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[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] Discuss the procedures to decide the disputes arising out of election of a Member of the Parliament or State Legislature under The Representation of the People Act 1951. What are the grounds on which the election of any returned candidate may be declared void? What remedy is available to the aggrieved party against the decision? Refer to the case laws.

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The Representation of People Act (RPA) 1951 promises free and fair elections. RPA 1951 has evolved regarding the concept of corrupt practices which has enabled a voter to exercise his or her right freely and fearlessly. 

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] Discuss the procedures to decide the disputes arising out of election of a Member of the Parliament or State Legislature under The Representation of the People Act 1951. What are the grounds on which the election of any returned candidate may be declared void? What remedy is available to the aggrieved party against the decision? Refer to the case laws. Read More »

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] Do you think that BIMSTEC is a parallel organisation like the SAARC? What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two? How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation?

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The main objective of SAARC is peace, progress and stability in the region whereas the main objective of BIMSTEC is economic integration of the region.

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[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]‘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.

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India’s assistance to Sri Lanka is in line with its policy of “neighbourhood first” and vision for “Security and Growth for All (SAGAR).”

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]‘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. Read More »

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] Reforming the government delivery system through the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme is a progressive step, but it has its limitations too. Comment.

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DBT has shown promising results in PAHAL (modified DBTL for LPG subsidy), Public Distribution System (PDS) and MGNREGA payments.

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] Reforming the government delivery system through the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme is a progressive step, but it has its limitations too. Comment. Read More »

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation of government functionaries and citizens regarding disability. Comment.

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The definition of disability provided in the 2016 Act is much more inclusive than the definition in the preceding 1995 Act.

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation of government functionaries and citizens regarding disability. Comment. Read More »

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]The Gati-Shakti Yojana needs meticulous coordination between the government and the private sector to achieve the goal of connectivity. Discuss.

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This national master plan for multi-modal connectivity aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy.

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]The Gati-Shakti Yojana needs meticulous coordination between the government and the private sector to achieve the goal of connectivity. Discuss. Read More »

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]Discuss the role of the Vice-President of India as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

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Article 63 of the Constitution of India provides that there shall be a Vice-President of India and Article 89 provides that the vice president shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States i.e., Rajya Sabha.

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[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]To what extent, in your opinion, has the decentralisation of power in India changed the governance landscape at the grassroots?

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Democratic decentralisation can be defined as meaningful authority devolved to local units of governance that are accessible and accountable to the local citizenry.

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2]To what extent, in your opinion, has the decentralisation of power in India changed the governance landscape at the grassroots? Read More »

[Model Answer QP2022 GS2] “Right to movement and residence throughout the territory of India are freely available to the Indian citizens, but these rights are not absolute”. Comment

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Article 19(1)(d) and (e) are complementary to each other and confer a right upon the citizens to move freely or/and to reside and settle in any part of the country.  

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