PRELIMS 2017 REVISION TEST 17 On Sunday we will post random questions from our tests and resume giving original questions from Monday onwards. Please cooperate. Please consider negative marking and convert your score for 200 marks. It is just to guess your probable cutoff marks. Though not prefect this will help you gauge your progress Share …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 20 May 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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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 20 May 2017 Paper 3 Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Chitale Committee recommends several measures for Desiltation of Ganga Chitale committee on Desiltation of Ganga submitted its report to the government recently. The committee was constituted in July 2016 by the Ministry of …
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Insights Prelims 2017 Revision Modules Previous Modules: Economy Ecology Government Schemes and Programmes Science and Technology International Relations and Organisations Art and Culture (Current Affairs) Polity Present Module Social Issues Next Module (Within Next 6 Days): Updated Module Covering April 1st t0 May 20 Events (Single Document)
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 20 May 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 …
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 20 May 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Poverty and developmental issues; Social empowerment; Salient features of Indian society 1) Is the demands of Jats (Haryana), Patels (Gujarat), and Marathas (Maharashtra) to be classified as Other Backward Classes to access reservations …
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Topic: Ethics in society 6) Looking at the alarming crime rates and deteriorating values in the society, do you think there should be a separate ministry to enforce morals and ethics in society? Critically comment. (150 Words) General
Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth 5) It is said that the union government wants to privatise public sector banks. Discuss the arguments made in favour of and against privatisation of public banks. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Indian economy – resource mobilisation 4) The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, promulgated on 4 May 2017, amends the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Discuss the concerns this amendment has given rise to. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. 3) In the light of sixty years of the European integration and recent crises it’s facing, critically examine weaknesses in the European Union structure. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Functioning of judiciary 2) Critically analyse the nature of judiciary’s approach to the death penalty in India. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Poverty and developmental issues; Social empowerment; Salient features of Indian society 1) Is the demands of Jats (Haryana), Patels (Gujarat), and Marathas (Maharashtra) to be classified as Other Backward Classes to access reservations justified? Critically examine. (200 Words) EPW
Insights into Editorial: Culture Needs A Plan Summary: Pushed by the Finance Ministry, various autonomous institutions under the Culture Ministry that are sustained by governments grants have committed to generating revenue amounting to 25-30% of their budget and “eventually” achieving “self-sufficiency”. The ministry has over 30 institutions under its wing. This …
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