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[UPSC MAINS-2014] Insights Secure-2014: Questions on Current Events, June 30, 2014

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30 June 2014

Answer ALL the following questions in about 200 words

1.Critically compare and contrast India’s economic relationship between China and Japan.

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2.Examine from what sources and how the government can to mobilize resources to fund its programs and to run the country in times of drought seasons and large fiscal deficit.

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3.Do you think the European Parliament is truly a democratic institution? Critically evaluate its success as a representative institution of diverse European citizens.

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Reference – 1 – The Guardian

Reference – 2 – BBC

4.Write a note on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) initiative.

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5.Examine the various issues involved in the expansion of gas pipelines in the country.

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5.Discuss the important initiatives taken by leading space powers to explore Mars in last ten years.

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6.Critically comment on the principles which have guided India’s stance at various climate change meets.

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7.Critically comment on the government’s intervention in the NGO sector and the resultant issues of these interventions.

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