SECURE SYNOPSIS: 10 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 into Editorial : A gathering crisis: the need for groundwater regulation Summary: India, with 2.5% of global landmass, has 4% of the world’s freshwater resources. This has however come under increasing demographic stress since India is home to about 16% of world population and the distribution of freshwater is skewed spatially and temporally. …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 10 August 2017 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 services preliminary exam 2017. It is not …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 10 Aug 2017 Paper 2: Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Electronic Voting Machines To Have Paper Trail In Gujarat Assembly Polls The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it will be able to conduct the Gujarat assembly elections, due late this …
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POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OPTIONAL ‘STRATEGY’ Aishwarya Dongre, AIR 196 (First Attempt) Optional Score: 327/500 Basics I have had a five year long relation with Political Science due to my choice of subjects in my Junior College (Humanities) and also having completed a double major, Bachelor of Arts Graduation degree in Economics …
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 10 August 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Role of women 1) Critically analyse the measures taken by the government to address the issue of workplace sexual harassment. (200 Words) Livemint Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 2) …
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Topic: Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance 8) Define emotional intelligence. Do you think high emotional intelligence (EI) is a stronger predictor of success? Justify. (150 Words) Reference
Topic: Indian economy – employment 7) What do you understand by gig economy? Examine the issues faced by informal workers working in technology based services such as Uber and Ola. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 6) Write a critical note on the India-Afghanistan air corridor and the larger issue of connectivity between India and Afghanistan. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 5) “Aadhaar is India‘s technological marvel which, while empowering people, will enable India to leapfrog towards the status of a developed nation” Critically comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections 4) Discuss the problems faced by tribal women in India and the measures taken by government to address these problems. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders 3) Discuss critically social, economic, political and human rights related issues surrounding the Narmada dam issue. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 2) Despite impressive economic growth in the last two decades, inequalities and injustices in India are pervasive. Examine the causes and solutions. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Role of women 1) Critically analyse the measures taken by the government to address the issue of workplace sexual harassment. (200 Words) Livemint
