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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 …
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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 …
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[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 …
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 …
Topic: Conservation 7) What do you understand by compensatory afforestation? Discuss the salient features of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. (250 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Economics of animal rearing 6) During the past three years, India has outpaced the global milk production with an annual growth rate of 5.53% compared with the 2.09% achieved globally. Examine how is it made possible. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 5) Improving security in the Northeast region is crucial to India’s realise full potential of India’s Act East policy. Comment. (250 Words) The Indian Express
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
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
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
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 North East to fight against British colonialism in India. (150 Words) The Hindu
