. Insights Daily Debates Issues that Matter – 33 ARCHIVES What’s this Initiative? Click Here RBI should Issue Digital Currency in India Livemint Should RBI introduce its own digital currency in India? What are the issues involved in it? Has any other central bank introduced it? Are digital currencies the future …
INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: (Indian Polity ) Test –22 ARCHIVES Detailed Revision Timetable Wish you all the best!.
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 12 April 2018 Paper 1: Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 11th World Hindi Conference Context: The 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) is being organized in August 2018 in Mauritius by the Ministry of …
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. PRELIMS BOOSTERS 2018 Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) and UNDP – United Nation Development Programme Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) Vulnerable — IUCN Red List State animal of West Bengal Medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia Habitat Strongly associated with wetlands, typically inhabit swamps and marshy areas, around oxbow lakes, reed beds, tidal creeks and in mangrove …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 12 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 services preliminary …
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[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 12 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: – Indian culture will cover the …
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Topic: Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion 6) Public outrage over crimes against women have a very short memory which represents a lack of empathy. This apathy is why crimes against women continue unabated. Discuss. (150 Words) The Indian Express Why …
Topic: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints 5) What do you understand by Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). Discuss its economic and environmental benefits vis a vis conventional farming practices. (250 Words) …
Topic: Environmental pollution; Paper-2 – bilateral, global agreements 4) The maritime industry poses significant emission threats and there is an urgent need for a global consensus on industry specific emission reduction targets. Critically analyse. (250 Words) Reference Reference Reference Why this question IMO is trying to secure a shipping industry specific emission targets, in the wake …
Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life 3) Cryptocurrencies are hailed as the future of digital currency. In light of the government’s aim to go cashless, discuss whether a Central Bank Digital Currency would help India achieve this aim? (250 Words) Livemint Why this question One of …
Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. 2) Critically analyse the recent SC judgement over the issue of CJI being the master of the roster, with alone power to constitute benches. (250 Words) The Indian Express The Hindu The Economic Times Why this question Ranging from resolution of impeaching …
Topic: – Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times ; and also- The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. 1) Revivalism and reformism were natural corollaries of the newly emerging idea of nationalism in colonial …
SOLUTIONS INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: Test – 21 (Indian Polity ) 1) Which of the following are some of the Standing Committees Of the Cabinet that have been discontinued by the Present government in 2014? Cabinet Committee on Accommodation Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural Calamities Cabinet Committee on WTO matters Cabinet …
Insights into Editorial: A rude wake-up call Context: Recently, Several Opposition members signed a draft impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI). The draft impeachment motion has charged the CJI with conflict of interest in a case and also abusing his administrative authority as the master of roster to arbitrarily assign important politically sensitive cases to select judges to …
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