GENERAL STUDIES

Civil Services Main Examination 2016

Test Series

Time: 180 Minutes

Maximum Marks: 250

TEST-1 Date: 21th Aug. 2016

Instructions:
Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions :
There are TWENTY questions in all.
All the questions are compulsory.
The number of marks carried by each question is 12.
Answer the questions in NOT MORE THAN 200 words each. Content of the answer is more important than its
length.

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1. Differentiate between the Presidential and Parliamentary democracies. Is there any relevance of the
Presidential system to India today?
2. Briefly trace the evolution of party system in India since nineties.
3. Critically discuss the political principle of separation of powers. What has been the experience of
India with reference to this principle?
4. Art.17 legally abolishes the practice of untouchability in India. What laws are made in this context?
Discuss the relevance of Constitutional and statutory provisions in the context of widely prevalent
practice of caste related violence in India.
5. How has the nature of polity been defined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?
6. State the merits and demerits of proportional system of representation.
7. What rights does the girl child enjoy under the Constitution of India?
8. For some time now Indian middle class is influencing politics in the country distinctively.
Critically discuss various aspects of the observation.
9. What challenges is federalism facing in India today?
10. Why was the Constitution of India amended to usher in the Goods and Services Tax?
11. What is the origin of Memorandum of Procedure in the appointment of judges to the higher
judiciary? Highlight the main issues dealt with in this process.
12. What do you suggest to improve justice delivery in India?
13. It is suggested that India should hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative
Assemblies. What are the objectives of the suggestion? Do you agree with it? Substantiate your
viewpoint.
14. Critically evaluate the need for Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
15. Discuss the need for and the limitations on the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
16. Differentiate between the Representation of People Act, 1950 and Representation of People Act,
1951. Give an example of the Supreme Court ruling on any of their provisions.
17. Even as Directive Principles of State Policy prescribe welfare policies by the Government at the
Union and State levels, Election commission has been asked by the Supreme Court of India to
evaluate the freebies that political parties promise in their Election Manifestos. Highlight the
relevant issues.
18. In the light of recent experience in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, what changes according to
you are required in the Anti-defection law?
19. What are the recent major developments in law in relation to gender rights in India?
20. Is Special Category State status the solution to the backwardness of States?

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