A story of improving the score from a paltry 90 to a game changing 158! ESSAY STRATEGY Manuj Jindal Rank 53, CSE – 2016 Hello everyone! My name is Manuj Jindal and I have secured AIR 53 in CSE 2016. The Achilles’ heel in my success to CSE 2015 was the essay component. …
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Insights into Editorial: Should elections be state-funded? Summary: State funding of elections is that apparition that cannot fructify but refuses to fade away. Indian political parties, unlike western democracies, are not mere platforms to put some people into elective public office but are like standing armies that need continuous nourishment. They provide …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 24 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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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 24 June 2017 Paper 1 Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. City Liveability Index The Ministry of Urban Development has launched the ‘City Liveability Index’ for measuring the quality of life in …
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TOPPER’S STRATEGY Prabhat Ranjan Pathak Rank 137, CSE 2016 Hello friends, I am Prabhat Rajan Pathak (AIR 137, 1st attempt). It’s always a pleasure to get results on expected line on which you have worked. The kind of efforts I was putting in, it wasn’t difficult to predict the marks which I was …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 24 June 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Salient features of Indian society 1) Differentiate between science and faith. These days, Indian society is witnessing instances where science is used to prove faith. What are the outcomes …
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Topic: Ethics in administration 8) Do you think it is seditious to cheer the Pakistan cricket team? Critically comment. (150 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Agriculture; 7) What is the relationship between climate change and agriculture? Also examine how do farmers perceive climate change and its effect on them. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 6) What do you understand by flexible inflation targeting (FIT)? Critically examine how does government and IMF influence RBI’s policies. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity 5) Impunity with which legislators in certain states have ignored the anti-defection law points to certain weaknesses in the processes and norms laid down in it. What are these weaknesses in anti-defection law? Critically examine. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. 4) What is the mandate and objectives of Financial Action Task Force? Discuss its importance for India – Pakistan relations. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; 3) Do you think betrayed poll promises of doubling farm incomes is one of the reasons why farmers are agitating across India? What are the other reasons? Critically examine. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Locational factors; Urbanization 2) Why did Bengaluru emerge as information technology (IT) hub? How has IT industry transformed Bangalore? Examine. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Salient features of Indian society 1) Differentiate between science and faith. These days, Indian society is witnessing instances where science is used to prove faith. What are the outcomes of these instances? Do you think government should promote science over faith? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
