Syllabus: GS 1 – Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
| Discuss whether the formation of new states in recent times beneficial or not for the economy of India | 2018 |
| Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States | 2021 |
| The political and administrative reorganization of states and territories has been a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with examples. | 2022 |