Day: October 30, 2014

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India’s Energy Security: Hydropower Generation and Related Issues

Hydro power is another very crucial source for India and controversial too. Currently Hydro Power through large dams contribute 2nd largest share (40.7 GW) of total power generation and stands next only to thermal power. India is endowed with immense hydropower potential (148 GW), but it remains severely underutilized. It is very complex issue and …

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General Studies-2014: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 49

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 1) In the post -Second World War scenario friends in war did not remain friends in peace. Examine the truth of this view in the period of your study. (200 Words) Reference 2) The American War of Independence “deprived Great Britain of one empire, but it strengthened the foundations of another (French). Examine. …

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Geography-2014: Answer Writing Challenge – 25

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 1) Give a brief account of the principal land biomes and their latitudinal distribution. (300 Words) 2) Write a short note on Floristic kingdoms based on their global distribution (200 Words) 3) Write an essay on ‘sustainable development’ from the perspective of geography. (400 Words)

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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS: 30 OCTOBER 2014

The Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2013 The Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2013 has been re-referred by the Speaker, Lok Sabha to the Departmentally Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development for examination and report. The Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2013 seeks to amend the Registration Act, 1908. It inter alia provides for compulsory registration for the leases of …

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Economics-2014: Answer Writing Challenge – 41

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 Q1) Make out a case for subsidies contributing to achievement of growth with social justice in India? (10 Marks ) Q2) What is the role played by basics (wage goods) and non basic goods (luxury goods ) in a model of development for a mixed economy (10 Marks)

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Commerce-2014: Answer Writing Challenge – 16

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 1) “Rapid financial innovations have led to the emergence of several new near substitutes for money.” Discuss at least two such instruments and analyse their impact on the monetary policy of RBI. (250 Words) 2) “Asset-based reserve requirement of financial institutions as against deposit-based reserve requirement of banks can go a long way in preventing slippage …

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Psychology-2014: Answer Writing Challenge – 45

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 1) What can we inherit? Discuss the various difficulties in isolating the hereditary characteristics from the acquired ones, in some crucial cognitive and personality structures? (200 Words) 2) What do you mean by organizational climate? Is it a unitary or multidimensional concept? How far does the theory of open system help …

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Anthropology-2014: Answer Writing Challenge – 16

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 Q1. In what ways is Functionalism different from Structural Functionalism? (350 words, 20 marks) Reference: Q2. Bring out the contribution of Turner and Geertz in symbolic and interpretive theories in Anthropology. (250 words, 15 works) Reference: Q3. Point out the differences in the concepts of classical evolution and neo-evolutionism in socio-cultural …

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Public Administration-2014: Answer Writing Challenge – 43

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 Topic – Processes of conceptualisation Answer in 250 words: 1. “The activities of public administrators at various stages of the policy process illustrate the difficulty of divorcing politics from administration.” Comment. 2. “Public administration can be portrayed as wheel of relationships focussed on the formulation and implementation of public policy.” Explain. …

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[UPSC Mains-2014] Insights Secure Questions on Current Events, 30 October 2014

ARCHIVES 30 October 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words: 1) In India, allocation of precious natural resources to public and private companies has generated controversy and judicial intervention thanks to issues such as corruption and opaqueness in allocation. Critically examine what measures the government has taken so far to address these issues …

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