IASbaba’s TLP – 2017 : UPSC Mains General Studies Questions [21st Sep, 2017]- Day 54

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Welcome to Day 54 of TLP Phase II. Please understand that the next 12 weeks are not meant to test your knowledge. Most of you are giving your first attempt and its really important for you to self assess yourself over the fundamentals of various subjects. And even if you have appeared for CSM before, it is always desirable to brush up your basics before you go on to attempt highly analytical and thought provoking questions asked by UPSC. TLP Phase I was designed precisely for that. Moving on to Phase II, we will cover all possible issues of contemporary importance as well as touching upon various aspects of static subjects.

Please be sincere and regular in this phase of your preparation because what you build here will become the foundation of phase II of TLP.

1. A government which operates in secrecy is more prone to corruption as compared to a government which operates in greater openness. Discuss. What are the tools to ensure transparency in India? Are the effective?

2. The RTI law is not merely a tool for financial oversight of the expenditure of the taxpayers’ money by various government agencies. Rather it is the harbinger of the philosophy of transparent and accountable governance. Discuss.

3. Red tapism is as much a product of rule books written by the government as its interpretation and application by the bureaucrats. Critically comment.

4. The general decline in the effectiveness of the institutions of acceptability has given the space to the civil society to raise issues connected with financial probity and administrative responsibility. Discuss.

5. In India E-governance is more about the ‘E’ and less about ‘governance’. Examine the statement in the light of the initiatives taken by the government since the beginning of the National E-governance Plan (NeGP).

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