[Insights Secure – 2015] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 13 February 2015

Archives – Secure 2015 13 February  2015 Topic for GS-1 and other static portions will be notified  soon in Time Table form General Studies – 1; Topic:Urbanisation – their problems and their remedies. 1) Why slums are considered as ‘problems’ in urban regions? Examine why slums have developed in many Indian cities and also critically comment if …

8) “The recent report of the High-Level Committee for reviewing environmental laws has a misplaced focus on speedy project clearances and wrongly attributes their delays to environmental laws.” Critically examine.

Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life  8) “The recent report of the High-Level Committee for reviewing environmental laws has a misplaced focus on speedy project clearances and wrongly attributes their delays to environmental laws.” Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu

7) India considers the expanding footprint of extremist and terror organisations in Pakistan, and their link with various terror activities in India, is a major security challenge. In this regard, what are all the options that India has pursued to address this security challenge? Critically evaluate them.

Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. 7) India considers the expanding footprint of extremist and terror organisations in Pakistan, and their link with various terror activities in India, is a major security challenge. In this regard, what are all the options that India has pursued to address this security …

4) Strategic autonomy and no military alliances are two tenets of India’s foreign policy. In this regard what do you understand by ‘strategic autonomy’? Do you think India is strictly pursuing strategic autonomy? Critically analyse.

Topic: India and its neighbourhood- relations. 4) Strategic autonomy and no military alliances are two tenets of India’s foreign policy. In this regard what do you understand by ‘strategic autonomy’? Do you think India is strictly pursuing strategic autonomy? Critically analyse. (200 Words) The Hindu

1) Why slums are considered as ‘problems’ in urban regions? Examine why slums have developed in many Indian cities and also critically comment if they should be treated as important stakeholders in urban economy or should be eliminated to beautify cities.

Topic:Urbanisation – their problems and their remedies. 1) Why slums are considered as ‘problems’ in urban regions? Examine why slums have developed in many Indian cities and also critically comment if they should be treated as important stakeholders in urban economy or should be eliminated to beautify cities. (200 Words) NCERT