GS PAPER II YEAR 2020 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) | APSC Mains Examination
- Write a note on preparedness in India with special reference to Assam to realize the UNDP Sustainable Development Goal 2. (Answer in 150 words) 10
- “Inthe Indian parliamentary system, the office of the President is like a ‘pivot’ that joins the two wheels, namely the legislature and the ” Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) 10
- Discuss why Article 32 of the Constitution of India is regarded as the ‘Heart and Soul of the Constitution’. (Answer in 150 words) 10
- Do you think ‘cooperative federalism’ exists in India? Substantiate your (Answer in 150 words) 10
- “The future of India lies in the ” Explain the statement in the light of the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in empowering rural communities. (Answer in 150 words) 10
- Discuss the role of civil society as the guardian of human rights and (Answer in 150 words) 10
- “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be ” Explain. (Answer in 150 words) 10
- Explain the procedure to amend the Constitution of India highlighting the significance of the basic structure (Answer in 150 words) 10
- Discuss the powers of the Speaker under the Rules for the Conduct of Business in the (Answer in 150 words) 10
- The Vienna Declaration is a landmark in the history of human Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words) 10
- “Correlation of good governance with democracy has meant the dispersion of power amongst the governed instead of centralization in the elites.” (Answer in 250 words) 15
- “E-governance transforms not only the ways in which public services are deliveredbut also the fundamental relationship between the government and the citizen.” Explain. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- “The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has been successful in creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural ” Comment. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- Discuss the administrative relations between the Union and the (Answer in 250 words) 15
- “India and the USA are natural ” Discuss the strategic reasons of India’s closeness to the United States of America. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- Discuss the role of civil service in realizing the true objectives of a Substantiate your arguments in the light of the functioning of the Indian Civil Service. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- What are the core provisions of the Representation of the People Act? Discuss the amendments of the Act as on date. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- “The Indian Parliament system, though patterned on the British model, consists of its own unique features, drawn mainly from the non-British ” Elucidate in the context of difference between the parliamentary system of India with that of the British. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- Criticallyanalyze the problems and prospects of microfinance programme as a tool for empowerment and eradication of poverty with special reference to Assam. (Answer in 250 words) 15
- Discuss in detail, how judicial decisions shape Indian politics with special reference to the latest judgements of the Supreme Court of (Answer in 250 words) 15