UPSC CSE Mains 2025 GS-II Questions

UPSC CSE Mains 2025 GS-II Questions
UPSC CSE Mains 2025 GS-II Questions  Q1. Discuss the 'corrupt practices' for the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates, disproportionate to their known sources of income, would constitute 'undue influence' and consequently a corrupt practice. Q2. Comment on the need for administrative tribunals as compared to the court system. Assess the impact of the recent tribunal reforms through the rationalization of tribunals made in 2021. Q3. Compare and contrast the President's power to pardon in India and in the USA. Are there any limits to it in both countries? What are preemptive pardons? Q4. Discuss the nature of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. Briefly describe the powers and functions of the Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Q5. "The Attorney General of India plays a crucial role in g…