DMPQ- Poor representation of women in elected bodies is a major hurdle in Women empowerment. Do you agree with the statement.

India stood 149th in a 2019 list of 193 countries ranked by the percentage of elected women representatives in their national parliaments. In more than six decades till 2014, as women’s share in India’s population remained at 48.5%, the share of women MPs increased eight percentage points to 12.6% between the first (1952) and the … Read more DMPQ- Poor representation of women in elected bodies is a major hurdle in Women empowerment. Do you agree with the statement.

DMPQ-. Explain the routes of foreign direct investment in organized retail sector. Also mention the benefits of FDI in retail sector.

. Foreign Direct Investment in organized retail is yet another area shrouded in controversy.  What is organized retail? Let us define retail first, it is household requirement of the people  comprising of food and grocery, clothing, convenience, consumer goods, etc. Secondly,  organized retailing is selling of these household commonly used goods to the people  directly, … Read more DMPQ-. Explain the routes of foreign direct investment in organized retail sector. Also mention the benefits of FDI in retail sector.

DMPQ: In recent years role of credit agencies are under scanner. Comment.

A credit rating agency (CRA, also called a ratings service) is a company that assigns credit ratings, which rate a debtor’s ability to pay back debt by making timely principal and interest payments and the likelihood of default. An agency may rate the creditworthiness of issuers of debt obligations, of debt instruments, and in some … Read more DMPQ: In recent years role of credit agencies are under scanner. Comment.

DMPQ- One Nation One card scheme.

To sustain the reforms brought in by scheme on ‘End to End Computerization of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) Operations’ the Department of Food & Public Distribution has launched a new scheme namely “Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PDS)” for implementation during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The main objective of the scheme is to introduce … Read more DMPQ- One Nation One card scheme.

DMPQ :What are masala bonds? Explain their significance (ECONOMY)

Masala bonds are bonds issued outside India but denominated in Indian Rupees, rather than the local currency The term was used by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to evoke the culture and cuisine of India Unlike dollar bonds, where the borrower takes the currency risk, masala bond makes the investors bear the risk The first … Read more DMPQ :What are masala bonds? Explain their significance (ECONOMY)

DMPQ-Write a short note on Nirbhaya Fund.

It is a dedicated fund set up by Ministry of Finance,in 2013, for implementation of initiatives aimed atenhancing the safety and security for women inthe country. It is a non-lapsable corpus fund.Ministry of Women and Child Development is thenodal Ministry to appraise schemes under NirbhayaFund and also to review and monitor the progressof sanctioned Schemes … Read more DMPQ-Write a short note on Nirbhaya Fund.

DMPQ- What do you mean by Inclusive growth? What are the salient features of Inclusive Growth?

Growth is inclusive when: It takes place in the sectors in which the poor work (e.g. agriculture); Occurs in places where the poor live (e.g. undeveloped areas with few resources); Uses the factors of production that the poor possess (e.g. unskilled labour); Reduces the prices of consumption items that the poor consume (e.g. food, fuel … Read more DMPQ- What do you mean by Inclusive growth? What are the salient features of Inclusive Growth?

DMPQ- What are the major objectives of Gold monetization scheme? How it’s going to benefit india’s financial situation?

The Gold Monetization Scheme is a welcome step initiated by the Government of India to  unlock the unused and idle gold lying in households and institutions and bring them into  mainstream and release the capital locked in for use in the economy for its development.  The key objectives of this scheme are stated as under: … Read more DMPQ- What are the major objectives of Gold monetization scheme? How it’s going to benefit india’s financial situation?

DMPQ- Write a short note on followings: (A) National investment fund (B) Non-tariff trade barriers (C)Participatory notes or P-notes

(A)National investment fund The cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 27th January,  2005 had approved the constitution of a National Investment Fund (NIF). The Purpose of the fund was to  receive disinvestment proceeds of central public sector enterprises and to invest the same to generate  earnings without depleting the corpus. The earnings of the … Read more DMPQ- Write a short note on followings: (A) National investment fund (B) Non-tariff trade barriers (C)Participatory notes or P-notes

DMPQ: Do you think PM KISAN scheme is going to alleviate the widespread rural distress in the country. (ECONOMY)

Brief Intro- of Scheme Points against: The Programme is targeted cash transfer and hence high chances of exclusion errors. The landless tenant are out of the beneficiary list. Will lead to fragmentation of the land. Beneficiary will fragment the land to avail the benefit of the scheme. In long run it is not good for … Read more DMPQ: Do you think PM KISAN scheme is going to alleviate the widespread rural distress in the country. (ECONOMY)