Q. Comment upon “Article 356 of the Constitution should be read with article 355 to appreciate its spirit.” [BPSC- 1999]Under Article 356, the constitution authorises the centre to take over the administration of a state in case of failure of constitutional machinery. This is popularly known as ‘President’s Rule’. It is also known as ‘State …
Q. Discuss Indian Federal System and Centre State Administrative Relation with special reference to National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC). [BPSC-2012] Ans: The concept of NCTC was conceived after the 26/11 Mumbai attack, where several intel- ligence and operational failures revealed the need for federal agencies with real time intelligence inputs of actionable value, specifically to counter …
Q. Why is the Constitution of India called quasi-federal? [1993]India’s Constitution has been described as ‘quasi-federal’ by K C Wheare. The reason behind use of such metaphor is that the Indian constitution contains the features of both unitary and federal form of government. Further, it is heavily tilted towards the unitary form. This feature of …
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Q. Do you agree that Indian Politics today primarily revolves around development politics rather than ascriptive politics? Discuss with reference to Bihar. [BPSC-2019] Ans:Indian politics revolving arround development politics rather than ascriptive politics It’s not so much caste and politics but economic policy that’s emerging as an important factor for parties and campaigns. Much has …
Q. Centrally Sponsored Schemes have always been a point of contention between the Centre and States. Discuss by citing relevant examples. [2019] Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) are schemes that are implemented by state governments of India but are largely funded by the Central Government with a defined State Government share. Some examples of such schemes …
Q. What are the implications of growing regional political parties on the Indian party politics in recent times? [BPSC-2019] OR “Too many political parties are the bane of Indian politics.” Explain this fact in the context of Bihar. [BPSC-2019]In a democracy, political parties provide an agency to the society to gather different views on various …
Q. Identify the major pressure groups in Indian politics and examine their role in it. [BPSC -2018]The Pressure groups are forms of organisations, which exert pressure on the political or administrative system of a country to extract benefits out of it and to advance their own interests. It acts as a liaison between the government …
Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. The term ‘pressure group’ originated in the USA. Pressure groups are forms of organisations, which exert pressure on the political or administrative system of a country to extract benefits out of it and to advance their own interests. It acts as a liaison between …
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Q. Examine the concept of ‘Hindutva’ . Is it against secularism? [BPSC-2018]The concept of Hindutva is very complex and there have divergence views regarding its exact meaning.Hindutva literally means ‘Hinduness’ e.g. quality of being Hindu. It refers to the ideology of Hindu nationalists, stressing the common culture of the inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. Since …
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Q. Issue of Reservation is nothing but consolidation of Vote-banks of political parties. What do you suggest methods other than reservation for providing social justice to depressed class. [BPSC-2007] Ans:Reservation in India is a system of affirmative action that provides representation for historically and currently disadvantaged groups in Indian society in education, employment and politics. …
