Insights Daily Debates: Day – 196 05 May 2016 Archives Today’s Topic “Should Donald Trump Win US Election in November?” 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 …
Insights MINDMAPS on Current Issues, 04 May 2016 Archives Public expenditure on social sector (High Resolution) Defence Procurement and middle men (High Resolution)
Insights Daily Current Events, 05 May 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Centre may appoint independent regulators for professional services The government is planning to appoint independent regulators for services such as medicine, law, chartered accountancy, cost accountancy and …
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Insights into Editorial: NOTA on my ballot 05 May 2016 Article Link Summary: With the announcement of latest round of assembly elections, discussions surrounding NOTA have once again come to the fore. The last option on the electronic voting machine carries a symbol of a big, fat cross mark to denote “none of the above”, …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 106 05 May 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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SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A May 03, 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: 05 May 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic:Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) Does ethno-linguistic diversity – which India is famous for – negatively affect economic progress? Analyse. (200 Words) Livemint General …
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Topic:Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions 7) Is prenatal genetic screening and testing for birth defects and genetic conditions, or to alter genes, ethical? Justify. (150 Words) Livemint
Topic:Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country 6) “It is time India switched its policy focus to the efficiency of water use rather than adding to the food mountain. One key element of this switch should be greater incentives for the cultivation of pulses as well as millets.” Discuss why. (200 Words) …
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability 5) What problems does whistleblowers face around the world? Comment on India’s Whistleblower’s Protection Bill amended in 2015. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 4) Has introduction of “none of the above”, or NOTA in Indian elections served its purpose? Discuss its significance. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) The Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury expert committee and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in the Rajya Sabha have both recommended structural change through amendments to the Indian Medical Council Act. What are these structural changes? Why are they needed? …
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 2) In the light of present geopolitical realities, provide compelling arguments why India should deepen its ties with Afghanistan. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic:Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) Does ethno-linguistic diversity – which India is famous for – negatively affect economic progress? Analyse. (200 Words) Livemint
