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What are the bases on which claims to rights can be made?
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Explain the concept of principled distance.
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Do you think that a change towards a peaceful world, needs a change in the way people think? Can mind promote peace and is it enough to focus only on the human mind?
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Peace can be best realised when there is freedom, equality, and justice. Do you agree?
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Write true or false against the following statement:
A Bill of Rights lays down the rights enjoyed by the people of a country.
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Write true or false against the following statement:
A Bill of Rights protects the liberties of an individual.
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Discuss some of the social and ecological costs of the kind of development which has been pursued in most countries.
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Write true or false against the following statement:
Every country of the world has a Bill of Rights.
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What are some of the new claims for rights which the process of development has generated?
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What would be the advantages of democracy over other forms of government for ensuring that decisions regarding development are made to promote the common good?
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In your view how successful have popular struggles been in making the state responsive to the social and environmental costs of development? Discuss with examples.
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Which of the following tasks are not performed by the Election Commission?
a. Preparing the Electoral Rolls
b. Nominating the candidates
c. Setting up polling booths
d. Implementing the model code of conduct
e. Supervising the Panchayat elections
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Which of the following is common to the method of election of the members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
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A former Chief Election Commissioner joined a political party and contested elections. There are various views on this issue. One view is that a former Election Commissioner is an independent citizen and has a right to join any political party and to contest election. According to the other view, leaving this possibility open can affect the impartiality of the Election Commission. So, former Election Commissioners must not be allowed to contest any elections. Which position do you agree with and why?
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It is said that there is too much political interference in the working of the administrative machinery. It is suggested that there should be more and more autonomous agencies which do not have to answer to the ministers.
Do you think this will make administration more people-friendly?
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It is said that there is too much political interference in the working of the administrative machinery. It is suggested that there should be more and more autonomous agencies which do not have to answer to the ministers.
Do you think this will make administration more efficient?
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It is said that there is too much political interference in the working of the administrative machinery. It is suggested that there should be more and more autonomous agencies which do not have to answer to the ministers.
Does democracy mean full control of elected representatives over the administration?
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Why can the Lok Sabha control the executive more effectively than the Rajya Sabha can?
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Rather than effective control of the executive, the Lok Sabha is a platform for the expression of popular sentiments and people’s expectations. Do you agree? Give reasons.
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Based on the first few articles of the Belgian constitution − given below − explain how federalism is visualised in that country. Try and write a similar Article for the Constitution of India.
Title I: On Federal Belgium, its components and its territory.
Article 1: Belgium is a Federal-State made up of communities and regions.
Article 2: Belgium is made up of three communities: The French Community, the Flemish Community, and the German Community.
Article 3: Belgium is made up of three regions: The Walloon Region, the Flemish Region, and the Brussels region.
Article 4: Belgium has four linguistic regions: The French-speaking region, the Dutch-speaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels Capital, and the German-speaking region. Each «commune» (county borough) of the Kingdom is part of one of these linguistic regions.
Article 5: The Walloon region is made up of the following provinces: The Walloon Brabant, Hainault, Liege, Luxemburg, and Namur. The Flemish region is made up of the following provinces: Antwerp, the Flemish Brabant, West Flanders, East Flanders, and Limburg.
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