Please Click on Your Optional Subject Link below to Check Today’s (October 9) Optional Answer Writing Challenge. We will be posting Optional Questions Monday to Friday at 10.30 pm . We will be able to post questions 4-5 days a week only. Thank you ANTHROPOLOGY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY HISTORY LAW MANAGEMENT MEDICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY …
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SOCIOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 23 ARCHIVES Topic(Paper-II):Caste system and Social Classes in India (1) Discuss the attributes of “Caste” according to G.S.Ghurye.(250 words) (2) “Perspectives on the study of caste by M.N.Srinivas and Andre Beteille”.write a note with sociological perspectives.(250 words) (3) Critically examine Louis Dumont’s concepts, “Purity and Pollution”,” Homohierarchicus” & “Hierarchy” …
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 21 Archives Question 1 – “The study of decision making is proceeding in so many directions that we can lose sight of the basic administrative processes that Barnard and Simon were trying to describe and that so many men have been trying to improve.” Elucidate. Question …
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PSYCHOLOGY – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 22 ARCHIVES 1. What arethe implications of organizational and humanistic man models for behavior change? 2. Behaviorism was a necessary protest, but it hit beyond the mark. Discuss. 3. Explain the factorial approach to study personality.
POLITICAL SCIENCE – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 22 ARCHIVES Q6. Answer the following questions in about 200 words each (20+15+15=50m) Examine major principles of State centric world views. How does Marxist approcah explain contemporary International Relations? ‘National Interests are Dynamic’. Identify the dynamic nature of National Interests in the contemporary world polities with suitable …
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PHILOSOPHY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 15 Archives Hume and Kant on metaphysics. Short notes. (2008/20) State and discuss Locke’s views on Substance. (2007/60) Explain the theory of knowledge according to Locke. Short Notes. (2006/20)
MEDICAL SCIENCE-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 18 Archives Explain the term ovulation. name the hormones necessary for ovulation. how is the knowledge of ovulation time helpful? 2014 What are the advantages of breast-feeding? why is there amenorrhoea during lactation? 2014 Discuss briefly the role of different hormones in lactation. why there is amenorrhoea during …
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MANAGEMENT – 2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 23 ARCHIVES How will you go about identifying the positioning platform for a new brand of soap to be introduced in the market ? What are the typical ethical issues and their implications in social marketing? On what criteria would you like to conduct competitive benchmarking ? …
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LAW-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 23 ARCHIVES “By evolving the concept of jurisdictional facts, the Courts have broadened the power of judicial review of administrative action.” Discuss this statement and compare the extent of judicial review for administrative action over jurisdictional facts and ordinary facts. 2. “The word ‘Voluntary’ as used in the Indian Penal …
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HISTORY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 23 ARCHIVES The ‘Corps of Forty’ and its relations with the Sultan 2008 Assess the contribution of Iltutmish for the expansion and consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate. 2011 Analyse the social composition and the role of mobility under the successors of Iltutmish. How did it affect the contemporary politics? …
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GEOGRAPHY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 23 ARCHIVES Write an essay on ‘sustainable development’ from the perspective of geography. How would the impact of global warming differ from one part of the earth to another Give a reasoned account. Discuss how different types of mining lead to different types of environmental problem (400 words)
ECONOMICS-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 22 Archives Would the introduction of automatic teller machines, which allows people to withdraw cash from banks as needed, make deposits more inconvenient and affect the money supply Elucidate. (2011 – 20 marks) Mention the different components of supply of money as specified by the Reserve Bank of India. …
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ANTHROPOLOGY-2015: Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 22 Archive Biological and Cultural Factors in Human Evolution – 30 Describe the salient features of Lamarckism and Darwinism. In what way do you think these two approaches to evolution are different? 40 Discuss the Modern Synthetic Theory of Evolution 30
Insights Daily Debates: Day – 55 09 October 2015 Archives Today’s Topic Just Like Other Weaker Sections, Is Cow an Innocent Victim of Politics and Religion in India? The Indian Express The New York Times The Hindu Livemint Business Standard Are cows holy? Why Pig (or Boar), which finds its place prominently in Indian mythology, …
Insights Into Editorial: Climate Goals on Target Archives 09 October 2015 There is a criticism that India’s use of coal for electricity generation is projected to double by 2030. But, if seen in the perspective of International Energy Agency, India will use less coal for electricity generation than the US even in 2040. India’s efforts …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 09 October 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Role of civil services in a democracy. Indian Skill Development Service The Union cabinet recently gave its nod for the formations of Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS). Details: Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS) will be a Group ‘A’ service of the technical cadre of …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 33 09 October 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 …
[Insights Secure – 2015] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 09 October 2015 Archives – Secure 2015 09 October 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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Topic: Values; ethics in private and public relationships 7) Your close friend intentionally offends you by insulting your religion and some of its practises which you follow religiously. Your parents who comes to know about this wants him severely punished by their community members. Will you allow this to happen? Justify. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic:integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship; Values in educational institutions 6) Your son is studying in 12th standard in a government residential school. He is school captain and is also head of students committee that looks after catering needs of school mess. One unfortunate day, hundreds of children in school fall sick after consuming chicken biryani. Preliminary investigation by …
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