Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism
Previous Year Questions Asked In Mains From This Topic
- Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue. [2020]
- India has immense potential of solar energy though there are regional variations in its developments. Elaborate. [2020]
- How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer. [2020]
- What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism ? [2019]
- What is water stress ? How and why does it differ regionally in India ? [2019]
- What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space ? [2019]
- “Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, caste system cannot be eradicated in India?” Comment’ [2018]
- How the Indian concept of secularism is different from the western model of secularism ? Discuss. [2018]
- Mention core strategies for the transformation of aspirational districts in India and explain the nature of convergence, collaboration and competition for its success. [2018]
- ‘Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation.’ Argue by giving suitable illustrations. [2018]
- In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States ? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint. [2017]
- What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence, addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes (STs) ? [2017]
- Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India. [2017]
- What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer. [2016]
- Debate the issue of whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste. [2015]
- How do the Indian debates on secularism differ from the debates in the West? [2014]
- Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in the generation of demand for a separate state. Discuss. [2013]
