Keeping in view the commitment of helping the students crack the civil services ,Smart Foundation launches E Correspondence Material for Civil Service Examination 2011-12 (both PRELIMS AND MAINS) , covering GS comprehensively


Module 1  :-


Topics covered:-


Strategic Issues:-

1. Can domestic legislation be a viable alternative to CSC for India? Substantiate your answer with facts.( 250 words)
2. NPT is neither necessary nor sufficient condition for export control and non proliferation in 21st century. Discuss(250 words)
3. Differentiate between ECCN and EAR-99? How India’s removal from entity list will effects its ECCN and EAR-99 status?(250 words)
4.  New areas of cooperation in Indo-Russia relations.(250 words)
5.  Discuss  the changing contours of Indian Foreign Policy with regard to the Indian Ocean.( 250       words)

World Affairs:-

1. In the current context strategic interests of NATO and Russia must move towards convergence to promote regional and world security .Do you agree to this statement? Substantiate your answer. ( 250 words)
2. How India should strengthen its security and strategic concerns in the context of increasing NATO presence in South Asia? ( 250 words)
3. The recent changes in the voting structure in IMF are not merely cosmetic changes. It will go a long way in increasing the participation of emerging world towards driving the global economy forward. Assess this statement in the light of the decisions taken in the  G20 summit in South Korea? ( 250 words)
4. Recent development in the South China sea makes the EAS the next big theatre in global affairs. Explain( 250 words)
5. Critically examine viability of CSC in comparison to other nuclear liability  conventions. ( 250 words)

 Economy:-

1. How does India envision improvement in “trade in services”? Discuss this with reference to the proposals adopted by India pertaining to Mode 4 of the GATS. ( 250 words)
2. What is Teaser Loan and why has it been in the news recently? ( 250 words)
3. Rakesh Mohan Committee( 250 words)
4. Critically examine the role of MFI in rural economy. ( 250 words)
5. Recent imbalances in global economy have more to do with quantitative easing rather than aggressive currency moves of the emerging world? ( 250 words)
6. What do you understand by commercial licensing of the patents and to what an extent it will be effective in checking malpractices in drugs and pharmaceutical industries? ( 250 words)
7. Critically examine legal implication of BITS( 250 words)

Social Issues:-

1. Evaluate the midterm performance of India in achieving the MDG goals? What further steps must be     taken to boost its performance? ( 250 words)
2. Suggest the measures to combat the problem of under nutrition in South Asia with reference to the 2010 global hunger index report? ( 250 words)
3. Indian state hunger index report.( 250 words)
4. Evaluate the observations made by the FAO-Food Outlook Report and suggest measures to check the global food price rise?( 250 words)
5. Discuss the new agricultural extension services?( 250 words)
6. Comment on the integrated action plan for selected tribal and backward districts.( 250 words)

 Polity:-

   1.   What are the salient features of the National Green Tribunal? .( 250 words)
   2.   Legal support to FOSS projects.( 250 words)
   3.   Suggest the measure for strengthening  CAG.( 250 words)
   4.   Suggest the measures for reinvigorating CAPART.( 250 words)
   5.   Project Elephant.( 250 words)

Science and Technology

1. TWAS - Third World Academy of Sciences
2. Pd-catalysts pave way for new drugs, materials
3. Tianhe-1A,& LINPACK
4. GSLV-5 and  PSLV-C16
5. Amit Goyal
6. How does DNA Fingerprinting help plants
7. Cyber Threats 

      Reference material to the above questions  as well as objective type questions for prelims  on above mentioned topics is available in Module 1.


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