Insights Daily Current Affairs, 04 October 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. Cleanest iconic place in the country Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai has been adjudged the cleanest iconic place in the country …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz -04 OCTOBER 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 services …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 04 OCTOBER 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 background …
Insights into Editorial: Tackling the economic slowdown Context: Economic growth has slowed for five consecutive quarters, that is from late 2015-16 onwards. It should serve as a wakeup call for the government to take all necessary steps to revive the economy. Why should it matter to us if the economy is growing more slowly? Growth …
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All India Radio News Summary: 03 OCTOBER 2017 President appoints a Commission to examine sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes. President has appointed a Commission to examine the sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Justice (Retd.) G. Rohini will be the chairperson of the Commission which will present its report to the President with in …
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Insights MINDMAPS: “Dynamic Fuel Price Revision” and “Judicial Reforms in India”. PDF Dynamic Fuel Price Revision Judicial Reforms in India Dynamic Fuel Price Revision Judicial Reforms in India
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 04 October 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. 1) Plutocracy is the antithesis of democracy. Do you think India treats different classes …
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Topic: Ethics in public administration; Foundational values – civil services 7) What do you mean by Intellectual integrity? Do you think it is an indispensable quality for a civil servant? Give reasons.(150 Words) General
Topic: Indian economy issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources 6) Consumption expenditure without investment increase leads to a credit cycle. Comment on the rising consumption expenditure in India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Investment models 5) Public Private Partnerships not only aid in sharing burden but also tend to be more qualitative. Critically analyse the PPP developmental model. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Role of civil services in a democracy. 4) What are the directions given by the Supreme Court on police reforms in the Prakash Singh v. Union of India case? In the light of lack of political will to implement these directions, what role you think the public should play in pushing political class to heed …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3) Does Aadhar assure unique identity and other benefits better than its predecessors? Comment. (200 Words) The Wire
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education 2) Quality of educators is the cornerstone for quality education. What measures can be undertaken to improve teacher quality at all levels of education? Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. 1) Plutocracy is the antithesis of democracy. Do you think India treats different classes in Indian society differently when it comes to an development agenda? Comment. (200 Words) Livemint
