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Insights Daily Debates: Day – 199 09 May 2016 Archives Today’s Topic “The recent clampdown on surge pricing by the Delhi and Karnataka governments is good for country “ Livemint 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 …
Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 108 09 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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Insights into Editorial: Ignore the demagoguery 09 May 2016 Article Link App-based taxis are in news again for imposing surcharges that is charges which are often above the government prescribed limit. Various state governments, including Delhi, have stepped in to solve the issue. What is a surcharge? Surcharge is the “peak-time” fare. It is a …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 09 May 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Govt. starts UBIN drive for budding entrepreneurs The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has begun an exercise for issuance of Unique Business Identification Number (UBIN) …
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SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A May 07, 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: 09 May 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 1) New data released by IMF and other agencies in recent weeks shows that inequality in India is of Latin American rather than …
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Topic:Ethics in human actions; Dimension of ethics; 8) Based on facts, data and ethics, what arguments can be made against imposing death penalty to individuals in India? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Indian economy – growth; Resource mobilization 7) “The “free market” has not benefited the customers—both the borrowers and the depositors—as much as it should have because of an extremely restrictive entry policy in the banking space. There is an inherent contradiction in the coexistence of a free market and a repressive banking system in India.” …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 6) Critically comment on the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill of 2016. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education, Human Resources. 5) Education has for long been the key to moving up the economic and social ladder. There can be no equality of opportunity without access to quality education. Have inequalities in educational access in India diminished in recent times? Examine. (200 …
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) It is said that since independence, successive governments have appeased China only to be disappointed in turn by China’s policies towards India’s interests. Do you agree? Critically examine. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Important aspects of governance 3) Analyse the systemic challenges facing India’s foreign policy. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Critical changes to geographical features 2) Analyse the availability and usage of water in India. What policy measures are needed to effective management of water in India? Examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 1) New data released by IMF and other agencies in recent weeks shows that inequality in India is of Latin American rather than East Asian proportions. In the light of these data, discuss the nature of inequality in India. (200 Words) Livemint
