UPSC Mains Question Paper

BIMSTEC operates as a regional cooperative organization, distinct from SAARC, fostering collaboration among nations in South and Southeast Asia. While both aim for regional integration, BIMSTEC’s smaller, more cohesive membership…

Do you think that BIMSTEC is a parallel organization like the SAARC? What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two? How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organization? (150 Words 10 Marks)

India is an age old friend of Sri Lanka.’ Discuss India’s role in the recent crisis in Sri Lanka in the light of the preceding statement. (150 Words 10 Marks)

Reforming the government delivery system through the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme is a progressive step, but it has its limitations too. Comment. (150 Words 10 Marks)

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation of government functionaries and citizens regarding disability. Comment. (150 Words 10 Marks)

The Gati-Shakti Yojana needs meticulous coordination between the government and the private sector to achieve the goal of connectivity. Discuss. (150 Words 10 Marks)

Discuss the role of the National Commission for Backward Classes in the wake of its transformation from a statutory body to a constitutional body. (150 Words 10 Marks)

Discuss the role of the Vice-President of India as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. (150 Words 10 Marks)

Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture. (150 Words 10 Marks)

To what extent, in your opinion, has the decentralization of power in India changed the governance landscape at the grassroots? (150 Words 10 Marks)

“Right of movement and residence throughout the territory of India are freely available to the Indian citizens, but these rights are not absolute.” (150 Words 10 Marks)