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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 19 July 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 …
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Rajya Sabha TV- Security Scan – ‘India – China standoff in Doklam’ One of the two biggest economies of the world –India and China– have been engaged in a month-long stand-off in the narrow plateau Doklam lying in the tri-junction of Bhutan, China and India. China attempted to build a road from …
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Insights into Editorial: The need for lateral entry in civil services Summary: With a Committee of Secretaries favouring lateral entry into the civil service, the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has been instructed to put up a proposal on the induction of outsiders in the middle rung of ministries that deal …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 July 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. E-commerce: RCEP nations talk details Sixteen Asia Pacific nations, including India, are discussing in detail norms on e-commerce as part of negotiations on the proposed mega Free Trade …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 19 July 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: 19 July 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Geography of India 1) Why is Chumbi valley vital for India? Discuss strategic importance of other regions along the Indo – China border. (200 Words) The Hindu Topic: Effects of …
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70 Days ETHICS PLAN Topic: Ethics in personal and professional relations 7) Discuss the values highlighted in the Gandhiji’s Talisman. (150 Words) Reference Note: Tomorrow there will questions on the topic “Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators” – Mahatma Gandhi will be covered.
Topic: Conservation 6) Critically analyse government’s conservation policies and discuss the role of science and research in conservation. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability 5) Despite the most stringent penal provisions in the law against manual scavenging, it continues in parts of India. Do you think this reflects failure of governance in the country? What measures are needed to end this practice? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, 4) It is said that Australia and India share converging interests and similar outlooks on the strategic changes taking place in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. Discuss these converging interests and similar outlooks and their significance for …
Topic: Role of civil services in a democracy. 3) Is there a need for lateral entry in civil services? Discuss. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Effects of globalization on Indian society 2) Compare and contrast the nature of the Cuban missile crisis and the North Korean missile crisis. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Geography of India 1) Why is Chumbi valley vital for India? Discuss strategic importance of other regions along the Indo – China border. (200 Words) The Hindu
