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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Topic:[GS-II] Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.7 PYQs
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Mains - GS-II
5 shown2026•Mains•GS-II•Q.15
To what extent do pressure groups, social movements and corporate lobbies deepen pluralistic democracy in India by representing excluded interests? Analyse whether the growing convergence of corporate wealth and political power poses a threat to the autonomy of formal democratic institutions.
Polity
2024•Mains•GS-II•Q.14
Explain the reasons for the growth of public interest litigation in India. As a result of it, has the Indian Supreme Court emerged as the world's most powerful judiciary?
Polity
2021•Mains•GS-II•Q.5
"Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India." Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies.
GS-II
2019•Mains•GS-II•Q.3
What are the methods used by the farmers' organisations to influence the policy-makers in India and how effective are these methods?
Polity
2017•Mains•GS-II•Q.4
How do pressure groups influence Indian political process? Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?
Polity
Prelims - Paper 1 (GS)
2 shown2020•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.15
In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?
Polity
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.25
Consider the following statements:
1
The Chief Secretary in a State is appointed by the Governor of that State.
2
The Chief Secretary in a State has a fixed tenure.
Indian Polity and Governance