Day: September 10, 2015

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The Big Picture – China reducing Military Strength: What is the signal?

The Big Picture – China reducing Military Strength: What is the signal? Archives Summary: In a spectacular display of its military strength, China recently commemorated 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war. The announcement made by the chinese president that the China’s military strength will be reduced by 3 lac troops has …

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Insights Daily Debates, Day – 34: The Plight of Disabled People in India – Does Government Care for Them?

Insights Daily Debates: Day – 34 10 September 2015 Archives Today’s Topic The Plight of Disabled People in India – Does Government Care for Them? Livemint The Hindu The Indian Express The Guardian It is said that the diabled people though in minority compared to other vulnerable sections of the Indian society, are the most …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 10 September 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 10 September 2015 Archives Paper 2 and 3 Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies, and Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Call drops: TRAI gives 15 days to operators Coming down heavily on increasing number of call drops, …

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OPTIONAL Subjects Answer Writing Challenges: 10 September 2015

Please Click on Your Optional Subject Link below to Check Today’s (September 10) Optional Answer Writing Challenge. (Instead of bombarding you with too many emails, we are sending you just One Mail for All Optionals!) ANTHROPOLOGY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LAW MANAGEMENT MEDICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SOCIOLOGY

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SOCIOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6

SOCIOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Answer in 200 words: How is emergence of sociology linked with modernization of Europe? Discuss how the sociologists have tried to solve the problem of differentiating the nature and scope of their discipline from the subject matter of other social sciences Had the French Revolution …

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 4

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 4 ARCHIVES Answer in 200 words: Question 1 – “Public Administration today stands at the crossroads of public choice theory, pluralism, corporatism and elitism”. Discuss Question 2 – “In the last three decades, almost all countries of the world have experienced transformations in their administrative systems”. …

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PSYCHOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6

PSYCHOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Answer the following in 200 words: Critically evaluate stage Vs process models of memory with relevant examples. Describe the interacting systems of memory in information processing approach. Is forgetting a necessary aspect of learning process? Justify with relevant examples. Elaborate on role of extinction in …

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POLITICAL SCIENCE – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6

POLITICAL SCIENCE – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Comment on the following in 200 words: Modern plurarist democrartic states pose great threat to fabric of nation state. Assessment of post colonial understanding of state. Describe nature of modern state & problem from authority & legitimacy Hamza Alavi over developed state

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MANAGEMENT-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6

MANAGEMENT-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Answer the following in 200 words: Job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction are two opposite points on a single continuum. Explain. How Negative reinforcement, is different from punishment? What is the difference between mechanistic and organic organizational structure? Which is more preferable in a multinational company and why? …

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LAW-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6

LAW-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Answer in 200 words: 1) Are personal laws ‘law’ for the purposes of Part III of the Constitution ? Discuss with reference to leading case law. 2) What is meant by ‘individual responsibility’ and ‘collective responsibility’ of the Council of Ministers? What would be the consequences of …

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HISTORY – 2015: Daily ANswer Writing Challenge – 6

HISTORY – 2015: Daily ANswer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives 1)  “The continuity of the Indus Civilization into later ages was not confined to the religious and spiritual fields alone.” Analyse the statement. 1997 60M 2) Discuss salient features of the indus Valley Civilization. Mention important places from where relics of civilization have been recovered …

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GEOGRAPHY-2015: Daily ANswer Writing Challenge – 6

GEOGRAPHY-2015: Daily ANswer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Name the climatically controlled agents of erosion. Explain how they differ in terms of properties of matter. Compare thew landforms produced by each one of them Write a note on  Palaeozoic glacial evidence for Continental Drift. (150 Words) Write a note on Systems approach to landforms analysis. (150 …

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ECONOMICS-2015: Daily ANswer Writing Challenge – 6

ECONOMICS-2015: Daily ANswer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Money – Banking and Finance: 1) Explain H-theory of money supply (2014 – 10 marks) 2) What are the three basic goals of public finance? Can these goals be coordinated into an overall pattern of policy or are they always in conflict? (2013 – 10 marks) 3) What is sterilization …

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ANTHROPOLOGY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6

ANTHROPOLOGY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6 Archives Nature of Society Answer in 200 words: 1) Functional significance of social stratification. 2) “A truly unstratified society has never been realized in the history of mankind”. Explain. 3) Weberian Triumvarate Next topic: Marriage

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[Insights Secure – 2015] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 10 September 2015

[Insights Secure – 2015] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 10 September  2015 Archives – Secure 2015 10 September  2015 If facing problem in loading of Disqus Comments, please clear Cache and Cookies in your Browser and then reload the page. This will solve the problem. Alternatively you can open the page in ‘incognito/safe browsing …

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8) The malaise of the political class seeking to exert control over police officers and playing a game of favourites is not uncommon in India. If you are an IPS officer and a victim of such a political control, which will you choose as the source of ethical guidance to act in such situations – Law and rules, or conscience? Justify.

Topic: laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; 8) The malaise of the political class seeking to exert control over police officers and playing a game of favourites is not uncommon in India. If you are an IPS officer and a victim of such a political control, which will you choose as the source …

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