Insights Daily Debates: Day – 166 18 March 2016 Archives Today’s Topic ” For USA, India Really Doesn’t Matter Much in its Scheme of Priorities” 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 …
Insights into Editorial: Let larger pictorial warnings stay 17 March 2016 Article Link Summary: Just few weeks before pictorial warnings covering 85% of the principal display area of the front and back sides of all tobacco products can become effective, a Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation report tabled in the Lok Sabha recently said that …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 18 March 2016 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. Supreme Court stops Punjab from levelling SYL canal land The Supreme Court has ordered …
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Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 Click on the below questions and answer each within the word limit specified before each question. 1) Critically analyse the contribution made by William Jones towards understanding India’s culture and tradition. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2 …
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Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 10) “The man who is most frequently associated with the struggle for the freedom of the Press during the nationalist movement is Bal Gangadhar Tilak.” Examine why. (200 Words) India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter – 8
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 1) Critically analyse the contribution made by William Jones towards understanding India’s culture and tradition. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2 Reference
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 9) Assess the contribution of Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade to India’s freedom struggle. (200 Words) India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter – 8
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 8) “Two important intellectual criteria which informed the reform movements were rationalism and religious universalism.” Discuss. (200 Words) India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter – 6
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 7) Critically assess the impact of commercialization of agriculture that was undertaken by the British. on Indian peasant society. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 6) How did the new judicial administration system introduced in mid nineteenth century, which was different from the Mughal judicial system, affect ordinary people in the British India? Examine. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 5) Discuss the differences between Permanent Settlement system and Ryotwari settlement system of land revenue extraction. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 4) “The Charter Act of 1813 was an important benchmark in the push towards westernization of India.” Comment. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 3) “While the pressure of the free trade lobby at home worked towards the abolition of the Company’s monopoly over Indian market, it was Evangelicalism and Utilitarianism, which brought about a fundamental change in the nature of the Company’s administration …
Test – 15: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 18 March 2015 2) Compare and contrast administrative policies of Warren Hastings and Cornwallis. (200 Words) From Plassey to Partition, Chapter – 2
The Big Picture – Haryana & Rajasthan: Education criteria in local elections Summary: In an unusual move the opposition in Rajya Sabha led by congress recently managed to get an amendment passed to the president’s address delivered by the president at the beginning of the ongoing budget session. In what is considered as an embarrassment …
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SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A March 17, 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: 18 March 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Art and culture 1) What are the basic attributes of Sufism? Discuss its influence on Islam and other cultures in India. (200 Words) The Hindu General Studies – …
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Topic:Role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values 8) Large scale rigging of exam process, cheating and using unfair means to score good marks in exams to get entrance to professional courses or to pass board exams is increasing in many parts of India. Why do you think this trend is on rise? …
Topic: Environmental pollution; Conservation; Resource mobilization 7) What is carbon tax? Should India impose it? Discuss the merits and demerits of imposing carbon tax. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic:Economic growth & Development; Resource mobilization 6) What do you understand by “Pigouvian taxes”? Explain its significance, especially for Indian economy. (200 Words) Livemint Livemint
