QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz -19 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 …
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Insights into Editorial: A first step: On Multi Commodity Exchange Context: The government announced last year that it would take steps towards introducing new varieties of commodity derivatives in the market. Recently, Finance minister launched the first options security with gold as the underlying asset for trading on Multi Commodity Exchange Ltd. This marks …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 20 October 2017 Paper 2: Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Catalonia crisis: Spain moves to suspend autonomy Spain is planning to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy, as the region’s leader threatens to declare independence. The Spain government would …
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All India Radio News Summary: 19 OCTOBER 2017 US says Washington and New Delhi are committed to building ambitious partnership to benefit nations working towards peace and stability. The United States has said that President of US and Prime Minister of India are committed to building an “ambitious” partnership that benefits not just …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 20 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 Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 20 October 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Salient features of Indian society; Social empowerment 1) Traditional norms that affect social principles such as gender rights must be examined on priority. Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu …
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Topic: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: 6) Integrity and Productivity can be supplementary and conflicting values at the same time. Comment. (150 Words) General
Topic: Corporate governance 5) Corporate Governance is a balance between necessary State supervision and celebration of private will. Comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices 4) Competitive market is a key ingredient for agriculture reforms. Comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. 3) Home based workers are the least included and most neglected when it comes to a dedicated policy coverage. Comment. (200 Words) The Wire
Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 2) Organisations such as the Economic Advisory Council are as effective as the freedom of mandate assigned to them. Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Salient features of Indian society; Social empowerment 1) Traditional norms that affect social principles such as gender rights must be examined on priority. Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
