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Butler Committee Report & India

Butler Committee: Objectives & Recommendations

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Sir Harcourt ButlerExtent of sovereignty of the Paramount power were not yet settled properly, so, relations between Indian Princes and the crown were not well defined. The

Aberrations of the Parliamentary System in India

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Parliamentary this system of government of chosen by the Indian constitutional Assembly for India.

Administrative Changes & Objectives in India after 1858

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A new stage of colonialism was introduced in India after the revolt of 1857. It demonstrated that in a sense the hold of the company on India was still rather weak, and its lessons continued to influence British administration in India for several generations. After the revolt of 1857,as the first, the basic administrative change came in form of the Act of 1858 which transferred the control of India to the Crown from the East India company. The

Breakdown of Constitutional Machinery and its effects

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To ensure that the government of every state is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the constitution (Article 355) is a duty of the Union. So, the President is empowered to make a proclamation, when he is satisfied that the Government of a state can’t be carried on in accordance with

Regionalism and effects in Indian polity

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What is Regionalism and Effect in Indian Polity?


Tendency of people to feel more affinity to their territory, language, culture and social habits is called regionalism. The people living in a state have a negative feeling for the people of the other state. They given

Right to Life & Personal Liberty. How Courts expanded its meaning?

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Right to Life & Personal Liberty. How Courts expanded its meaning?


'Right to life and personal liberty' as a fundamental right is provided by the constitution of India under Article 21. It guarantees that no

Political / Regional boundaries need to be co-terminus

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Do you agree with following statement - “Political boundaries and regional boundaries need to be co-terminus.”?

Frontier of states and countries are called boundaries. Political boundaries may expand to less or more than the regional boundaries.

Panchayati System Implementation - Restructuring of the Indian polity

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Implementation of the Panchayati System in the last ten years has led to a real restructuring of the Indian polity. Give you views!

In 1993 Panchayati Raj system came into existence. Enshrined under Article 40 to organise village panchayats as the root level institutions is a Directive

Salient Features of the Government of India Act 1858 and 1909

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Revolt of 1857 gave a tough lesson to British Government. To tranquilize the after effects of 1857 revolt, the Act of 1858 was introduced.

Bio-signatures: A Brief Discussion

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What do you understand by 'Bio-signatures'? Discuss briefly.

 A 'phenomenon' produced by life, either modern or ancient is 'Bio-signature'. Bio means life and signature means any mark that can prove identity. Thus, in simple words biosignature means using biological traits

What is a Cryogenic Engine?

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Significance in Space Programme


Cryogenic means low temperature. It refers to technology of sub zero temperatures and cryogenic engines use liquid oxygen as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel. Oxygen can be kept in liquid state below – 183°

Salient features of Integrated Energy Policy & implication on Energy Security of Country

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Salient features of Integrated Energy Policy & Its implication on the Energy Security needs of the country. Comment!

To meet the new challenges, India under the expert guidance of the planning commission, formulated an Integrated Energy policy (IEP), which

Terrorism Sources in Pakistan and Afghanistan

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Terrorism Sources in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Whether it is WTC attack, Mumbai local train blast Indian Parliament attack, Bali bomb blast, Kenyan embassy blast, Pakistan is always the connection. That has raised some questions. Though it may be of local, regional

What is the significance of a preamble to a constitution?

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Bring out the philosophy of the Indian polity as enshrined in the preamble of the Indian constitution.


The preamble is a key to open the mind of makers it was held so in Berubary’s case of 1960 by the supreme court of India. It sets out the

Explain the Components of Robots

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Components of Robots


Kinematic Chain (similar to the skeleton of human body) is the structure of a robot and is mostly mechanical. It is formed of links (its bones), actuators (its muscles) and joints which can allow one or more degrees of freedom.

Critical Assessment of the Non-Cooperation Movement

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The non-cooperation movement gained a boost at the time of khilafat movement. The issue of khilafat non-cooperation movenebt provided a momentum to masses for raising their voices against the British rule in 1920. A special congress session was organized at Calcutta in September, 1920, approved the non-cooperation programme till the wrongs done by Punjab and khilafat issues were remedied.

Corruption as a serious Development Challenge in India polity

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Corruption as a serious Development Challenge in India polity

Corruption is rampant in India and India is badly plagued by this disease. Society in a way has started to appraise success on the parameters of the monetary and materialistic gain. Therefore corruption has become an

Constitution of India Provides Equal Rights

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The constitution of India provides for ‘’equal rights’’ through different provision. Some of them are as follows:

Article 14: To secure equality before law and equal protection of law to which only President and Governors are exception. Equality before law means absence of any special privileges in favour of any person. ‘’Equal protection of law’’ suggests that the same law shall apply to all who are similarly situated.

Technological changes and Sift in use of transport corridors in India

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Technological changes and Sift in use of transport corridors in India. Give your views.

There are approximately 33 lakh km. long roads are in India. Roads are considered as the "Life-Line" of the transportation system in India. Roads have been the main means of transportation. Indian roads are increasing in

Strategy of planning in India since 1951

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India has completed Eleventh five Year Plan (FYP) so far, since 1951. While Tenth FYP is under execution. The basic objectives of growth, employment, self-reliance and social Justice are the guiding principles of India’s FYPs.

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru's views on Indian Nationalism

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Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru's views on Indian Nationalism. Critically Assess!

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru's impact can be seen as the liberal attitude of National Movement, Sir Sapru believed in constitutional means of agitation under the influence of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. But they were not in

Similarities between Lord Curzon and Jawahar Lal Nehru

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Regardless of distance in time, there were lots of Similarities between Lord Curzon and Jawaharlal Nehru. Discuss!

At two different period of time Lord Curzon and Jawahar Lal Nehru have been the top administrator of India. Lord Curzon was the viceroy of

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