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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 04 March 2017 Paper 3 Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. World Wildlife Day World Wildlife Day was celebrated on March 3rd. Theme for 2017 is “Listen to the Young Voices.” Given that almost one quarter of the world’s population is aged between …
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Insights into Editorial: Campaigning on a budget Summary: There is a considerable body of thinking in India that political funding is the nodal centre of unaccounted and illicit money transfers, and is the primary cause of corruption of the body politic. In this context, experts have suggested to go for publicly-funded elections. …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 04 March 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 …
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Answer ALL the questions in about 150 words: (10×10=100) “Corruption is an important manifestation of the failure of ethics.” Comment. “A factor which increases corruption is over-centralization.” Do you agree? Substantiate. Some significant efforts have been made over the last two decades to bring about meaningful electoral reforms in India. Discuss these reforms. …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 04 March 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) In recent times, Aurangzeb has been the focus of …
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Topic: Ethics in human actions 7) Is it unethical to kill civilians during the war? Justify. (150 Words) BBC
Topic: Conservation 6) In Astaranga, 60 km east of Puri in Odisha, a community led initiative has provided the endangered Olive Ridley turtles a new nesting ground. Examine how local communities have been instrumental in protecting these endangered species and how the same model can be replicated to save other endangered species. (200 Words) Down …
Topic: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 5) Discuss the contributions of Gorkhas to the Indian army and implications of their service on India – Nepal relations. (200 Words) IDSA
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) Russia’s decision to side with the Taliban and Islamabad has fundamentally changed the peace building efforts in Afghanistan. Examine why it has sided with Taliban and Pakistan, and what implications will it have on India. (200 Words) IDSA
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 3) Recently a Taiwanese delegation which included three parliamentarians among others visited India in February 2017. How did China react to this and what was India’s response to China’s reaction? Also comment on significance of India’s growing proximity to Taiwan. (200 Words) …
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 2) “Afghanistan has again emerged as a platform providing new possibilities on the India-China cooperation front.” Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) In recent times, Aurangzeb has been the focus of sociopolitical discourse and animated discussions in academic circles. Critically examine the revelations made by academicians in recent studies on Aurangzeb’s life and contributions. (200 Words) Frontline
