MAINS SELF STUDY GUIDE: Insights Mock Test – 26 (ESSAY) TIMETABLE NOTE: Those who want to write in notebook should treat this as a Real Exam and try to complete the paper within One and Half Hours. You can download PDF copy of the same HERE. The Timetable is HERE. Insights Mains Offline Test Series 2015 ESSAY …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 78 07 December 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 a …
Insights Daily Debates: Day – 97 07 December 2015 Archives Today’s Topic “Disasters and their Management in Indian Cities” NOTE: Unlike past we will not be giving you topic in question format. We observed that it turned out to be another Q & A session. We will just mention the topic and you may start discussing …
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The Big Picture – Rains in Chennai Summary: The life in Chennai has been brought to a grinding halt because of flooding. The city received overnight rain that was the worst in a century forcing the state government to release water from overflowing reservoirs and lakes around the city. All the services have been badly …
Insights Daily Current Events, 07 December 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: Space. PSLV bags two more US launch orders PlanetiQ, one of several companies in the US developing constellations of small satellites to collect weather data, has announced that it will launch its first two satellites in late 2016 on PSLV. The company has said …
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Insights into Editorial: Secular in spirit and in letter + MINDMAPS on Current Issues 07 December 2015 On November 26, Constitution Day, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh bemoaned in Parliament that secularism was the most misused term in the country. According to him, the framers of the Constitution did not include the words ‘secular’ and …
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Topic: Empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections 8) In your opinion, who constitute weaker sections in India? As a civil servant, in your personal and professional capacity, what measures will you take to help these sections? Explain. (200 Words) General
Topic: Environmental pollution and degradation 7) Odd-even road rationing, which was recently announced by the Delhi government to reduce pollution in the capital city is said to be a short-term measure. Examine its effectiveness and suggest what long-term measures are needed to address pollution problem. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Indian economy – resource mobilization 6) Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India during the first half of the current financial year. Examine why. Also explain why these small nations contribute more FDI to India compared to large economies such as China and USA. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Disaster management 5) What steps should be taken by concerned authorities during post-flood relief measures? Enumerate. (200 Words) The Hindu The Hindu Reference Reference
Topic: Salient features of Indian constitution 4) It is said that Secularism is implicit in the entire constitutional framework and there was no need of inserting the word ‘secular’ in the preamble. Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests; Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate 3) It is said that India faces several dilemmas in ratifying the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Examine why. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Population 2) The ministry of Statistics and programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released data for to India’s progress on gender-related fronts. Analyse its important findings. (150 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Critical changes to geographical features and their effect on flora and fauna 1) Discuss the causes of El-Nino event and its impact on India’s weather system. (150 Words) The Hindu The Hindu
