Test Series – Update – 1 (Solutions to Sample Questions, Book List For Test-1)

We have received various suggestions on our Mock Exam Series program. Some of them are: It is not a good idea to conduct tests by mentioning names of the books beforehand Recommending books (especially two books for History apart from NCERT) is a bad advice considering that for Prelims one or two book are sufficient Topi …

Insights Daily Current Events, December 28, 2013

ARCHIVES December 28, 2013 NATIONAL Guidelines soon to regulate campaign in social media As social media has emerged as a powerful medium for political campaign, the Election Commission (EC) has proposed to evolve guidelines for regulating it during the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. The emphasis was on the need for preventing ‘sectarian campaign and campaign …

Arctic Council and India – Issues

Tauseef & Others Relevant Issues related to Arctic Council and India The Arctic Council was established in 1996 (Ottawa Declaration). It has eight original members i.e Canada, the US, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland and six permanent participant organizations and many observers. Originally, the council’s main focus was to address environmental issues and …

Insights Daily Current Events, December 27, 2013

ARCHIVES December 27, 2013 NATIONAL Cabinet clears constitutional status for Judicial Appointments Commission The Union Cabinet has given its nod for conferring constitutional status on the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary. The government earlier accepted the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and …

MOTIVATION: Multidimensional Thinking

                   Thinking Multi-dimensionally Rishave Verma         Explore a certain dimension, and be sure there are many more underneath.                                                                                                                  (Anonymous) Here’s a funny story. There was a child named Jack. His mother used to tell him never to flush the toilet while he was sitting on it because “ he might catch a cold in his tush”!!! Trusting …