Arunachal Pradesh Civil Judge Mains 2023 (Feb 2024) Question Paper

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Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service (Grade III) Mains Written Examination 2023

(held February 2024)

ARUNACHAL PRADESH JUDICIAL SERVICE (GAUHATI HIGH COURT) MAINS

Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service (Grade III) Mains

Written Examination 2023 (held February 2024)

PAPER I: ENGLISH

Total Marks: 100

Duration: 3 Hours

1. Write an essay (any one): [25]

(a) The ethnic conflict in Manipur: origin, concerns and way forward.

(b) Reformation of India’s criminal justice system: prospects and concerns.

(c) Religion and politics.

2. Write a précis of the following: [15]

Many people believe that science and religion are contrary to each other. But this notion is

wrong. As a matter of fact, both are complementary to each other. The aim of both these

institutions is to explain different aspects of life, universe and human existence. There is no

doubt that the methods of science and religion are different. The method of science is

observation, experimentation and experience. Science takes its recourse to progressive march

towards perfection; the rules of religion are faith, intuition and spoken word of the

enlightened. In general, science is inclined towards reason and rationality, while spiritualism

is the essence of religion.

In earlier times when man appeared on earth, he was over-awed at the sight of violent and

powerful aspects of nature. In certain cases, the usefulness of different natural objects of

nature overwhelmed man. Thus began the worship of forces of nature – fire, the sun, the

river, the rocks, the trees, the snakes, etc. The holy scriptures were written by those who had

developed harmony between external nature and their inner self.

Their object was to ennoble, elevate and liberate the human spirit and mind. But the priestly

class took upon itself the monopoly of scriptural knowledge and interpretation to its own

advantage. Thus, the entire human race was in chains. Truth was flouted and progressive,

liberal and truthful ideas or ideas expressing doubt and scepticism were suppressed and their

holders punished.

It was in these trying circumstances that science emerged as a saviour of mankind. But its

path was not smooth and safe. The scientists and free thinkers were tortured. This was the

fate of Copernicus, Galileo, Bruno and others. But, by and by, science gained ground.