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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 11 January 2017 Paper 3 Topic: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. All states except Uttar Pradesh ink pact to achieve 24/7 power All states and Union Territories barring Uttar Pradesh have inked agreements with the Centre to achieve the milestone of providing ’24×7 Power […]
Insights into Editorial: PAC: watchdog for govt spending; panel of consensus, controversy Summary: After asking the RBI Governor tough questions and threatening to call in the PM to explain demonetisation, Parliament’s PAC is back in the news. Though the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is quite often referred to as a post-mortem committee, […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 11 January 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background […]
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 11 January 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Role of women 1) Gender equality is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to “transform our world”. Why do you think there is sluggish progress in furthering the gender agenda? What […]
Topic: Attitude 9) In your opinion, why do some men, especially Indian men, behave like animals – like they did during new year celebrations in Bangalore – against women? Can such behaviour be changed? Examine. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas; 8) What is Cold Start doctrine? Does India have the capability to adopt or execute this doctrine? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Resource mobilization 7) In the light of consequences of recent demonetization move, critically discuss the necessity of improving tax administration in India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Agriculture; Energy; Industrial policies 6) Why is India unable to produce urea? What challenges does domestic producers of urea face? How has India managed to address shortage of urea? Examine. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies ; Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability; 5) In the light of the Supreme Court’s observations on the quality of a round of appointments made to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission last year, critically comment on deteriorating institutional integrity of […]
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. 4) Discuss India’s emerging relationship with Kenya and its significance for Africa and India itself. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.. 3) It is argued that investing in social sector would create much-needed jobs and boost economic growth. Illustrate. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic : Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these 2) Why is the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called as the “mother of all Parliamentary Committees”? Briefly discuss its history, composition, powers and challenges. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Role of women 1) Gender equality is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to “transform our world”. Why do you think there is sluggish progress in furthering the gender agenda? What should be done to remove the gender gap? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu