[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 11 February 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 11 February 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic:The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. 1) “The decades following the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion were a period of …

6) It is said that the type of surgical action undertaken by India across the Line of Control in October 2016 in response to the terror strikes carried out by groups operating from the territory of Pakistan is neither unprecedented nor unusual in the contemporary global scenario. Do these strikes require international legal justification? Discuss.

Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security;  6) It is said that the type of surgical action undertaken by India across the Line of Control in October 2016 in response to the terror strikes carried out by groups operating from the territory of Pakistan is neither unprecedented nor …

5) In many parts of India girls are pushed into early marriage and motherhood. Critically examine why this problem is still prevalent and what should be done to save girls from early marriages and associated problems.

Topic:Poverty and hunger; Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. 5) In many parts of India girls are pushed into early marriage and motherhood. Critically examine why this problem is still prevalent and what should be done to save girls from early marriages and associated problems. (200 Words) …

4) Recently the government claimed that it will use big data analytics to trace those who illegitimately deposited old currency notes. Many concerns have been raised against government’s this move. Are they valid? Critically comment.

Topic:Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential 4) Recently the government claimed that  it will use big data analytics to trace those who illegitimately deposited old currency notes. Many concerns have been raised against government’s this move. Are they valid? Critically comment. (200 Words) EPW

1) “The decades following the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion were a period of growing political awareness, manifestation of Indian public opinion and emergence of Indian leadership at both national and provincial levels.” Discuss.

Topic:The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. 1) “The decades following the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion were a period of growing political awareness, manifestation of Indian public opinion and emergence of Indian leadership at both national and provincial levels.” Discuss. (200 Words) Struggle for India’s Independence, …