PM IAS JAN 09 GS 2 MAINS QUESTIONS

1.With examples, discuss the significance of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in light of costly
and time-consuming litigation process in India.

Approach:

  • Briefly discuss about the costly and time-consuming nature of litigation process in India.
  • Define alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and discuss its significance.

2.

Explain why the Indian Constitution has been argued to have created a ‘federation with a centralising
tendency’.
Approach:

  • Briefly discuss the fundamental basis of Federation in Indian Constitution.
  • Discuss the main federal features of the Indian Constitution which makes it closer to Federal state.
  • Discuss the reasons why India is described as federation with a centralizing tendency.