Insights into Editorial: Disqualification moves Context: On December 4, the Chairman of Rajya Sabha disqualified two Members of Parliament (MPs) from the House under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (better known as the anti-defection law) for having defected from their party. These members were elected on a Janata Dal (United) ticket. The orders …
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Insights MINDMAPS: “China’s bid for Market Economy Status” and “India’s Digital Economy”. China’s bid for Market Economy Status India’s Digital Economy China’s bid for Market Economy Status India’s Digital Economy
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 14 DECEMBER 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 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 Daily Current Affairs, 14 December 2017 Paper 1: Topic: Role of women and women’s organization. Buenos Aires Declaration on Women and Trade Context: For the first time in the history of the World Trade Organization, WTO members and observers have endorsed a collective initiative to increase the participation of women in trade. …
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Insights MINDMAPS: “China’s Water Diversion Plans” and “Eliminating torture”. China’s Water Diversion Eliminating torture China’s Water Diversion Plans Eliminating torture
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 14 DECEMBER 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 – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 14 December 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1 Topic: Role of women 1) Examine the causes of skewed gender ratio at workplaces in India. What measures will ensure better gender ratio? Examine. (250 Words) Livemint General Studies – …
Topic: Human Values 7) The Mahabharata — besides teaching us the art of warfare, it also teaches us the deeper values of life. Examine. (150 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Employment 6) India produces too few entrepreneurs for its stage of development. Why promoting entrepreneurship is important for India? What are the strategies it can adopt? Discuss. (250 Words) Livemint
Topic: Investment models 5) The investment model used in the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project is hailed as worthy of emulation. Examine why. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these 4) What are the objectives of the landmark anti-defection law of 1985? Examine on what grounds and how members of Rajya Sabha are disqualified. (250 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to health. 3) Instead of cancelling hospital licences, governments should bring in patient centric laws, institutional capacity to enforce them. Comment. (250 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education, Human Resources. 2) Karnataka, with the sixth largest number of undergraduate engineering seats (1,00,565) in the country, is the state with the least vacancies among the top 10 states that together account for 80 per cent of the total seats. Examine why …
Topic: Role of women 1) Examine the causes of skewed gender ratio at workplaces in India. What measures will ensure better gender ratio? Examine. (250 Words) Livemint
