Day: July 14, 2017

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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 14 July 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 14 July 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers.   General Studies – 1;   Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies 1) Critically examine salient features of the Unorganised Workers’ …

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6) It is said that from strengthening farm infrastructure to streamlining the supply chain, large retailers have the potential to galvanize Indian agriculture. Examine.

Topic: Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers 6) It is said that from strengthening farm infrastructure to streamlining the supply chain, large retailers have the potential to galvanize Indian agriculture. Examine. (200 Words) Livemint

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5) Telecommunications is one sector where the changes have been disruptive and innovative. It is said that these disruptions and innovations have created fluidity in the definitions of market, monopoly and the concept of dominance. In this light, do you think there is a need to take a fresh look at prevailing regulatory Acts if regulators are to be effective in the markets of the future? Analyse.

Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth 5) Telecommunications is one sector where the changes have been disruptive and innovative. It is said that these disruptions and innovations have created fluidity in the definitions of market, monopoly and the concept of dominance. In this light, …

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4) What are the important provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016? Discuss the concerns expressed against certain provisions of this Bill.

Topic:  mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections 4) What are the important provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016? Discuss the concerns expressed against certain provisions of this Bill. (200 Words) The Hindu

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2) Decades after the Indian republic’s founding, its Parliament, which should have been at its heart, has diminished in stature rather than evolving and maturing. Do you agree? Critically comment on the statement.

Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these 2) Decades after the Indian republic’s founding, its Parliament, which should have been at its heart, has diminished in stature rather than evolving and maturing. Do you agree? Critically comment on the statement. (200 Words) Livemint

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1) Critically examine salient features of the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, (UWSSA) and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and their role in addressing problems being faced by ‘domestic helps’ in India.

Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies 1) Critically examine salient features of the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, (UWSSA) and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and their role in addressing problems …

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