HPAS General Studies II – Unit I, Sub-Unit 2
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PAPER-V ( GENERAL STUDIES-II ) UNIT–I : SUB UNIT–2 Syllabus
- Parliament and State legislatures, Structure, Organization and functioning of the Union and State Executive and the Judiciary.
- Functions and responsibilities of Union and States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local level and challenges therein.
- Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
- Appointments to various constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various constitutional bodies in India.
PAPER-V ( GENERAL STUDIES-II ) UNIT–I : SUB UNIT–2 PYQ
The questions listed below belong to Unit I, Sub-unit 2: Structure & Functioning of Government & Federalism. This sub-unit covers the structure, organization, and functioning of the Union and State Executives and Legislatures, the Judiciary, issues of federalism and Centre-State relations, devolution of powers, constitutional bodies, and electoral procedures.
2025
- Describe the power and position of the Election Commission of India. (Q. 2, 2025)
View Solution - Critically examine the powers and position of Governors in the States in the light of the recent judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on the writ petition by the State of Tamil Nadu. (Q. 11, 2025)
View Solution - Explain the major irritants in Centre-State relations in India. (Q. 12, 2025)
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2024
- Describe the merits and de-merits of the ‘one nation, one election’ system in India. (Q. 2, 2024)
View Solution - Discuss how the agenda of a caste census is going to influence the working of contemporary Indian politics. (Q. 11, 2024)
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2023
- Describe major business pressure groups in India. (Q. 3, 2023)
View Solution - Describe the current status of Jammu & Kashmir after the abolition of Article 370. (Q. 4, 2023)
View Solution - Discuss the emergency powers of the Indian President. Can he become a dictator? (Q. 17, 2023)
View Solution - In the post-Globalization era, economic centralization and political de-centralization have created a paradox in the working of Indian polity. Comment. (Q. 26, 2023)
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2021
- Describe the power of Judicial Review in India. (Q. 1, 2021)
View Solution - Examine the tension areas in Centre-State financial relations in India. (Q. 16, 2021)
View Solution - Analyse the problem of politics of defection in India. (Q. 17, 2021)
View Solution - Explain the trend of ‘regionalization of Indian Politics’ for a better understanding of the current political scenario. (Q. 26, 2021)
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2020
- Describe the role of Business Pressure Groups in Indian Polity. (Q. 4, 2020)
View Solution - Critically analyse the election process of the Indian President. (Q. 17, 2020)
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2019
- Discuss the Emergency powers of the Indian President. (Q. 1, 2019)
View Solution - Explain why India is called a Quasi-federal state. (Q. 2, 2019)
View Solution - Describe the procedure of how a bill becomes an act. (Q. 3, 2019)
View Solution - What do you mean by Judicial Activism in India? (Q. 4, 2019)
View Solution - Analyze the problem of Centre-State relations in India. (Q. 16, 2019)
View Solution - Examine the power of judicial review as enjoyed by the Supreme Court of India. (Q. 17, 2019)
View Solution - Describe the electoral reforms required for the smooth functioning of Indian democracy. (Q. 26, 2019)
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2018
- Describe the emergency powers of the Indian President. (Q. 2, 2018)
View Solution - What do you mean by the regionalization of Indian politics in the 1990s? (Q. 3, 2018)
View Solution - Describe the powers of the Election Commission in India. (Q. 4, 2018)
View Solution - “Indian Constitution is federal in form, but unitary in spirit.” Comment. (Q. 17, 2018)
View Solution - Since 1990, the paradox of Indian polity has been that it is moving in the direction of political decentralization and economic centralization. Comment. (Q. 26, 2018)
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2017
- Describe the emergency powers of the Indian President. (Q. 2, 2017)
View Solution - What is Judicial activism? Has it limited the powers of the executive in India? (Q. 17, 2017)
View Solution - Since 1990, theoretically, Indian policy has been moving in the direction of political de-centralization and economic centralization. Analyse its impact on the working of Indian Policy. (Q. 26, 2017)
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2016
- What are the discretionary powers of the Governor of a State? (Q. 2, 2016)
View Solution - What is a token cut motion? (Q. 3, 2016)
View Solution - What is parliamentary sovereignty? Do you think the Indian Parliament is sovereign? (Q. 16, 2016)
View Solution - Financial relations between the Union and the States is one of the key areas of contention in the Indian federation. Examine. (Q. 26, 2016)
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