QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 29 DECEMBER 2017

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 29 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 …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 December 2017

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 December 2017   Paper 2: Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)   Context: To detect financial frauds, the SFIO is in the process of developing an early warning system (EWS), and a consulting agency has been engaged to prepare the conceptual framework. In this …

[Insights Secure – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 29 December 2017

[Insights Secure – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 29 December 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1   Topic:   Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) Write a note on the contribution of important personalities from the …

ETHICS CASE STUDY: In this situation, what short-term and long-term consequences do you foresee in case you choose to follow chief minister’s directive? Examine.

Topic:  Ethics in public administration 8) You are working as Superintendent of Police (SP) in a district that is communally sensitive. It’s also the home district of chief minister (CM) of the state, whose daughter you are married to. There have been incidents such as killing of labourers involved in transport of cows; killing of muslim …

4) It is said that the entire Board examination system and the culture associated with it constitute an endemic problem. Discuss critically these problems and their solutions.

Topic:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education, 4) It is said that the entire Board examination system and the culture associated with it constitute an endemic problem. Discuss critically these problems and their solutions. (250 Words) The Hindu

3) How did the introduction of the Unified Access Services Licensing (UASL) regime in 2003 alter dynamics in India’s telecommunication sector? Critically examine.

Topic:  Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.  3) How did the introduction of the Unified Access Services Licensing (UASL) regime in 2003 alter dynamics in India’s telecommunication sector? Critically examine. (250 Words) The Hindu

2) Analyse the nature and significance of Supreme Court’s recent judgements related to issues of fundamental rights, the status of the individual, and the idea of democracy.

Topic:   Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.  2) Analyse the nature and significance of Supreme Court’s recent judgements related to issues of fundamental rights, the status of the individual, and the idea of democracy. (250 Words) The Wire