Trace the history of the so called "Terai rights"movements in Nepal. To what extent the recently promulgated constitution has addressed the issue of Terai Rights and rights of other groups? Examine.

Model Answer: The question of Madhes or Terai rights was first raised by Bedananda Jha in 1960s. The voice became louder in 1980s when Nepal started showing signs of political liberalization. In 2006-07, their movement became bigger and stronger and ..

There is a heavy ethical responsibility on the public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge amounts of public funds, and their decisions have wide-ranging impact on society and environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?

Ethical competence can be defined as a combination of skills, capacity and high degree of professionalism. Public servants have to perform critical and tedious administrative works. Sometimes they even need to delegate responsibilities to other officials and team members. They ..

The decline of parliamentary culture over the last decade poses serious threats to political accountability and probity. Critically examine the reasons for the same while suggesting measures that can be adopted to counter the menace.

Parliament is the temple of democracy. It is forum for legislators to hold the executive accountable. Indian democracy is witnessing a paradox wherein the respect towards parliamentarians is decreasing whereas towards democracy is increasing. The parliament is failing in its ..

Discuss the various views presented by historians around the revolt of 1857.

After the analysis of the Revolt of 1857 we came to know that historians have expressed different views depending on their perceptions. Mostly they fall into two categories namely Europeans and the Indians. The former group of historians tried to ..

There is a strong regional bias in corporate investment in India that leads to regional inequalities. Critically discuss while suggesting policy measures towards this.

India is a nation of great diversity. Regionalism is one prominent aspect of this diversity, which not only extends to cultural & linguistic preferences but also to economic investment preferences by corporates. As per R.K. Hazari committee on industrial licensing(1966), ..

Differentiate between Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODI) and Participatory Notes (PN). Why SEBI has a cautious approach towards these instruments? Discuss highlighting recent SEBI order towards these instruments.

Offshore Derivative Instruments ODIs are vehicles of investment used by overseas investors to get exposure to Indian equities and other equity derivatives. These investors do not get registered with SEBI mainly because of personal choice and also due to regulatory ..

While elucidating the objectives and achievements of the policy of disinvestment in India, critically examine why year after year, the government fails to achieve the disinvestment targets.

The disinvestment policy of India introduced in July 1991 named as the New Economic Policy had the following objectives in mind: To reduce burden of development from the Public Sector Undertakings by shifting some non-core government activities to the private ..

How effective were the Five Year Plans in creating a successful economy in the USSR up to 1941?

The Five Year Plans had both positive and negative impacts on the economy of the USSR upto 1941. The contributions to a successful economy were: The production of iron and steel had overtaken that of Britain by 1940. The economy ..

Give an account of spatial pattern of Pearl fishing and pearl culture industry around the world.

Pearls are obtained from oysters or mussels. There are a large variety of oysters that produce pearls and they are found not only in tropical waters but also in temperate seas and fresh water. The chief pearl fish­eries of the ..

How technological intervention will aid in enhancing the livelihood of fishermen? Explain with suitable examples.

Technological interventions can aid in enhancing livelihood opportunities by filling the gaps in operations. The two marine information dissemination products Gemini and new potential fishing zones (PFZ) launched by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services in association with Airport ..