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Answer the following in about 150 words each : (10 marks, 150 words)

(a) In the text of Arthashastra, "the State is neither a police State nor merely a tax gathering State". Comment.

(b) The economic reforms have significantly infringed the basic values and spirit of the Indian Constitution. Examine.

(c) Macaulay's ideas on Indian Civil Service corresponded to the elite theory of bureaucracy, which continue to persist. Do you agree? Justify.

(d) There has been an opinion that the ethos of Indian Judicial System continue to be colonial. Suggest measures for raising the level of judicial excellence for achieving speedy justice.

(e) Various commissions have reiterated the crucial role of the Governor in Indian system of governance, but the successive governments have not heeded to make the Governor's office apolitical. Examine with examples.