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3. What is the ‘Most Favored Nation’ status? Should India revoke the MFN status to Pakistan? Critically examine.
2. What is ‘masala bond’? Why was it news recently? How will it impact the economy at large? Critically examine.
1. India has moved up only one rank on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings this year. It only shows that improving ease of doing business in India is still a work in progress. Comment.
5. GST is definitely a landmark reform, but it is not the magic pill that cures all economic woes of India. Analyse.
4. The government is pushing for a cashless economy with its decision to demonetise high denomination currency notes. Is India ready for a transition into a cashless economy? Critically examine.
3. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) was passed to institutionalize financial discipline, reduce India’s fiscal deficit and improve macroeconomic management. How far have these ends been achieved? Critically analyse.
2. “If justice delayed is justice denied, then India is a truly unjust country.” Examine the statement in the light of judicial delays and backlog s in India. What can be the practical solutions to this problem? Discuss.
1. The latest ASER survey has shown diminishing education outcomes in India. Do you think the ‘no detention policy’, started under the Right to Education Act, 2010 is responsible for this? Critically examine.
TLP HISTORY [DAY 39]
TLP Offline Geography Questions made Public
5. Why the need was felt to merge the railway budget with the general budget? What are the pros and cons of this merger? Examine.
4. The government has set up a committee under Shankar Acharya to explore if India should continue with the current Apr 1 to Mar 31 Financial Year. What are your views on the issue? Discuss.
3. Why are big willful defaults rising in India? Analyse. Can the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015 help the Indian banks? Critically examine.
2. The 7-pronged strategy ‘Indradhanush’ was announced last year to improve the condition of India’s state-run banks. What are the components and features of this strategy? Which additional measures have been taken recently? Discuss.
1. Recently, the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by the Defense Minister gave its approval to the new Defence Procurement Policy (DPP). What are the major changes and can they give an impetus to indigenization? Critically analyse.
5. What is the mandate of National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA)? The body was in news recently. Why? Do you think drug pricing policy in India needs an overhaul? Examine.
4. Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation. (150 words)
3. The day you joined a department known for it’s corruption, you are counseled by a group of officers about the avenues, opportunities and means to earn extra money in the system. They tell you that you need not promote illegal activities and also no one will ask you for undue favours. You just need to speed up your work and clear the files as soon as they reach your table. In lieu of this, you will get what they call it as ‘speed money’. They also try to convince you that there is no illegality involved and in fact 99% of the officers are involved in this business. Moreover, in a city like your place of posting, expensive housing and lifestyle makes it almost impossible to sustain yourself and your family with the meager salary. However, you don’t respond to them and ask for some time to think about it.
2. The Indian middle class lacks empathy for the depressed and the downtrodden masses of the society. The economic growth that scripted the transformation story of the middle class could not uplift the marginalized section. The prevalence of disparity even after years of economic reforms is a display of the utter insensitiveness and ignorance of the middle class Indians towards these sections. Is it indicative of the erosion of fundamental Indian values? Who is to blamed for this? Analyse. (250 words) (20 marks)
1. On a Sunday morning, you are flipping through the pages of a news paper. You see a news about Canada and that leaves you pondering about your own country.

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