April
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 30 April 2018 Paper 1: Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Krishna Circuit Context: The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the Indian Yoga Association (IYA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) […]
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TOPIC: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 7) What do you understand by Small-scale sewage treatment plants. Discuss their advantages and disadvantages.(250 words). Reference Reference why this question A study has recommended that small-scale sewage treatment plants (SSTPs) should be recognized as a viable alternative in India to treat and safely dispose domestic […]
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment, Disaster and disaster management 6)Climate change will aggravate pre-existing socio-economic vulnerabilities and risks. Critically examine, in the context of India.(250 words). EPW why this question Climate change, poverty and women related issues all are important as far as UPSC exam is concerned. All of them are […]
Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Effects of globalization on Indian society Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. 1)Reconciliation between the Mizo and the Bru communities is necessary for successful repatriation and […]
[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 30 April 2018 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? LIST of TOPICS (Static) REVISION TIMETABLE FOR PRELIMS – 2018 Revision Tests General Studies – 1 Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of […]
TOPIC : Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies 4)Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is a good scheme with flawed execution. Critically analyse.(250 words) Reference Indian Express Why this question PMFBY is a premier government scheme to address one of the critical challenges faced by our farmers – that of crop insurance. Hence, […]
TOPIC : Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education 3)Centre has unleashed a series of reformist steps to unburden and unshackle the higher education sector. To ensure they are effective, UGC needs to reform it’s working. Examine. (250 words) Financial express Why this question This article combines two […]
TOPIC: India and its neighborhood- relations. 2)From Doklam to Wuhan, India – China relationship has come a long way. Discuss the developments in this period.(250 Words) Reference Reference Why this question Modi Xi Summit at Wuhan is a historic moment in the course of bilateral relationship of India and China. Off late, there have […]
Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. 1)Examine the changes brought about by Civil Disobedience Movement?(250 words) Key demand of the question CDM was the 2nd mass movement and led to several important developments in the Indian freedom struggle. The question […]
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Baer’s pochard and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Baer’s pochard Critically endangered — IUCN Diving duck found in eastern Asia The name commemorates the Estonian naturalist Karl Ernst von Baer Habitat It breeds around lakes and other freshwater habitats (including artificial habitats such as fishponds) with rich aquatic vegetation, typically but not exclusively in dense grass or flooded tussock/shrubby […]
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 30 April 2018 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 into Editorial: Nabbing absconders: on Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance Background: There have been several instances of economic offenders fleeing the jurisdiction of Indian courts, anticipating the commencement, or during the pendency, of criminal proceedings. The absence of such offenders from Indian courts has several deleterious consequences – first, it hampers investigation in criminal […]
TOPPER’S STRATEGY: SAUMYA SHARMA, RANK 9, CSE 2017 Hi all! I’m Saumya Sharma, and I have secured AIR 9 in UPSC CSE 2017 in my very first attempt at the age of 23 (I was 22 when I wrote the exam). I formally started my UPSC preparation on 19 February 2017, four months […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 30 APRIL 2018 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 […]
SOLUTIONS INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: Test – 39(Geography) A man observes that a flag-pole outside his home casts no shadow on 21st March […]
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PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Mrs. Hume’s pheasant (Hume’s pheasant or bar-tailed pheasant) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Mrs. Hume’s pheasant (Hume’s pheasant or bar-tailed pheasant) Near Threatened – IUCN State bird of Mizoram and Manipur Local Lame – Nongin Habitat inhabits open, dry, subtropical evergreen (mainly oak), coniferous (chiefly pine) or mixed conifer-broadleaf forests on […]
Insights Weekly Essay Challenges 2018 – Week 17 Archives 29 April 2018 Write an essay on the following topic in not more than 1000-1200 words: Guaranteeing Right to Vote may Establish a Democracy, But Ensuring it’s Right Use Only Will Bring a True Democracy
SOLUTIONS INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: Test – 38(Geography) Which of the following statement is NOT correct a) The seismograph provides information regarding time, location and magnitude of the earthquake. b) The seismographs located beyond 145’ from epicenter record the […]