Essay Compulsory,2012 IAS Mains

Civil Services (Main) Examination - 2012

Essay

(Compulsory)

Time Allowed : Three Hours

Maximum Marks : 200

Write an essay on any one of the following topics : 200

1. In the context of Gandhiji's views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms 'Swadhinata', 'Swaraj' and 'Dharmarajya'. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy.

2. Is the criticism that the 'Public-private-Partnership' (PPP) model for development more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context justified?

3. Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible?

4. Managing work and home - is the Indian working women getting a fair deal?

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