Saturday, December 3, 2016

UPSC 2016 Mains Essay - as held on 3 DEC, 2016



Water Disputes topic was asked in our weekly Essay Test Series

The lesson to be drawn here is practice current affairs based essays every week 

Nothing exotic is required. 

Persistent practice per week & steady reading of GS & Curr Aff

Evaluate your essays accordingly
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The first topic is tricky - actually the quote has been lifted from UN Human Development Report 1995. It focuses on gender equality!

Our Advanced Test Series Essay topics:

a. Feminism and the position of women in post-1991 India

b. Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor - it's not the ruling class or the occupiers or the colonizers - it's against a deeply held set of beliefs and assumptions


3 topics on Polity/Development: Find our 25 SEP GS Polity paper:

1. What is cooperative federalism? In India, what are the obstacles faced by it?


9. Joseph Stigliz, eminent American developmental economist argues that ‘development is about transforming societies, improving the lives of the poor, enabling everyone to have a chance at success and access to health care and education’. Critically analyse this statement in Indian context.

11. It’s not only Constitutional provisions, but also rulings of the Supreme Court, which have fallen flat in front of mob violence insofar as Water disputes among states are concerned. Would you suggest any possible means to counter this issue?

Our 23 OCT Economy paper:
13. “ICT is becoming the facilitator of socio-economic development in rural India with its facilities by way of health, education, financial services and employment avenues.” Explain

20 NOV GS 3 Full Paper:
13. “Despite having a National Cyber Security Policy (2013), risks to India’s critical infrastructure remain” Do you agree?

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