Page-294 of UPSC Questions

What are the goals set for India of 2022?

2022 would be a special year for India. India would be celebrating the75th year of independence in 2022. The government is preparing to ensure that 2022 goes down...

January 26, 2023

Why Mekedatu dam project is being opposed by Tamil Nadu?

The tussle between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on the issue of River Cauvery has taken another turn. The proposal of Karnataka to build a dam at Mekedatu is...

January 26, 2023

"Although Right to Privacy has not been mentioned explicitly in Part-III of the constitution, yet it has established itself as a fundamental right enforceable against state."Explain.

Right to privacy has obtained a status of fundamental right enforceable under Article 21 of the Constitution subject to reasonable restrictions on the basis of public interest (Govinda...

January 26, 2023

What are the findings of the Global Wage Report?

The Global Wage Report is released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The report examines the evolution of real wages around the world. The report gives a unique...

January 26, 2023

"Maoist insurgency in Nepal brought a paradigm change in the fundamental parameters of politics."Critically examine the rise of Maoists and factors behind their success in Nepal.

Nepal is well known for its diversity, geography, ethnicity, language, religion as well as caste. In epic times, it was ruled by ethnic people of the Himalayas called...

January 26, 2023

An effective and robust cooperation between India and ASEAN will aid in realizing the dream of 21st century Asia. Elucidate the significance of ASEAN for India from economic, geo-political and security perspectives.

To celebrate the 25 years of the India-ASEAN relationship India held a commemorative summit and the heads of state of ASEAN nations were chief guests for republic day...

January 26, 2023

What are the reasons for recent unrest in Iran? How these protests are different from those during "Green Movement"? Discuss.

The recent unrest in Iran accounting to at least 20 deaths is seen to be the most serious internal crisis the country faced in the decade. The protest...

January 26, 2023

The ordinance to amend the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to enable cheque and e-payment has the altruistic objective of removing ill effects of demonetization on low wage workers, but any such efforts are missing for the persons employed in the unorganized sector. Do you agree with this statement? Also discuss the viability and consistency of above amendment through ordinance route in light of the almost washed out Winter Session of the Parliament?

This move though has an altruistic objective is being criticised because it will not be able to target the unorganised sector in the Indian Economy. The Indian economy...

January 26, 2023

Spiritually and formally the Sunga-Kanva art was opposed to Maurya art and stood for different motive and direction. Explain.

After the crumbling of Mauryan dynasty, the Sungas and Kushans came to power in the North and the Satvahanas in the south. Their period marked the beginning of...

January 26, 2023

What are different factors and routes of emergence of Start-up firms? Discuss in the light of evolution of start-ups in India.

Factors for emergence of a start-up can be broadly classified into fourcategories as follows: As means of livelihood. eg cottage industry,  Own Account Enterprises  As a result of...

January 26, 2023