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    This document provides a 10 question practice test for the UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 2 exam. The questions cover a range of topics related to the Indian constitution, legislation, and governance. Candidates are asked to answer each question in no more than 200 words. Topics addressed in the questions include grounds for disqualification of legislators, certification of money bills, recent election law amendments, the Lokpal anti-corruption act, judicial independence and appointment of judges, the goods and services tax, cooperative vs. partisan federalism, barriers to making India a liberal democracy, uniform civil code, and challenges implementing acts related to local self-governance in scheduled areas.

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    This document provides a 10 question practice test for the UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 2 exam. The questions cover a range of topics related to the Indian constitution, legislation, and governance. Candidates are asked to answer each question in no more than 200 words. Topics addressed in the questions include grounds for disqualification of legislators, certification of money bills, recent election law amendments, the Lokpal anti-corruption act, judicial independence and appointment of judges, the goods and services tax, cooperative vs. partisan federalism, barriers to making India a liberal democracy, uniform civil code, and challenges implementing acts related to local self-governance in scheduled areas.

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    This document provides a 10 question practice test for the UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 2 exam. The questions cover a range of topics related to the Indian constitution, legislation, and governance. Candidates are asked to answer each question in no more than 200 words. Topics addressed in the questions include grounds for disqualification of legislators, certification of money bills, recent election law amendments, the Lokpal anti-corruption act, judicial independence and appointment of judges, the goods and services tax, cooperative vs. partisan federalism, barriers to making India a liberal democracy, uniform civil code, and challenges implementing acts related to local self-governance in scheduled areas.

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    InsightsUPSCMainsTestSeries2016

    (GeneralStudiesPaper2)

    Date:29August2016Test4Duration:1Hour

    Answerthefollowingquestionsinnotmorethan200wordseach.Contentsoftheanswersaremoreimportant
    thantheirlength.Allquestionscarryequalmarks.(10x12.5=125Marks)

    1. BoththeConstitutionandtheRepresentationofthePeopleAct,1951laysdowngroundsforthe
    disqualificationofcandidatesandsittinglegislators.Whatarethesegrounds?Havethesegroundsbeen
    dilutedduringlastdecadeinfavouroflegislators?Criticallyexamine.

    2. WhatargumentsweremadeforandagainsttheintroductionoftheAadhaar(TargetedDeliveryofFinancial
    andOtherSubsidies,BenefitsandServices)BillasaMoneyBillinLokSabha?Doyouthinkthefinal
    decisionoftheSpeakerincertifyingaBilltobeaMoneyBillshouldnotbeimmunetojudicialscrutiny?
    Discuss.

    3. WhatweretheobjectivesofpassingtheElectionLaws(Amendment)Bill,2016whichsoughttoamendthe
    DelimitationAct,2002andtheRepresentationofthePeopleAct,1950?Alsodiscusstheprocessinvolvedin
    delimitationofconstituenciesandissuesarisingoutofdelimitation.

    4. CriticallycommentonthechangesintroducedbytheLokpalandLokayuktas(Amendment)Bill,2016tothe
    LokpalandLokayuktasAct2013.DoyouthinktheinstitutionofLokpalhasbecomeirrelevantinthelightof
    manylawsintroducedtocurbcirculationofblackmoneyinthecountry?Justify.

    5. WhyisJudicialindependencecentraltodemocracy?Doyouthinkreformingtheexistingcollegiumsystemis
    thebestwayforwardtoselectandappointjudgestoensureindependenceofjudiciary?Criticallydiscuss.

    6. ItissaidthattheGoodsandServiceTaxisactuallygoodforbusinessandbadforfederalism.Doyouagree?
    Criticallycomment.

    7. Doyouthinkpartisanfederalismisactingasimpedimenttocooperativefederalism?Examinehowthe
    SupremeCourtcanendpartisanfederalisminIndia.

    8. Indiaremainsamongthefewcountrieswithaconstitutionalcommitmenttoaliberaldemocracythat
    neverthelesslackscomprehensiveantidiscriminationlegislation.Identifytheissuesthatareholdingback
    Indiafrommakingitatrueliberaldemocracyandtheroleoflegislatureandjudiciaryinmakingitone.

    9. ItisarguedthatimplementationofuniformcivilcodeisimportanttoensuregenderjusticeinIndia.Doyou
    agree?Criticallycomment.

    10. TheForestRightsAct(2006)andthePanchayats(ExtensiontoScheduledAreas)Act(1996)haveestablished
    aframeworkforlocalselfgovernanceindemarcated(orscheduled)areas,yettheirfullimplementationis
    fraughtwithmanychallenges.Criticallyanalysethesechallengesandsuggestwaystoovercomethem.

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