INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: (Ancient History and The National Movement ) Test –30 ARCHIVES Detailed Revision Timetable Wish you all the best!.
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PRELIMS BOOSTERS 2018 Indian paradise flycatcher and International Whaling Commission (IWC) Indian paradise flycatcher Least Concern — IUCN Red List (As the global population is considered stable) State animal of Madhya Pradesh passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Myanmar Males have elongated central tail feathers Insectivorous — feed on insects Local Name – Dudhraj or shah bulbul …
PRELIMS BOOSTERS – 2018 Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) and Traffic Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) Vulnerable — IUCN Red List state bird of Jammu and Kashmir It is reveredin Buddhist traditions and culturally protected across much of its range Range Tibetan Plateau and remote parts of India and Bhutan Habitat Breeds in alpine bog meadows and riverine marshes, favouring lacustrine marshes from 2,600-4,900 m. It …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 20 April 2018 Paper 2: Topic: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. PIL misuse Context: While rejecting a bath of PILs in a case, the Supreme Court has observed that Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have been brazenly misused by people with political agenda and …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 20 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: 20 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: The Freedom Struggle – its …
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Topic:Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics 7) “Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” Comment.( 250 words) Why this question In Ethics paper, UPSC usually asks the candidates to comment on the quotes of famous …
Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. 6)Discuss how technology can be employed to deal with the problem of plastic waste management?(250 words) Reference Why this question Waste management is a huge problem particularly in urban areas. Any technology thus which can help us in dealing with …
TOPIC: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. 5) Criminal justice system cannot function without a healthy police and investigative agency. Analyze the statement in light of pending police reforms in India?(250 words) Reference …
TOPIC: India and its neighborhood- relations. 4) Critically examine how far India has managed to fulfill its national interests through the exercise of its foreign policy. Discuss in light of the overall objectives of India’s foreign policy?(250 words) Reference Why this question In the past few years, India has put a lot of emphasis on …
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 3) The Simla Agreement was much more than a peace treaty seeking to reverse the consequences of the 1971 war. Comment.(250 Words) Reference Why this question Simla agreement is it important agreement as far as India-Pakistan relations are concerned. It aimed too lay down a comprehensive framework …
Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country 2)Nationalist movement in India prior to arrival of Gandhi was a movement representing the classes as opposed to the masses. Examine(250 words) Key demand of the question We have to compare and contrast Gandhian movement …
Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country 1)The British conquest of India was an accident rather than the result of a deliberate policy and design. Critically analyse.(250 words) NCERT Bipan Chandra, India’s Struggle for Independence, Chapter 13 Why this question It’s a …
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SOLUTIONS INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: Test – 29 (Ancient History and The National Movement) Consider the following statements It was at the Madras Congress Session leaders decided to boycott Simon Commission A snap resolution was also passed at the session declaring complete independence as the goal of the Congress. Which …
