Insights Daily Debates: Day – 160 10 March 2016 Archives Today’s Topic ” Indian armed forces are ill-equipped to wage two front war: Hence, India should buy more arms from outside” The Hindu NOTE: Unlike past we will not be giving you topic in question format. We observed that it turned out to be another Q & …
Insights MINDMAPS on Current Issues, 10 March 2016 Archives Industry-Acadmia gap (High Resolution) Gold schemes (High Resolution) Corporate and banking sector vulnerabilities (High Resolution)
Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 67 10 March 2016 Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . 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 relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test …
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Insights into Editorial: Four corners of a good deal 10 March 2016 Article Link The U.S.-Japan-India trilateral has gained momentum in recent years, with regular meetings and a variety of collective exercises. This proves that India has begun to exert its leadership in the Asia-Pacific region. But, it is not possible for India to be …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 10 March 2016 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Opposition sees amendment through in Rajya Sabha, again The opposition has successfully moved amendment to the “Motion of Thanks” to the President for his …
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SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A March 09, 2016 Archives This is a new feature. As feedback from our side on your answers is missing, we thought of providing detailed synopsis of important Secure questions on daily basis so that you could revise our synopsis and compare it with your answers. We intend to post synopsis of Secure …
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[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 10 March 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Role of women and women’s organization 1) Countries like USA and Israel are opening all combat roles to women. Discuss the status of women in Indian defence forces and need …
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Topic: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics 8) Is an ‘honest mistake’ unethical yet forgiveable? Illustrate with suitable examples. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 7) Recently, the Union government announced creation of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). Discuss its objectives and comment on India’s disinvestment policy. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Resource mobilization 6) It is said that since the 2008 crisis in global financial markets, the Basel III has been a “work-in-progress”. Discuss. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Issues relating to intellectual property rights 5) What do you understand by Compulsory licensing? What is its importance in countries like India? Also examine if providing Compulsory licensing to generic pharma companies is in violation of WTO rules. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 4) “It is not possible for India to be a world leader or an Asian leader without first being a South Asian leader.” Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 3) “For India, a closer relationship with the U.S., Japan, and Australia should not only be seen in defence terms — it could help secure its energy supplies.” Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism 2) It is argued that the cycle of communal hatred and violence can be stopped only by ending first the false equivalence between minority and majority communalism. Elaborate. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Role of women and women’s organization 1) Countries like USA and Israel are opening all combat roles to women. Discuss the status of women in Indian defence forces and need for their induction in all combat roles. (200 Words) The Indian Express
