QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 April 2018

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 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 …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 21 April 2018

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 21 April 2018   Paper 2: Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.   Process to impeach the Chief Justice of India   Context: The Congress and six other opposition parties have moved a notice for the impeachment of Chief Justice of India (CJI) …

PRELIMS BOOSTERS – 2018: Northern goshawk and World Heritage Convention, 1972

PRELIMS BOOSTERS – 2018 Northern goshawk and World Heritage Convention, 1972 Northern goshawk It is a raptor Name – in latin it means to grasp Least concerned – IUCN State bird of Punjab Habitat Inhabits many of the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere Goshawks are birds of wild forests and tend to occur in …

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 April 2018

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 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 …

6)Establishment of a Defence Planning Committee will facilitate comprehensive and integrated planning for defence matters. Examine.

  Topic – Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate. 6)Establishment of a Defence Planning Committee will facilitate comprehensive and integrated planning for defence matters. Examine. Indian express Reference Reference    WHy this question In a significant defence policy reform notified on April 18, 2018, the government has revamped the existing defence planning system …

7)Of late incidents of forest fire are on the rise. Discuss the causes behind forest fires, approaches of fighting forest fires and ways of mitigating them?

  Topic – Disaster and disaster management. 7)Of late incidents of forest fire are on the rise. Discuss the causes behind forest fires, approaches of fighting forest fires and ways of mitigating them? Indian express The Hindu Why this question The recent wildfire tragedy in TN, in which 20 trekkers lost their lives, once again …

5)Should military budget be increased for India, a developing country committed to enhancing the quality of life of its citizens.  Critically examine.

  Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. 5)Should military budget be increased for India, a developing country committed to enhancing the quality of life of its citizens.  Critically examine. The Hindu   Why this question India as a hostile neighborhood, …

4)A decade since its conception and passage of law, RTE still suffers from several implementation challenges. Critically examine.

TOPIC: Topic –  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education 4)A decade since its conception and passage of law, RTE still suffers from several implementation challenges. Critically examine. The Hindu WHy this question RTE is a very important initiative of the government and thus needs to be prepared in depth …

3)Bringing BCCI under the purview of RTI act would complement the structural revamp as enunciated by Lodha Committee and the Supreme Court. Comment.

  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. 3)Bringing BCCI under the purview of RTI act would complement the structural revamp as enunciated by Lodha Committee and the Supreme Court. Comment. Indian express Economic …

2)Discuss the various forms of protest utilized during Non Cooperation Movement to build pressure on the British?

  Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country 2)Discuss the various forms of protest utilized during Non Cooperation Movement to build pressure on the British?   Key demand of the question The focus should be on listing down the various manifestations of protest during …

1) Discuss the role of Indian women in socio-religious reform movements of the nineteenth century.

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) Discuss the role of Indian women in socio-religious reform movements of the nineteenth century. …

SOLUTIONS – INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: Test – 30 (Ancient History and The National Movement)

SOLUTIONS INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: Test – 30 (Ancient History and The National Movement)     Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ilbert Bill? It was introduced under William Bentick. By it Indian judges could try European Subjects. A defendant in all cases would have the right to claim trial …