2011 TEST PAPER

1. Answer the following (in about 250 words each): 20 ⨯ 3 = 60

(a) "Essentially all that is contained in Part IV - A of the Constitution is just a codification of tasks integral to the Indian way of life’. Critically examine this statement.

(b) "The exercise of executive clemency is not a privilege but is based on several principles, and discretion has to be exercised in public considerations.” Analyse this statement in the context of the judicial powers of the President of India.

(c) Bring out the salient features of the PCPNDT Act, 1994, and the implications of its amendment in 2003.

2. Comment on the following (in about 150 words each): 12

⨯ 3 = 36

(a) Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS).

(b) Evolution of "Green Benches” in our higher judiciary.

(c) Distinction between "Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees” and "Parliamentary Forums’.

3. Comment on the following in NOT more than 50 words each: 5 ⨯ 2 = 10

(b) The Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 and why it has been in the news recently?

4. Comment on the following in not more than 50 words: 5

(a) E-governance initiatives by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).