TEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS ON CURRENT GEOPLOITICAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES – 123

PRERNA FOR IAS

(ASSOCIATE OF SAMKALP)

TEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS ON CURRENT GEOPLOITICAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES – 123

1. What does the resignation of the Education Minister tell us about ministerial responsibility in a parliamentary democracy?

Answer: Ministerial responsibility means that a Minister is politically answerable for the functioning of the department, even when every operational failure is not personally committed by the Minister. Resignation can signal acceptance of political responsibility and help restore public confidence. However, resignation alone cannot correct systemic failures. The examination system still needs secure technology, professional investigation, independent audits and clear accountability. In my view, political accountability and administrative reform must go together. Democracy gains credibility when responsibility is accepted, but institutions become stronger only when the causes of failure are also corrected.

2. Why should examination paper leaks be treated as an issue of equality and social justice, not merely cheating?