Day: April 22, 2017

  • Reservation debate

    Context Recently, the Union government has embarked on reconstituting National Commission for Backward Classes by graduating it to the levels of National Commissions for SCs and STs as a constitutional body. This lay open the faultlines in the reservation policy and how it underlies a political current which sometimes burst in the form of reservation…

  • Must Read News Articles – April 22

    Must Read News Articles – April 22

    The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Why force people to get Aadhaar, SC asks Centre: The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Centre’s logic to make Aadhaar card mandatory for filing income tax returns, asking whether this would act as a remedy to end the generation of fake Permanent Account Number (PAN) and ration cards. Navy…

  • Essay Test – April 22

    Essay Test – April 22

    Instructions:  Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 1. Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable. आर्थिक विकास के बिना, राजनीतिक खुलेपन और स्वतंत्रता की कोई भी संभावना संदिग्ध होगी। 2. Life is 10% what happens to you and…