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Student’s Name :

Main Exam Roll Number :

Time 3 Hours & 250 Marks

Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

2 August 2019

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Q.1. Explain the scope of fundamental rights in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court on Right to Privacy. (10 Marks, 150 words)

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Q.2. “The Indian Constitution is federal in form but unitary in spirit”. Discuss (10 Marks, 150 words)





Q.3. Parliamentary Committees are vitally important for our democracy. Examine.

(10 Marks, 150 Words)





Q.4. What is the Forest Rights Act? Explain the issues regarding forest rights act in light of the Supreme Court’s recent judgment regarding it. (10 Marks, 150 words)





Q.5. ‘Most of the institutional architecture of Indian Federalism is focused on the relation between the Union government and the states and there is far less space to settle inter-state frictions.’ Critically analyze. (10 Marks, 150 words)





Q.6. ‘Coalition government is desirable for strengthening the force of democracy’. Comment in the current context. (10 Marks, 150 words)





Q.7. Do you think lateral entry in civil services would be able to refurbish the steel frame of Indian Bureaucracy, considering the past experience of lateral entries in the government? (10 Marks, 150 words)





Q.8. What is Article 35A? Why this article is an important issue from the Indian Federalism point of view? (10 Marks, 150 words)




Q.9. RecentlyMinistryofHomeAffairsdecidedtocreateacentralizeddatabaseoffin-gerprints.Whatarethesignificanceandpossibleimplicationsofthisdecision?

(10 Marks, 150 words)






Q.10. Indian historian Ramachandra Guha, in the book ‘India after Gandhi’, argues In-dia is only “50 percent a democracy”. Comment. (10 Marks, 250 words)




Q.11.WhatisVaikoCase?ExplainthesignificanceandrelevanceofSection124AofIn-dianPenalCode?Doyouagreewithscrappingsection124Aaltogether?Explain.









Q.12. After 25 years of 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendment, assess the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in India? Also, comment on Women representation in PRIs.










Q.13. WhatistheModelCodeofConduct?ExplainitssignificanceinthepresentIndianscenario.Also, elaborate on the challenges in implementing the Model Code of Conduct.








Q.14. In light of Thiruvananthapuram conclave convened last year, explain the need of revising Terms of Reference (ToR) of Finance Commission. Also, explain the role of cooperative federalism in this issue. (15 Marks, 250 words)








Q.15.WhatistheEssentialCommoditiesAct,1955?InlightoftherecentlyconcludedmeetingofNITIAayog’smeetingonESA,explaintheneedforreformingEssen-tialCommoditiesAct,1955? (15 Marks, 250 words)









Q.16. In light of the recently released National Education Policy, 2019, analyze the status of education in India. Also elaborate important provisions of NEP, 2019.









Q.17. How NITI Aayog’s creation had an impact on Centre-State relations? Do you think the GovernmentneedstogivemorefiscalpowerstoNITIAayogforbetterfunctioning?









Q.18. In the recent judgment,SupremeCourtheld thatOfficialSecretsAct,1923 (OSA)willnot prevent a court from examining official documents that had been made public bythe newspaper (except documents excluded from disclosure under RTI, 2005). Critically analyze the possible implications of this judgment. (15 Marks, 250 words)







Q.19. Commentontheprescriptionofminimumeducationalqualificationforbetteradministrationof Panchayats. Do you think this provision is in line with the objectives of 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments? (15 marks, 250 words)









Q.20. How is judicial activism related to the protection of fundamental rights? Has it helped in expanding the scope of fundamental rights? (15 Marks, 250 words)







Chanakya Mandal PariwarPolity

1. Explainthescopeoffundamentalrightsinlightofthe judgmentoftheSupremeCourt on Right to Privacy. (10 Marks, 150 words)

2. “The Indian Constitution is federal in form but unitary in spirit”. Discuss


3. Parliamentary Committees are vitally important for our democracy. Examine.


4. What is the Forest Rights Act? Explain the issues regarding forest rights act in light oftheSupremeCourt’srecentjudgmentregardingit. (10 Marks, 150 words)

5. ‘Most of the institutional architecture of Indian Federalism is focused on the relation between the Union government and the states and there is far less space to settle inter-state frictions.’ Critically analyze. (10 Marks, 150 words)

6. ‘Coalition government is desirable for strengthening the force of democracy’.

Comment in the current context. (10 Marks, 150 words)

7. Do you think lateral entry in civil services would be able to refurbish the steel frame of Indian Bureaucracy, considering the past experience of lateral entries in the Government? (10 Marks, 150 words)

8. What is Article 35A? Why this article is an important issue from the Indian Federalism point of view? (10 Marks, 150 Words)

9. Recently Ministry of Home Affairs decided to create a centralized database of fingerprints.Whatarethesignificanceandpossibleimplicationsofthisdecision?


10. Indian historian Ramachandra Guha, in the book ‘India after Gandhi’, argues India is only “50 percent a democracy”. Comment. (10 Marks, 150 words)

11. What is Vaiko Case? Explain the significance and relevance of Section 124A of IndianPenalCode?Doyouagreewithscrappingsection124Aaltogether?Explain.


12. After25yearsof73rdand74thConstitutionalamendment,assessthePanchayatiRaj Institutions (PRIs) in India? Also, comment on Women representation in PRIs.


13. What is the Model Code of Conduct? Explain its significance in the present Indian scenario. Also, elaborate on the challenges in implementing the Model Code of Conduct. (15 Marks, 250 words)

Time : 3 Hrs. Marks : 250


14. In light of Thiruvananthapuram conclave convened last year, explain the need of revising Terms of Reference (ToR) of Finance Commission. Also, explain the role of cooperative federalism in this issue. (15 Marks, 250 words)

15. What is theEssentialCommoditiesAct, 1955? In lightof the recently concludedmeetingofNITIAayog’smeetingonESA,explaintheneedforreformingEssentialCommoditiesAct,1955? (15 Marks, 250 words)

16. InlightoftherecentlyreleasedNationalEducationPolicy,2019,analyzethestatusofeducationinIndia.AlsoelaborateimportantprovisionsofNEP,2019.


17. How NITI Aayog’s creation had an impact on Centre-State relations? Do youthinkthegovernmentneedstogivemorefiscalpowerstoNITIAayogforbetter functioning? (15 Marks, 250 Words)

18. Intherecentjudgment,SupremeCourtheldthatOfficialSecretsAct,1923(OSA)willnotpreventa court fromexaminingofficialdocuments thathadbeenmadepublic by the newspaper (except documents excluded from disclosure under RTI, 2005).Criticallyanalyzethepossibleimplicationsofthisjudgment.


19. Commentontheprescriptionofminimumeducationalqualificationforbetterad-ministration of Panchayats. Do you think this provision is in line with the objectives of73rdand74thConstitutionalamendments? (15 Marks, 250 Words)

20. How is judicial activism related to the protection of fundamental rights? Has it helped in expanding the scope of fundamental rights? (15 Marks, 250 Words)

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