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  • 50Topics
  • 266Expected Questions
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  • Model Answer · Social Justice
  • Key Data · Social Justice
  • Debates & Dilemmas · Polity
  • Must-Not-Miss Points · Economy
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  1. 1Context
  2. 2The Story, Simply Told
  3. 3Debates & Dilemmas
  4. 4Expected Questions + Model Answers
  5. 5Must-Not-Miss Points
  6. 6Further Reading

  • Handout 1

    Social Justice In Punjab

    38 Pages10 Topics61 Questions

    “As an SDM, you are asked to demolish the house of a drug smuggler. What will you do?”
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    1. 1.1The Drug Menace and 'Yudh Nashian Virudh'
    2. 1.2Cross-Border Drone Smuggling and Narco-Terror
    3. 1.3Gangster-Terror Nexus, Extortion and Grenade Attacks
    4. 1.4Illegal De-Addiction Centres and Medicine Diversion
    5. 1.5Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana and Women's Empowerment
    6. 1.6Crimes Against Women, NRI Marriages and Safety
    7. 1.7Sex Ratio and Female Foeticide
    8. 1.8Children: School Education, Fee Regulation and Child Protection
    9. 1.9Youth Migration, the 'Donkey Route' and Illegal Immigration
    10. 1.10Dalit (SC) Rights and Social Inequality

  • Handout 2

    Punjab's Economy

    39 Pages10 Topics57 Questions

    “As DC of a district with severely over-exploited blocks, what will you do?”
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    1. 2.1Punjab's Debt Trap
    2. 2.2Freebies vs. Welfare: The Power Subsidy
    3. 2.3Agrarian Crisis and Crop Diversification
    4. 2.4Groundwater Depletion
    5. 2.5Stubble Burning
    6. 2.6The 2025 Floods and Disaster Preparedness
    7. 2.7Industrial Stagnation and Investment
    8. 2.8Unemployment and the Skill Gap
    9. 2.9Power Sector Health
    10. 2.10Centre-State Fiscal Friction

  • Handout 3

    Punjab's Polity

    36 Pages10 Topics48 Questions

    “How can the Chandigarh issue be resolved?”
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    1. 3.1The 2027 Assembly Elections: A Multi-Cornered Contest
    2. 3.2Chandigarh: Capital and Administration
    3. 3.3The SYL Canal and River Waters
    4. 3.4The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)
    5. 3.5The Panjab University Senate Row
    6. 3.6Governor-State Relations
    7. 3.7The New Anti-Sacrilege Law
    8. 3.8Local Self-Government: Panchayats and Urban Bodies
    9. 3.9Radicalism and Preventive Detention
    10. 3.10Police Leadership and Administrative Reforms

  • Handout 4

    National Issues

    36 Pages10 Topics50 Questions

    “How is VB-G RAM G different from MGNREGA?”
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    1. 4.1Delimitation and the North-South Debate
    2. 4.2Census 2027 and Caste Enumeration
    3. 4.3One Nation, One Election (ONOE)
    4. 4.4Women's Reservation in Legislatures
    5. 4.5VB-G RAM G: The New Rural Employment Law Replacing MGNREGA
    6. 4.6India-Pakistan Relations after Operation Sindoor
    7. 4.7US Tariffs and India's Trade Strategy
    8. 4.8AI, Deepfakes and Data Protection
    9. 4.9Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls
    10. 4.10Air Pollution and Climate Disasters

  • Handout 5

    Legal Acts

    43 Pages10 Topics50 Questions

    “Should addicts be prosecuted under NDPS?”
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    1. 5.1Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
    2. 5.2Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985
    3. 5.3Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012
    4. 5.4Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA)
    5. 5.5Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
    6. 5.6Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
    7. 5.7Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
    8. 5.8Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
    9. 5.9Arms Act, 1959 and Punjab's Gun Culture
    10. 5.10Right to Information Act, 2005

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    Interview Question Index

    All 266 expected questions in one 12-page list, topic by topic. Use it as a rapid-fire self-test before your interview.

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Questions The Panel Could Ask You

  • Is Punjab's drug problem really as bad as 'Udta Punjab' suggests, or is it exaggerated?

    Social Justice

  • Explain Punjab's fiscal situation in simple terms.

    Economy

  • What are the main issues in the 2027 Punjab election?

    Polity

  • How will Census 2027 affect reservation policy?

    National Issues

  • What are the main changes brought by the new criminal laws?

    Legal Acts

From the 266-question index in the handouts.