Insights Revision Plan for Prelims 2016: Test – 29 TIMETABLE 05 July 2016 Questions Based on Day – 33 Syllabus Please Read before you Proceed to Take Today’s Test: Hope you have completed yesterday’s targets and now ready to give this test. Please note that you should not worry about scores in these tests. Questions are mainly …
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Insights Daily Debates: Day – 237 05 July 2016 Archives Today’s Topic “Mumbai will be the next London after Brexit” Livemint
Insights into Editorial: Harmonising RTE with minority schools 05 July 2016 Setting aside Supreme Court’s judgment on RTE, the Kerala High Court, in a remarkable verdict in June 2016, ruled that Section 16 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act), that mandates schools to not detain any child …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 05 July 2016 Paper 3 Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Becomes First Port in Country to Implement Logistics Data Tagging of Containers Jawaharlal …
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[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 05 July 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. PRELIMS REVISION PROGRAM TIMETABLE (CLICK HERE) Prelims Revision Tests General Studies – 1; Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) After the …
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Topic: Tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections 7) How can India stop crimes against innocent women – like the recent murder of software engineer in Chennai railway station or similar such cases? Do you think making women aware of legal solutions would help them? Critically comment. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, 6) “Twenty-five years later, it appears India did a good job on openness (glasnost), but the report card on restructuring (perestroika) still has several red marks.” Comment. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Achievements of Indians in S&T 5) Soon the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be testing an air-breathing propulsion system. Examine why is it building such a system. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Awareness in IT 4) Will it be fine if Free Basics entered into an agreement with all telcos similar to the one it had entered with Reliance last year? Will this affect net neutrality? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security 3) In the light of recent terrorist attacks by Islamic State in different parts of the world, discuss the nature of Islamic State’s changing strategy and its evolving ideology. (200 Words) The Hindu Livemint
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 2) The Supreme Court has exempted minority schools from the purview of the RTE Act. Are there any provisions of the RTE Act that are universally applicable? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) After the emergence of independent India and the People’s Republic of China, Delhi and Beijing claimed a very special brotherhood. Why did relations between two countries sour afterwards? Do you think India is still stuck …
