Paper 1:

1. The failure to prepare is preparing to fail. A national risk index, prepared by thenUnion home ministry with the help of the United Nations Development Programme, shows just how unprepared Indian states are to deal with natural and man-made disasters. Comment

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Paper 2:

1. What are the benefits of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies? What are the difficulties involved in shifting to simultaneous elections? List out the reforms that can be adopted even if simultaneous elections are not held?

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2. A plan for India to build a military base on an outlying Seychelles island has won favour among the archipelago nation's politicians, but some hostility from its people. Why the proposed military a base on Assumption Island is crucial for securing the Indian Ocean region? Discuss.

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Paper 3:

1. Why RBI is synchronising Base rate with marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR)? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages involved in it.

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2. India’s water crisis is clear and present, with implications for the health of the entire population. How water stress translates into human migration? Discuss.

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