Topic: Planning and Economic Development

9 August 2026

Land reforms have failed in the eradication of rural poverty. Comment.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 land reform = chief instrument of redistributive justice → charge of failure holds, but cause is implementation, not designRoute 2 four…

9 August 2026

In the post-liberalization era, Indian politics is moving from ascriptive politics to developmental politics.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 liberalisation brought development to the centre (jobs, growth, FDI, infrastructure, welfare) → shift real but partialRoute 2 earlier axis = caste…

9 August 2026

What do you understand by Green Revolution? Do you think that a Second Green Revolution is needed to adequately address the agrarian challenges in contemporary India? Examine.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 GR = HYV-seed + input + assured-price package (mid-1960s), Swaminathan/Borlaug → ‘begging bowl’ to ‘grain bowl’, self-sufficiency → but gains narrow,…

9 August 2026

Examine the various causes of agrarian crisis in India.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 visible distress (suicides, marches, migration) → crisis of profitabilityRoute 2 farming no longer viable → causes structural & policy-driven, not naturalBody…

9 August 2026

Comment on the relevance of the Directive Principles of State Policy in an era of liberalization and globalization.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 DPSP = Part IV, Arts 36–51 → Austin’s “conscience of the constitution” → liberalisation makes them more necessary, not redundantRoute 2…

9 August 2026

‘Liberalisation of Indian economy has not been accompanied with adequate reforms. Comment.

Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 1991 ended License Raj → opening confined to trade & industry → complementary reforms left undoneRoute 2 reform real but partial…