India’s World: UN report on Sri Lanka War Crimes Archives Summary: The report of UN Human Rights Council on war crimes in Sri Lanka is finally out. It has recommended the setting up of special hybrid court with international judges to try the crimes committed by both the Srilankan army and the LTTE in the …
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Insights Daily Debates: Day – 47 29 September 2015 Archives Today’s Topic Should Number of Attempts be Reduced in UPSC Civil Services Exam? The Hindu Mrunal Some argue (May be in a lighter vein) that increased number of attempts have actually increased rate of unemployment, especially among skilled people in India. Some say that …
Please Click on Your Optional Subject Link below to Check Today’s (September 29) Optional Answer Writing Challenge. We will be posting Optional Questions Monday to Friday at 10.30 pm . Thank you ANTHROPOLOGY ECONOMICS ENGLISH LITERATURE GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LAW MANAGEMENT MEDICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY PHILOSOPHY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 ARCHIVES Topic : Stratification and Mobility : Concepts,theories of social stratification. (1) “Stratification is called as hierarchy of social groups , In our society hierarchial relations are influenced by social mobility”.Explain how ? (250 words) (2) what are the reasons for calling Kingsley Davis and Wilbert …
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 16 Archives Timetable Question 1 – “The Prime Minister’s office is a staff agency. Its line functions are inconsistent with the Secretariat Systems of administration. “ Comment. Question 2 – “trace the evolution of Secretariat system in India during the British period of administration history with …
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ANTHROPOLOGY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 17 Archive Discuss the anthropological school of Classical Evolutionism. Add a note on its contributions to the general discipline of anthropology. 40 What are the general provisions of anthropological school of Diffusionism? Describe the differences in various traditions of Diffusionism. 40 What is Neo Evolutionism? In what way is …
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ECONOMICS-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 Archives Show how price output decision is taken by duopolists taking into account, their mutual reaction. Under what condition will the duopolistic market be in equilibrium? (2012 – 12 marks) “If firms produce differentiated products it is neither possible to identify the industry nor possible to draw its …
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ENGLISH LITERATURE- 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 10 Archives Compare and contrast the nature of the fall projected in Book IV and Book IX of Paradise Lost. A (i) Therefore am I still A lover of the meadows and the woods And mountains (ii) Wither has fled the visionary gleam? Where is now the …
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GEOGRAPHY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 ARCHIVES Present a classification of the soils of the world and give their economic significance. Define ecosystem and describe briefly its various components. Also discuss how and to what extent the modern man has affected the various types of ecosystems.
HISTORY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 ARCHIVES Write short notes on following: The Vedanta of Sankaracharya 2001 Origin of the Bhakti Movement 2002 Kalhan as a historian 2003 Sufi Movements 2003
LAW-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 ARCHIVES Spell out the object and reasons of Part IV A of the Constitution. Do you support this addition to the Constitution? Give reasons and also suggest some effective measures to make these provisions more realistic and operational. Write a short note on “scope of the right with …
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MANAGEMENT – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 ARCHIVES How will you go about raising capital for a large infrastructure project and discuss the various options that you would like to explore with relevant decision criteria. What is optimum capital structure? What the factors effecting capital structure? Modigliani and Miller Approach of capital structure, …
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MEDICAL SCIENCE-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 13 Archives Define reflex. classify them with examples and their significance in daily life. 12 2012 Control of equilibrium, posture and muscle tone 2. Describe neuronal pathways and reflexes which maintain balance and posture of human body. (20) 2007 Descending pathways 3. Name the lateral descending tracts. list …
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PSYCHOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 17 ARCHIVES Explain w.r.t deprivation, nature vs nurture theory?(200 words) What is reminiscence? Is it a fact or misnomer? Support your ans with case studies.(250 words) Discuss level of processing information for long term usage?(200 words)
POLITICAL SCIENCE – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 ARCHIVES Q3 Answer the following questions in about 200 words each (20+15+15=50m) What roles do norms, taboos and epistemic play in the context of nuclear proliferation? Substitantiate APEC as a regional economic and trade arrangement. Identify the major changes in the International Political economy in …
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PHILOSOPHY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 10 Archives Explain Leibnitz’s notion of monad. Can monad be regarded as a basic particular in the Strawsonian sense? (2008/60) Discuss Descarte’s Dualism. (2006/60) Explain Spinoza’s theory of Substance. (2006/60)
Insights Daily Current Events, 29 September 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology. SC dismisses PIL on digital locker The Supreme Court has rejected a petition against the Centre’s decision to link digital locker facility with the Aadhaar …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 24 29 September 2015 Archives From today onwards, we will be starting current events quiz. The quiz will have 5-10 MCQs every day. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu news articles. Hope you enjoy this quiz. If you like it, then please share it. Thank you. Note: Please …
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Topic: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions 8) You are working as Superintendent of Police. Recently it was alleged that a woman constable from your office was found assaulting a teenage girl at a function. It was also found that the girl was assaulted because she raised legitimate questions about not allowing her …
