Policy Watch Episode: ONGC-HPCL Merger The Cabinet recently gave an in-principle nod to the merger of state owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. A committee for the deal will soon be formed and the merger is likely to be completed within this financial year. HPCL will remain …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 04 August 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 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 04 Aug 2017 Paper 2: Topic: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. NOTA option to stay in Rajya Sabha polls The Supreme Court has refused to stay an Election Commission circular issued in January 2014 that introduced NOTA in the Rajya Sabha elections. The …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 04 August 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: 04 August 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic:Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) Critically comment on the views expressed by Deendayal Upadhyay, Dayanand Saraswati, Rajgopalachari on caste system and its role in society. …
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70 Days ETHICS PLAN Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service; integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity 9) Define integrity, impartiality, non-partisanship and objectivity. (150 Words) Note: Tomorrow there will questions on the topic Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service
Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, 8) What do you understand by bitcoin’s ‘hard fork’? Is ‘hard fork’ a good development? Examine. (200 Words) Livemint Telegraph
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections 7) Does India need an anti-lynching law? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.; Paper-3 Government Budgeting 6) As ‘the guardian of the public purse’, Parliament must play a greater role in budgetary governance. Do you think there is a need to establish a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) in the …
Topic: Powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies 5) Should NOTA (none of the above) be an option in a State Assembly vote for the Rajya Sabha, as it is for the electorate in direct elections? Discuss merits and demerits. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) “India’s West Asia relations are no longer viewed through the prism of Israel-Palestine, but through the changing security landscape in the region pertaining to Iran.” Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States; legislature; executive 3) Discuss the significance of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Role of women 2) “Advancing rights of women farmers can revolutionise the rural ecosystem.” Discuss. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic:Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) Critically comment on the views expressed by Deendayal Upadhyay, Dayanand Saraswati, Rajgopalachari on caste system and its role in society. (200 Words) The Indian Express
COMPILATIONS: INSIGHTS SECURE MAY 2017 General Studies Paper – 1 General Studies Paper – 2 General Studies Paper – 3
