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Clearing the Air Pollution in India  Various studies, including the one conducted by WHO, have suggested that air quality in India has been slowly deteriorating over the past decade. Details of various studies: WHO: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that 13 of the 20 international cities with the worst fine particulate matter (PM2.5) […]

Insights Daily Debates: Day – 78 10 November 2015 Archives Today’s Topic   Does FDI Help Economic Development? ToI Reference OECD

Insights Daily Current Events, 10 November 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Agni-IV successfully test-fired India’s strategic missile, Agni-IV, was successfully test-fired from Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast recently. The launch was spearheaded by India’s missile woman Ms. Tessy Thomas. This was […]

 Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 59 10 November 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  and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts. It is not […]

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 Click on the below questions and answer each within the word limit specified before each question. 1) Examine the causes of soil degradation in India and conservation methods needed to halt the degradation process. Also examine relationship between soil degradation, food […]

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 13) The reservation of one-third of constituencies for women is still pending in the Parliament. What arguments can be made against such reservation in Parliament? Comment on these arguments. (200 Words)

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 12) “The Nehru Report, submitted on 10 August 1928, was in effect an outline of a draft constitution for India.” Comment. (200 Words)

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 11) Examine the differences between traditional and modern techniques of irrigation practised in India. Bring out the relationship between productivity and irrigation methods adopted in contemporary India. (200 Words)

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 10) Why do you think the introduction of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the 1980s is a significant step in ensuring access to justice for all? Some experts opine that even though courts are accessible to all citizens, the delay in […]

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 9) What do you understand by Rule of Law? Was this concept introduced by the British in India? Critically examine. (200 Words)

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 8) Is it important to separate religion from the state? Comment why and also examine the key features of Indian Secularism. (200 Words)

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 7) Do you think the key features of India’s constitution address the concerns of India’s diversity, unity, socio-economic reform and representation? Critically analyse. (250 Words)

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 6) “Unlike Western Europe, Indian cities did not expand as rapidly in the nineteenth century.” Examine why.

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 5) Briefly discuss how the East India Company came to colonise the countryside, organise revenue resources, redefine the rights of people, and produce the crops it wanted.

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 4) In what way was the administration of the East India Company different from that of Indian rulers? How did the Company use weaknesses of Indian rulers to its advantage? Discuss with suitable examples.

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 3) Industrial disasters pose big risk to huge population both in short-term and long-term. How should such disasters should be managed? Critically comment on India’s approach and record in managing such disasters.

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 2) Compare and contrast how agriculture sector is treated in India and USA. Should India follow US policies vis a vis agri sector to boost agriculture productivity and address some of the pressing problems in the sector? Discuss

Test – 2: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 10 November 2015 1) Examine the causes of soil degradation in India and conservation methods needed to halt the degradation process. Also examine relationship between soil degradation, food security and sustainable development

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Topic: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions 10) “Without freedom there can be no morality.” Elaborate the meaning of this quote. (150 Words) General