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  ONLINE APPLICATION Insights Offline Guidance Program – 2018 Please read following clarifications regarding Insights OGP-2018 before applying (Link to Application is Given in the End): This program is designed mainly for aspirants who want to start from Basics – Aspirants who want to read NCERTs throughly; aspirants who want to start Writing Practice from […]

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  19 June  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 […]

Answer Key & Detailed Solutions – UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam -2017 General Studies – 1 SET – Unknown   NOTE: Please share your scores in the comment box. If it’s your second attempt, share your previous score along with present score as well.  1)  With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: […]

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 June 2017   Paper 3 Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.   NASA’s Orion spacecraft passes key safety tests   NASA’s Orion spacecraft – designed to take astronauts to deep space destinations such as the Moon […]

  SECURE SYNOPSIS: 19 June 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 […]

  Civil Services and a Job – Chasing your dreams while working Mittali Sethi AIR 56, UPSC CSE 2016   To read Mittali Sethi’s Previous Article, click here “I work from 9 to 5 in my office. I have to work to be financially independent. I have to work to support my family. I am […]

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 19 June 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: History of the world 1) Why was Germany divided after the Second World War? What factors contributed in its unification in 1990? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu   General Studies – […]

Topic:  Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions 7) Fierce competition and a lack of regulation in journalism have created a dangerously competitive environment in which ethical and professional standards have been sidelined. In this light, do you think sting operations and other such methods used by media are ethical and professional? Critically […]

Topic:  Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life  6) According to recent reports, China has combined satellite technology and the elusiveness of quantum mechanics to demonstrate how secret information can be transmitted over a thousand kilometres. What is quantum mechanics? How is it being used by China to transmit secret information to […]

Topic:  Economics of animal rearing 5) Examine the economic impact of the recent decision of the Ministry of Environment prohibiting trade of cattle and other animals meant for slaughter. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security;; Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. 4) In the light of recent terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere, discuss critically how internet has become a ground for non-state actors to spread new wave […]

Topic:  Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3) Discuss the objectives of the latest Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017. Also examine how will these objectives work. (200 Words) The Indian Express

Topic:  Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies 2) “Whether an enlightened public figure or an active politician, the next President should be one who enjoys the widest possible acceptability.” Comment why. Also comment which one is more important is selection of the President candidate – contest and consensus. […]

Topic: History of the world 1) Why was Germany divided after the Second World War? What factors contributed in its unification in 1990? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu