Explain the term social capital. How does it enhance good governance? (2023, 10 Marks)
Social capital UPSC GS4 2023 model answer: meaning of social capital and how trust, networks and norms enhance good governance.
Mains Answer Writing
Is conscience a more reliable guide when compared to laws, rules and regulations in the context of ethical decision making? Discuss. (2023, 10 Marks)
Conscience UPSC GS4 2023 model answer: is conscience a more reliable guide than laws, rules and regulations in ethical decision making?
How does e-Technology help farmers in production and marketing of agricultural produce? Explain it. (2023, 10 Marks)
e-Technology in agriculture UPSC GS3 2023 model answer: how digital tools help farmers in production and marketing, with schemes.
Distinguished between ‘care economy’ and ‘monetized economy’. How can care economy be brought into monetized economy through women empowerment? (2023, 15 Marks)
Care economy UPSC GS3 2023 model answer: care economy vs monetized economy, and how women empowerment can bring care work into the paid economy.
“The states in India seem reluctant to empower urban local bodies both functionally as well as financially.” Comment. (2023, 10 Marks)
Urban local bodies UPSC GS2 2023 model answer: why states are reluctant to empower ULBs functionally and financially, and the way forward.
Compare and contrast the British and Indian approaches to Parliamentary sovereignty. (2023, 10 Marks)
Parliamentary sovereignty UPSC GS2 2023 model answer: compare and contrast the British and Indian approaches, with articles and cases.
“The centre of global trade is gradually shifting from the Atlantic region to the Indo-Pacific region.” Examine this statement. (2026, 15 Marks)
Indo-Pacific trade UPSC GS1 2026 model answer: why the centre of global trade is moving from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific, and its limits.
The model of planned economy was adopted in India to address the regional imbalances left behind by colonial rule. Comment. (2026, 15 Marks)
Planned economy UPSC GS1 2026 model answer: how planning tried to fix the regional imbalances left by colonial rule, its successes and limits.