Discuss the need to regulate social media use among children. Examine the challenges in balancing child protection with digital rights.

How does climate change increase occupational health risks for food-system workers? Discuss measures to protect vulnerable workers. 

How can child vulnerability mapping strengthen child protection and social justice in India? Discuss the associated challenges.

Discuss the role of healthcare regulation in ensuring infection control and patient safety in Indian hospitals.

‘Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India remain mere show pieces until and unless they are backed by political will’. Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India.

‘The emergence of Self Help Groups(SHGs) in contemporary times points to the slow but steady withdrawal of the state from developmental activities’. Examine the role of the SHGs in developmental activities and the measures taken by the Government of India to promote the SHGs.

Is the National Commission for Women able to strategize and tackle the problems that women face at both public and private spheres? Give reasons in support of your answer.

Hunger and Poverty are the biggest challenges for good governance in India still today. Evaluate how far successive governments have progressed in dealing with these humongous problems. Suggest measures for improvement.

Does the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 ensure effective mechanism for empowerment and inclusion of the intended beneficiaries in the society? Discuss

‘To ensure effective implementation of policies addressing water, sanitation and hygiene needs, the identification of beneficiary segments is to be synchronized with the anticipated outcomes’ Examine the statement in the context of the WASH scheme.

Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.

The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.

What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes(STs)?

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 view point.

Despite constitutional guarantees and stringent laws, violence against women and children remains a serious concern in India. Examine the major challenges in ensuring their safety and suggest measures for effective prevention and justice.

How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?

Multiplicity of various commissions for the vulnerable sections of the society leads to problems of overlapping jurisdiction and duplication of functions. Is it better to merge all commissions into an umbrella Human Rights Commission? Argue your case.

Appropriate local community level healthcare intervention is a prerequisite to achieve ‘Health for All’ in India. Explain.

‘Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation.’ Argue by giving suitable illustrations.

‘Globalisation is generally said to promote cultural homogenisation but due to this cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in the Indian society.’ Elucidate.