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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 20 February 2017 Paper 1 Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Zealandia Zealandia has recently […]
Insights into Editorial: India’s Participation in CPEC: The Ifs and Buts Summary: Despite India’s reservations on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project, china and Pakistan are going ahead with the project. India’s reservations on the project have so far gone unheeded. Intermeshed as the CPEC is with the principle of territorial sovereignty, […]
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 20 February 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 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 […]
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 20 February 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies; Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) Why wetlands are considered as […]
Topic: Probity in governance 9) What is probity? Why is it important in governance? Illustrate with any current event. (150 Words) General
Topic: Indian economy – growth and development 8) Discuss the growing importance of trade for India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 7) Differentiate between statutory and regulatory bodies. Critically comment on functioning of a statutory and a regulatory body each, especially on those which are in news. (200 Words) Non-Constittional Bodies, Indian Polity – Laxmikanth
Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 6) What is a quasi judicial body? Analyse advantages and disadvantages of these bodies. (200 Words) Non-Constittional Bodies, Indian Polity – Laxmikanth
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 5) Should India allow countries such as the USA, Japan and Australia to help mend its ties with China? If not, why should it alone try to improve its bilateral relationship with China? Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, 4) What’s the mandate of the Supreme Court appointed four-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? Examine the challenges that CoA faces. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary 3) In the years after Independence, the framers’ delicate balancing act — between State and citizen, between rights and public goals, between legislatures and courts — has sometimes come under immense strain, but has survived more or less intact. In recent months, however, that […]
Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, 2) Critically comment on the role of women in electoral politics in India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies; Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) Why wetlands are considered as the kidneys of the cities? Critically examine how and why wetlands in Indian cities are adversely affected. (200 Words) The Hindu
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 16 February 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 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 […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 20 February 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 […]