil Nadu as...

February 19, 2023