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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz -10 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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Insights into Editorial: Navigating a changing world Context: The 14th annual Summit between India and the European Union (EU) was held in New Delhi on 6th October 2017. The Republic of India was represented by Prime Minister. The EU was represented by President of the European Council, and President of the European Commission. The India-European …
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Insights into Editorial: At Bonn, stay the course Context: Between November 6 and 17 this year, world leaders, delegates from various countries and others from business, along with media and other representatives of civil society will gather at Bonn for the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP-23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 10 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 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 10 October 2017 Paper 2: Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Group of Ministers set up to make GST composition scheme more attractive The GST Council, chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley and …
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All India Radio News Summary: 09 OCTOBER 2017 Election Commission to visit Gujarat today to review election preparedness for forthcoming Assembly polls in state. Chief Election Commissioner led team of senior Election Commission officials will begin two-day visit to Gujarat. The election commission team will review the preparedness for the Gujarat assembly polls, expected to …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 10 October 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) ” Just as a patriarchal culture cannot tell stories of truly …
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Topic: Ethics in human actions; Attitude 8) Religious ignorance is better than moral quietness. Comment.(150 Words) General
Topic: Environmental pollution; Conservation 7) Global Environmental Policy need stability as much as it needs consensus. With reference to the Paris Agreement, identify the key outcomes of the same with India’s take towards them. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. 6) India’s system of elections known as the first-past-the-post is often alleged to be unfair. Do you agree? Should this system be replaced by an alternative? Comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Judiciary 5) Transparency in Higher Judicial Appointments and Transfers need to balance the Independence of Judiciary and impose sufficient Accountability. Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) What is the Act East policy? How can India improve better environmental diplomacy in the region with key stakeholder governments? Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources 3) Suicide is the second largest cause of death amongst young Indians. With reference to our Mental Health Policy Framework, how can social and care systems aid in better Mental Health of the nation? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Role of civil services in a democracy; Accountability 2) Restructuring the civil services on basis of domain knowledge has a historical precedent and parallel success in the military as examples. How feasible is such an idea towards more effective governance? Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) ” Just as a patriarchal culture cannot tell stories of truly empowered women, so also, it cannot envision a truly supreme goddess.” Comment on the depiction of women as goddess in the Indian art. (200 Words) The …
