Page-321 of UPSC Questions

India is among few countries, that have not ratified ILO Conventions on Child Labour, Worst Forms of Child Labour and Minimum Age of Employment. While elucidating the reasons for the same, discuss the current policy stance of the government.

Some of the reasons which can be attributed for India not ratifying ILO Conventions on Child Labour, Worst Forms of Child Labour and Minimum Age of Employment could be- India has not...

May 23, 2022

Discuss the scope, issues and limitations of discretionary jurisdiction vested in Supreme Court under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.

The residuary power outside the ordinary law relating to appeal is conferred upon the Supreme Court by article136 which provides for Special Leave Petition. Under Article 136 of...

May 23, 2022

What do you understand by "value crisis"? Discuss various strategies for controlling value crisis in contemporary society.

Value crisis is when the practice of members of the society starts deviating from the values we hold dear. When there is a general acceptance of corrupt practices...

May 20, 2022

Discuss the key aspects of Indigenisation Roadmap Indian Air Force (2016-2025).

The guardians of the sky i.e IAF is on a path to modernization with the ambitious modernization plan from (2016-2025). With the changing dynamics of warfare in the...

May 19, 2022

What are the roadblocks that make India's efforts futile to become a trans-shipment hub? Do you think that policy logjam is more responsible than geography? Justify in the light of recent events.

India has vast possibilities in the field of trade and communication. Indian peninsula is unique physical feature of India which resulted in naming an ocean on name of...

May 18, 2022

What structural reforms in agriculture would you suggest specific to land leasing and market restrictions? Discuss keeping in focus the current policy efforts in that direction.

Land problems in India are an age old issue since the British times. Issues pertaining to land include- Tenancy Land ceiling Land administration Revising the ceiling limits Quality...

May 18, 2022

To what extent, the recently passed Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill is "enabling" with respective to the persons with mental illness? Critically examine.

In an effort to realise the goal of sugamya Bharatiya abhiyaan I.e empowerment of person with disabilities ,parliament has recently passed right of person with disabilities 2016  ...

May 16, 2022

India's performance in RIO Olympics 2016 is dispiriting especially in the boxing sport. What has been the reason of India being not able to perform well in boxing consistently. Do the recently reformulated Boxing Federation of India has the potential to change things on ground level. Discuss the steps taken by the federation after its formulation. Also suggest steps to improve and encourage the boxing sport in the country.

Indian boxing was on a rise from 2008 to 2012, but unfortunately tanked from 2012 till 2016 more due to administrative issues than sporting ones. Reasons for India’s...

May 15, 2022

A recent Income Tax raid on a senior State functionary led to the unearthing of huge sums of unaccounted money and valuables. However there is also criticism emerging from several quarters in different State Governments that these raids are used as a tool by the Central Government to pressurize, intimidate and malign State Governments. Do you consider such raids to be unethical ? Should “public interest” reasoning be resorted to for obviating established procedure ?

When a raid is conducted, the main focus of the body conducting raid is to weed out the black money and corruption. With respect to raid, there must...

May 15, 2022

In what way micro-watershed development projects help in water conservation in drought-prone and semi-arid regions of India?

The watershed development is a geohydrological entity that covers a certain area surface from the place where the rainfall-runoff flows to a particular point following the path. It...

May 12, 2022