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General Studies – 1
Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian art and culture – Nitin Singhania.
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2022 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the steps needed for preservation of crafts in India.
Directive word:
Comment– here we must express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by write about the rich crafts of India since ancient age.
Body:
In the first part, write the declining crafts of India and the reasons therefor. Cite examples to substantiate your points.
Next, mention the efforts and steps that are needed for the preservation of crafts in India – protecting livelihoods, promotion, knowledge transfer etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Indian art and culture – Nitin Singhania.
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2022 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the reasons for decline of Indian handicrafts under British rule.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context about flourishing Indian handicrafts before arrival of British.
Body:
Write the reasons for collapse of handicrafts under colonial rule – introduction of British made goods and ignorance of Indian Handicrafts Industries, policy of De-industrialization, transformed India to a mere exporter of raw materials for the upcoming modern industries in Britain etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising long term impact of ruining of Indian handicraft.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
Historically, academies have been male bastions with the significant exclusion of women scientists, irrespective of their contributions and work. Efforts to ensure gender equity should not be limited to the academies. All stakeholders must get involved.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about how higher academic sciences could be made more inclusive and sensitive.
Directive word:
Comment– here we must express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving a statistic about the representation of women in higher academic sciences.
Body:
In the first part, mention how historically gender norms and patriarchal attitudes continue to affect women in academic sciences.
Next, write about the measures that are needed make higher science inclusive and sensitive – promoting awareness, giving choice, continuous academic support, re-inclusion after a break, policy support etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
General Studies – 3
Topic: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, – different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to natural, chemical-free, organic and zero-budget farming. It is the third time in the last four budget speeches where (zero budget) natural farming finds a mention.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the measures needed to transform Indian agriculture towards natural farming.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the answer by defining natural farming and its features.
Body:
Firstly, give brief about the drawbacks and limitations of conventional farming and advantages of natural farming over it.
Next, mention the steps that are required to achieve this transformation towards chemical free, natural farming – promoting natural farming in rainfed areas, insurance penetration and promote microenterprises that produce inputs for chemical-free agriculture etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward to leverage natural farming in India.
Topic: money laundering and its prevention.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
The government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that ₹18,000 crore was confiscated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) from fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, and returned to banks.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the adverse effects of money laundering on economic development and steps taken to counter it.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining money laundering.
Body:
First, mention in brief as to how money laundering works and its impact on economic development of the nation – economic vulnerability, integrity of the banking and financial services, increased volatility of international capital flows and exchange rates due to unanticipated cross-border asset transfers, increased crimes etc.
Next, write about the statutory and institutional measures that have been developed to tackle the menace of money laundering. Write about their effectiveness in dealing with the menace of money laundering.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward to further make anti-money laundering measures more robust.
Topic: Disaster and disaster management.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Down to Earth
Why the question:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) February 23, 2022, called on global governments to adopt a new ‘Fire Ready Formula,’ as it warned that incidences of wildfires would rise in the future.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about causes of forest fires in India and measures need to mitigate them.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by defining forest fires and statistic regarding rising instances of forest fires in India.
Body:
Draw a small illustrative diagram showing major forest fire prone areas.
Discuss first the reasons of forest fires; Thunderstorms are the most likely natural cause for forest fires. Slash and burn techniques etc. The reasons are mainly manmade, particularly in cases where people visit forests and leave burning bidis, cigarette stubs or other inflammable materials.
Next, explain the concerns posed by it. Explain why they are difficult to control.
Next, discuss the efforts that are needed to be taken in this direction.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
General Studies – 4
Topic: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions;
Difficulty level: Tough
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4 and part of ‘Abstract Thursdays’ in Mission-2022 Secure.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about why probity is such a rare occurrence in governance.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining probity in governance.
Body:
First, with examples mentions why civil servants with strong moral principles are rare and mention the factors that make civil servants compromise their integrity.
Next, mention steps that must be taken to improve and promote probity in governance.
Conclusion:
Conclude by suggesting measures to make these measures more robust and effective.
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