QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 23 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 …
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Background Name : Swarn Prabhat (AIR – 105 in CSE 2016 ) Education: B Tech(H) in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur (2013 Batch) Work Experience: 1.5 years in Microsoft State: Bihar Attempt: 2nd Marks sheet References and Booklists : Ancient India: Old NCERT (R.S. Sharma) Medieval India: Old NCERT (Satish Chandra) …
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Details of Prelims Test series for 2018 (both Online and Offline) i.e. Mission 2018 will be posted on Monday (26th June) and on the same day itself subscription for both offline and online prelims test series will begin. This year Test series will be provided in Hindi Medium too (long pending demand of our Hindi …
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TOPPERS’S STRATEGY Saravanan V, Rank 27 CSE – 2016 Hello friends, This is Saravanan. I have secured AIR 27 in CSE 2016. This write up is primarily aimed to share my experiences and to help UPSC aspirants to learn from my successes and mistakes and chart their own successful journey. Before I delve into …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 23 June 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Amendment of the Social Security Agreement between India and the Netherlands The Union Cabinet has approved Amendment of the bilateral Social Security Agreement (SSA) between India and the …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 23 June 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society 1) What do you understand by globalism and nationalism? It is said that today the …
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Topic: Ethics in international relations 7) Can a sports boycott serve as a legitimate tool to highlight to the world Pakistan’s use of terror as a state policy? And can such a boycott be an effective coercive instrument in changing the behaviour of the Pakistani state? Critically comment. (150 Words) Livemint
Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth 6) Differentiate between Outsourcing, in-sourcing and offshoring. Indian IT industry is going through difficult times. In your opinion, how should it make itself future-proof from uncertainties? Examine. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; 5) Internet has become a recruitment ground for terror. What kind of action is needed to crack down online terror propaganda and recruitment? Examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. 4) External threats to India’s security persist but more worrisome are vulnerabilities on new fronts. What are these vulnerabilities? How is India reacting to these vulnerabilities? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 3) Do you think the F-16 deal between India and the US would be a game changer for India? Critically comment. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; 2) “..farm loan waiver undermines an honest credit culture, it impacts credit discipline, it blunts incentives for future borrowers to repay, in other words, waivers engender moral hazard.” Do you agree critically comment. (200 Words) …
Topic: political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society 1) What do you understand by globalism and nationalism? It is said that today the dominant dichotomy has become globalism versus nationalism. Discuss. (200 Words) The New York Times
ECONOMICS OPTIONAL STRATEGY Tejasvi Rana Rank 12 (Economics Marks – 325, CSE-2016), Download Her Economics Optional Notes and Related Documents Economics Optional Paper1 My score jumped form 89 in 2015 to 173 in 2016. I think greater clarity of models that comes with re-readings facilitated this jump. Apart from that, I did not shy …
