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Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words

Time: 30 Minutes

Kindly review each others answers.

1. What do you understand by Fiscal democracy? Do you think there is a gap between India’s political and fiscal democracy? (GS 2)

Link-1 | Link-2

2. What is the importance of agricultural insurance? Discuss the reasons for its low penetration. (GS 3)

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3. “Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery”. Critically examine. (GS 4)

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Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words

Time: 30 Minutes

1. We need a multi-pronged strategy to help both resource-poor farmers and the educated better-off ones. Critically examine. (GS 3)

Indian Express

2. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the introduction of a new Bill to resolve bankruptcy cases affecting financial sector entities, including banks and insurance companies. Examine the issue of bankruptcy in India. (GS 2)

The Hindu

3. India needs to negotiate the world of big data technology with adequate safeguards. What needs to be done in this regard? (GS 3)

The Hindu

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Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words

Time: 30 Minutes

1. The current Gorkhaland agitation in Darjeeling have old roots. The issue is being deployed in aid of an ongoing turf war. Examine. Also, do you think that the demand for a separate Gorkhaland is justified? (GS 2)

Live Mint

2. What do you mean by child labor? Discuss the role of International Labour Organisation in eradacting child labor. (GS 2)

The Hindu | ILO

Note: Prelims 2017 Revision Notes