QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 11 April 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz Archives Clarifications: Q12, 9th & 10th April Quiz (Click HERE): Regarding Cellular Jail – answer must be option ‘d’ (A&N Islands), not ‘c’. The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The …
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Insights into Editorial: What is the lowdown on sharing of Teesta waters? Summary: India and Bangladesh share 54 common streams with the Teesta being a major one and the water sharing dispute between the two neighbours is not something new. However, sharing the waters of the Teesta river, which originates in the Himalayas …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 11 April 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Two-child norm tied to jobs in Assam The Assam government has released the new draft population policy. Highlights of the policy: The …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 11 April 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: Geography; Modern history 1) Write a brief note on the geography of Teesta River and the reasons why sharing of its water between India and Bangladesh has become …
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Topic: Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, 9) Discuss the role of politicians in successful implementation of success of a scheme such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Resource mobilization 8) Critically examine the potential of India’s tourism sector in generating foreign exchange earnings and jobs. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Infrastructure 7) Discuss the key provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and their significance. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic:Government Budgeting. 6) It is often argued that poor resourcing is part of the problem of poor policing, and that the police require a higher quantum of budgetary allocations. Do you agree? Critically discuss. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 5) Discuss importance of bilateral cooperation between France and Australia with India respectively to the construction of a stable maritime order in the Ind0-Pacific region. (200 Words) The Hindu The Indian Express
Topic:Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, 4) The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on March 27, 2017, has been hailed as a momentous reform. In the light of its salient features, discuss what challenges the Bill could face in its implementation and what …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 3) Despite the attempts by the government to bring international students to India, the experience of foreign students in India has been unpleasant. What are the reasons? How should government address this issue? Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic:Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times 2) With reference to the debate on the inclusion of Sanskrit as a compulsory subject in the CBSE curriculum, do you think it’s a right move? Discuss the arguments in favour and against inclusion of Sanskrit as a …
Topic: Geography; Modern history 1) Write a brief note on the geography of Teesta River and the reasons why sharing of its water between India and Bangladesh has become a dispute. (200 Words) The Hindu
