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Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations
22 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionIndian Constitution – fundamental rights; functioning of the executive and judiciary.
Preventive detention and reasoned executive actionPreventive detention → anticipated harm, not punishment after conviction Exceptional power → heightened constitutional safeguards
22 Oct 2026Social JusticeConstitutional mechanisms, laws and institutions for protection of vulnerable sections.
OBC classification, religious conversion and substantive equalityOBC entitlement → backwardness, notified community & applicable rules Conversion dispute → relationship between religion & social disadvantage
22 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionSalient features of the Representation of the People Act; constitutional bodies.
Electoral rolls and access to fair competitionElectoral integrity → accurate rolls + genuine contestation Transparency → correction opportunities before disenfranchisement
22 Oct 2026Social JusticeIssues relating to development and management of health services; regulatory bodies.
Added sugars and misleading infant-food claimsInfant-food regulation → composition, claims & marketing Public-health protection → vulnerable consumers & information asymmetry
22 Oct 2026International RelationsBilateral, regional and global groupings involving India and affecting India's interests.
SCO cooperation, terrorism and regional connectivityRegional integration → security, connectivity & economic cooperation India's position → consistent action against terrorism
21 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionElectoral-roll inclusion and due process — functions and responsibilities of constitutional bodies; salient features of the Representation of the People’s Act.
Electoral-roll accuracy, inclusion and digital accountabilityElectoral-roll accuracy must coexist with protection against wrongful exclusion. Administrative delays and opaque digital permissions can weaken an otherwise available remedy.
21 Oct 2026Social JusticeReservation and religious conversion — constitutional provisions and mechanisms for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections.
Religious conversion and evidence-based reservationReligious conversion does not by itself establish membership of another notified reservation community. Continuing social disadvantage remains a separate question requiring evidence.
21 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionLadakh governance — functions and responsibilities of the Union and States; issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure.
Representative governance and constitutional safeguards in LadakhA proposed governance arrangement seeks elected participation while retaining strong Lieutenant-Governor authority. Its constitutional design is distinct from simply extending an existing model.
21 Oct 2026GovernanceTimely Panchayat elections — devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
Panchayat election delays and reservation complianceDelayed local elections create a governance vacuum and weaken grassroots accountability. Reservation compliance and timely elections are concurrent constitutional obligations.
17 Oct 2026
Electoral-roll revision and restoration of eligible votersA special summary revision and measures to enrol left-out electors have renewed attention to the fairness of roll maintenance. Manipur’s announced schedule uses 1 January 2027 as the qualifying date and provides for claims and objections before final publication.
17 Oct 2026
West Asian shipping insecurity and India’s energy exposureReports of severe logistics disruption around Hormuz and an oil tanker fire in the Gulf of Oman coincide with a sharp rise in India’s September crude import bill. Announced engagements with the UAE and the United States provide a diplomatic context for discussing regional instability.
22 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionElectoral integrity – roll revision and secure nomination access
Accurate electoral rolls and an unobstructed opportunity to contest are complementary requirements of free and fair elections. Discuss the institutional safeguards needed to secure both. (150 words, 10 marks)22 Oct 2026Social JusticeInfant nutrition – added-sugar controls and commercial claims
Can restrictions on selected added sugars alone adequately protect infant nutrition? Evaluate the case for an integrated approach to food composition, labelling and marketing. (150 words, 10 marks)21 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionElectoral-roll revision — procedural fairness and effective remedies
Electoral-roll accuracy and electoral inclusion are complementary constitutional objectives. Discuss the safeguards needed to reconcile them during large-scale roll revision. (150 words, 10 marks)21 Oct 2026Social JusticeReligious conversion — lawful classification and substantive equality
Religious conversion neither automatically establishes membership of another notified backward community nor necessarily eliminates inherited disadvantage. Critically examine the implications for reservation policy. (150 words, 10 marks)17 Oct 2026International RelationsHormuz insecurity and India’s energy diplomacy
Examine how insecurity around the Strait of Hormuz links India’s energy security, trade resilience and diplomatic choices. What combination of external engagement and domestic preparedness should India adopt? (250 words, 15 marks)17 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionElectoral-roll revision and safeguards against disenfranchisement
An accurate electoral roll must prevent wrongful inclusion as well as wrongful exclusion. Critically examine this proposition and suggest safeguards for an inclusive, transparent and credible roll-revision process. (250 words, 15 marks)22 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionArticle 22 – safeguards against preventive detention
Consider the following statements regarding preventive detention: 1. The constitutional requirement of production before a magistrate within 24 hours does not apply to a person detained under a preventive-detention law. 2. A detained person must be afforded the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the detention order. 3. The detaining authority may withhold all grounds of detention merely by invoking public interest. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below:22 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionArticles 243K and 243ZA – local-body election jurisdiction
Consider the following pairs: Electoral function — Constitutional authority 1. Conduct of Panchayat elections — State Election Commission 2. Preparation of municipal electoral rolls — State Election Commission 3. Conduct of elections to the Lok Sabha — State Election Commission How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?22 Oct 2026International RelationsSCO – Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure
Which one of the following is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's specialised permanent body for cooperation against terrorism, separatism and extremism?21 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionArticles 243E and 243K — Panchayat tenure and election authority
Consider the following statements: 1. A Panchayat normally continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. 2. An election following dissolution of a Panchayat is unnecessary whenever the remainder of its term is less than one year. 3. The preparation of electoral rolls for Panchayat elections is constitutionally entrusted to the State Election Commission. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below:21 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionElectoral registration forms — inclusion, objection and correction
Consider the following pairs: Electoral registration form — Purpose 1. Form 6 — Application for inclusion in an electoral roll 2. Form 7 — Objection to inclusion or request for deletion of a name 3. Form 8 — Application for registration as an overseas elector How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the code given below:Showing published editions from the last 90 days. Open any item to read it in its full daily edition with the mind map, model answer and quiz.
21 Oct 2026International RelationsShanghai Cooperation Organisation — institutional locations
Consider the following pairs: Institution or city — Location 1. SCO Secretariat — Beijing 2. Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure — Tashkent 3. Dushanbe — Kyrgyzstan How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the code given below:17 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionArticle 342 and authority to change ST lists
With reference to Article 342 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. The President may specify Scheduled Tribes in relation to a State by public notification after consultation with its Governor. 2. Parliament may by law include a community in, or exclude it from, a list of Scheduled Tribes specified under Article 342. 3. A public-sector bank may amend such a list through the eligibility rules of its customer-registration software. Which of the statements given above are correct?17 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionPress Council statutory role and limits of censure
With reference to the Press Council of India, consider the following statements: 1. It is a statutory body constituted under the Press Council Act, 1978. 2. It can sentence a journalist to imprisonment for violating its norms of journalistic conduct. 3. Preserving press freedom and maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies are among its statutory objects. Which of the statements given above are correct?17 Oct 2026Polity & ConstitutionChronology of ECI, electoral law and voting-age reform
Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Conduct of the first general elections to the Lok Sabha 2. Establishment of the Election Commission of India 3. Coming into effect of the reduction of the minimum voting age from 21 years to 18 years 4. Enactment of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 Select the correct answer using the code given below.