Answer - by Ayush
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Ayush
Answered 5 years ago
In the month of August, there were two Tejas express in the news. One was Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express & another one was Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express, and the former was in the race to be the ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Why "The Hindu" is highly recommended for UPSC CSE despite being quite anti government and leftist?

Now editorials seem to be politically motivated, mainly taking leftist stance.Then how can this be useful in CSE (we can't avoid it since lots of facts come from TH directly,but what to do about editorials) Is there a better alternative? @ashokdhamij
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There is a saying in Hindi: “Lakir ke Fakir”. It may mean stereotypes. It may also be equivalent to the English idiom: “A leopard cannot change its spots”.So, if so many people still keep ... read more
Answer - by Manoj V

Why are Liberals hated so much in India? Isn't liberalism very much essential for intellectual growth?

Why are Indian Liberals hated by Indians when India's 10000 years long history is the most liberal history in the whole world?
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Manoj V, Engineering student
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 3 years ago)
Indians who call themselves liberals are selectively liberal. Don't believe me. Let me give you my own example. My caste has its own language. It is primitive Dravidian in nature. We have our own ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There are two basic or fundamental principles of natural justice. They are meant to protect persons from arbitrary exercise of powers by ensuring fair play. There may be certain other subsidiary ... read more
Answer - by Manoj V
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Manoj V, Engineering student
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Yeah. As far as I know there are 4 popular Quorans here on Chanqya.comAshok DhamijaBhuvi JainDeepak MehtaHarshil MehtaPerhaps there are other famous Quorans as well. But I just don't know if they are ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
In fact, there is already a third option: “Not Selected”.The three options for Gender in user settings on chAnQya.com are as under:MaleFemaleNot SelectedSo, if a user does not want to select the ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Am I subject to legal action if I was learning bike driving at age of 17 years without license? Now, I am 20 years old?

When i was 17 & learning to ride a bike in my colony only, i saw a street fight and later i volunteered as a witness. Now during interrogation in court the opposition lawyer wrote I was underage and without D/L. Is it a thing to worry? @ashokdhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
A person under the age of 18 years as on the date of the commission of an offence is considered child under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. They are dealt with under ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Upsc examination - My d.o.b is 19/08/2001 when will i give my first attempt now i am in 1st year?

My d.o.b is 19/08/2001 when will i give my first attempt now i am in 1st year
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
The minimum age required for appearing in the UPSC Civil Services Examination is 21 years and this age is computed on 1 August of the year concerned.For example, for the Civil Services Examination of ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
If patriotism should not sell, then do you mean to say that anti-nationalism should sell?We should rather be happy that it is the patriotism that is liked by people. And, not the ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Do you think extreme DEVOTION to principles of natural justice is responsible for delay in disposal of cases?

...... DELAY IN DISPOSAL OF CASES and TOO MUCH LENIENCY being shown to accused which ultimately increases the backlog of cases?
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
If one goes by this logic, then we should pass a single line order in all pending cases – “accused is convicted since he is not allowed to defend”.This will ensure that all pending cases in the ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There are about 3350+ registered users on chAnQya.com. In a week, about 2500+ different users are active and visit the website. This is as per the Google Analytics report.There have been a total of ... read more
Answer - by Mrinmoy Baishya

Don't you think, it would have been better for North East Indians if they were part of China or Nepal instead of India?

North East Indians almost everywhere in India have to face racism because of dissimilarity in their looks and traditions. When we are not able to protect their rights, how can we say that they are significant part of our country?
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Mrinmoy Baishya, Student
Answered 5 years ago
I am from North Eastern India. My answer, I believe will carry a heavy weight.Just like the freedom fighters from South, East, West and Northern India our ancestors from North Eastern India had equal ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

UPSC preparation dilemma - getting good marks in mock tests but failing in prelims?

Hello sir, hope you are very fine. I need some expert advice on some doubts regarding my civil services preparation. Sir, I have given CSE from last three years but every time failed in pre whereas I get good marks in the mock tests.
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Please note that scoring well in mock tests for the UPSC Civil Services Examination is not the yardstick for getting good marks in the Prelims exam.Mock tests have become business for many coaching ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Should chanqya restrict users from deleting their question if the question has any answer or any follower?

