Page-297 of UPSC Questions

Discuss the significance of GSLV in space research.

On April 18, 2001, ISRO launched the GSLV, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This GSLV carried the GSAT – Geosynchronous Satellite of 1540 kg...

January 23, 2023

Examine the relevance of key new criteria for identification of rural Urban poor as per Bibek Debroy Committee for implementation of the Socio Economic Survey. {This question had a mistake in original test paper, the word rural is to be replaced by urban.}

Union Ministry of Housing and Urban poverty alleviation ministry had set up a committee under NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy to fine tune the socio-economic caste census to...

January 23, 2023

Critically discuss the India-Russia engagement in Hydrocarbon sector keeping in view the challenges posed by current global geopolitics.

Russia’s natural resources attract resource-hungry India. Russia is a time tested friend of India. Hydrocarbon sector provides with opportunities to diversify the relations. But the global geopolitics and...

January 23, 2023

Discuss the provisions of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 in the light of recent events. []

The Vienna convention on consular relations 1963 (VCCR), is an international treaty which defines relations between different sovereign countries pertaining to consular issues. The treaty extensively talks about...

January 23, 2023

What could be the ramifications of failure of Iran Nuclear deal on India's interests? Analyze.

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) also known as Iran Nuclear deal is an international between Iran and P5+1 to limit Iran’s nuclear program. However recently US has...

January 23, 2023

Indian independence was not a gift from the British: it was the hard-won fruit of struggle and sacrifice. Explain whether you think this is an accurate verdict on India's progress towards independence.

According to the imperialist, the independence was simply the fulfillment of self-appointed mission of Britain to assist Indians to self-government. But according to nationalists Britishers left because they...

January 23, 2023

What are the implications of the recently placed Place of Effective Management (PoEM) rules on revenue and business? Critically examine.

Place of Effective Management (PoEM) is a place where key management and commercial decisions for the business of a company are made. The implications are as under: The...

January 23, 2023

To what extent the Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana has addressed the shortcomings of the previous crop insurance models? Discuss critically.

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is the new crop damage insurance scheme that has been approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2016. It will replace the...

January 23, 2023

Start-up India is useless in the country until technical education funding is insufficient to promote innovation at the universities and centers of technology. Discuss critically.

The technical education funding in India is very insufficient to promote innovation at the universities and centers of technology. India is way behind of China in terms of...

January 23, 2023

Critically examine the salient features of start-up ecosystem in India while focussing on recent government initiatives in this direction.

The initiative regarding start-up is not new in India and from ancient time period cottage industries period to current highly knowledge start-up industries in various fields showed big...

January 23, 2023