APSC Mains Q 4315: In light of Assam’s recent reform replacing elective subjects in its civil services examination with a compulsory paper on the state’s history, culture, geography, governance, and economy, critically evaluate the balance between fostering local administrative competence and maintaining a broad-based, meritocratic selection system. How can such a reform address inequities while avoiding the risks of parochialism in governance? GS 5

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