DEBATES
Combating Climate Change-India Way or Western Way
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels.
Women related Issues
- Examine the role of gig economy in the process of empowerment of women in India. 10 marks
- Discuss the main objective of Population Education and point out measures to achieve them in detail in India. 15 marks
- Can the vicious cycle of poverty, gender inequality and malnutrition be broken through microfinancing of women SHGs? Explain with examples. 10 marks
- Has digital illiteracy, particularly in rural areas, coupled with lack of ICT hindered socio economic development? Examine with justification. 15 marks
- "Though women in post independent India excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards women and feminist movement has been patriarchial". Apart from women education and women empowerment schemes, what interventions can change this milieu? 15 marks
Internal Security
- How is S-400 air defence system technically superior to any other system presently available in the world. 10 marks
- Discuss how emerging technologies and globalisation contribute to money laundering. Elaborate measures to tackle the problem of money laundering at national and international levels. - 10 marks
- Keeping in view India's internal security, analyse the impact of cross border terror attacks. Also discuss some defensive measures against these sophisticated attacks. 10 marks
- Analyse the multidimensional challenges by external state and non state actors, to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures to be taken to combat these threats. 15 marks.
- Analysis the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggest measures to eradicate the menace of terrorism. 15 marks
Agriculture
- How did land reforms in some parts of the country help improve socio-economic conditions of marginal and small farmers. -10 marks
- How and to what extent can micro-irrigation help in solving India's water crisis? - 10 marks
- What are the salient features of NFSA, 2013? How has the Food Security Bill helped in eliminating hunger and malnutrition in India? 15 marks
- What are the present challenges before crop diversification? How do emerging technologies provide an opportunity for crop diversification? 15 marks