@ashokdhamija I think, if a person writes an answer to a question, he is investing his precious time and hard work for that question, and it would be unfair, if the question gets deleted by the OP.
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There are two rival possibilities. One option is to give ownership of a question to the person who asked it. He may have asked a question with a particular expectation of getting some good answers. ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Why does chanqya.com count the visits by the poster of an answer even after he/ she logged in ?

Other sites like Quora do not count the visits to their own answers by logged-in members.
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
What is wrong in that? Is that not a visit? If the user giving answer to a question visits his own answer (may be for reading it to correct mistakes or for whatever other reason), is that not a visit ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Don't you think, it would have been better for North East Indians if they were part of China or Nepal instead of India?

North East Indians almost everywhere in India have to face racism because of dissimilarity in their looks and traditions. When we are not able to protect their rights, how can we say that they are significant part of our country?
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
This may be your hidden agenda. To spread hatred. That’s why perhaps you have asked this question anonymously. But, this is not correct. You have made an absolutely wrong statement.India has a ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

What do you think about Congress' remarks about Justice Gaur who rejected Chidambaram's anticipatory bail?

@ashokdhamija https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-stunned-at-talk-of-new-job-for-justice-gaur/articleshow/70884462.cms
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Mark my words. When the present Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi retires on 17 November 2019, a few days before that (or, may be on the last date itself), the 5-judge bench headed by him would ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

What is reason if stay obtained against High Court order from Supreme Court but SLP not listed for 90 days thereafter?

Sir SFIO has filed slp in supreme court on 03/06/2019 and obtained stay on bail granted by panjab haryana high court sir till that the case is not listed in supreme court. It been now 90 days. Dairy no. 20286 of 2019. Sir please explain
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There is a delay in listing of many SLPs in the Supreme Court. The next date is generally shown on the website of the Supreme Court automatically. Each court / bench in the Supreme Court generally ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Sun is likely to continue producing energy for about 5 billion years. It is something like 5,000,000,000 years. It is a very-very long time indeed.In contrast, may be within a span of only about next ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

What will happen to career of an IPS officer if there is incurable physical injury while performing duty ?

@ashokdhamija will IPS officer allowed to continue his service or exempted from it ?
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There are many posts in IPS which do not require field work. One can sit in the office and do the work from there. Just for example, one can be posted in DGP headquarters as an AIG or DIG and doing ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
I think I have already clarified previously that I have written the code of chAnQya.com personally. There are some open-source utilities available online, including their source code. I have also ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Irom Chanu Sharmila did a hunger strike for 16 years to repeal the AFSPA. How will you explain necessity of this law?

@ashokdhamija https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-irom-sharmila-and-her-struggle-against-afspa-5725171/
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There are certain militant Groups operating in North-East of India which demand separation from the country and indulge in violence by way of killing innocent civilians with a view to create fear ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

What do you think about Law topper's decision to skip the event to protest Supreme Court's handling of CJI charges?

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/law-topper-skips-event-to-protest-supreme-courts-handling-of-cji-charges-5915887/
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
This was a personal decision of the law topper (Surbhi Karwa, who topped LL.M. class in National Law University, Delhi, as per media reports) to protest against the improper handling of the sexual ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

What major changes you would like to see in Criminal Procedure Code CrPC?

@ashokdhamija CrPC 1973 has some sections which are detrimental to interest of the accused and the complainant and do not ensure justice. e.g. Sohaib Iliyasi case (Nobody murdered Anju Singh). Perarivalan conviction, death sentence to Kethar Singh
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Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
While others may not perhaps agree with me, I personally believe that there is no need for unnecessary changes or tinkering with the Criminal Procedure Code. We have already been tinkering with our ... read more
Answer - by Aryaman Kumar
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Aryaman Kumar
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Though Google is a big tech giant, has a lot of money, has a lot of hardworking and intelligent employees and management, it faced some big failures. I would like to mention a few:Google+: Almost ... read more