SECURE SYNOPSIS: 31 MAY 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 …
PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Capped langur and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) Capped langur Vulnerable – IUCN Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act Appendix I in CITES primate in the family Cercopithecidae Habitat subtropical or tropical dry forests. Range : found in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar Threats human …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 31 May 2018 Paper 2: Topic: Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Special Category Status for Bihar Context: CM Nitish Kumar has appealed for Special Category Status for Bihar. He has highlighted various …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 31 May 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 …
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ANTHROPOLOGY STRATEGY (Marks – 339, CSE-2017) By Sachin Gupta Rank – 3 UPSC CSE-2017 Part-1 Hello friends, I am sorry for the huge delay in posting this article. This is my third Article in the series and here we would be focusing on “Strategy for Anthropology”. I have got 311( CSE-2016) and …
MOTIVATION The Last Hurdle – 48-72 hours of Calmness By Manish Kumar Rank 61, UPSC CSE-2017 Dear brothers and sisters, as the temperature is increasing this summer , courtesy people still fooling themselves about global warming being unreal, we had been running #AprilCool Campaign and planting as many trees as possible in our limited …
[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 31 MAY 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 salient aspects of Art …
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Topic:Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 6) Human Behaviour Flows From three Sources: Desire, …
Topic -Environmental degradation and conservation 5) Water crisis in Shimla is a warning sign for the trying times ahead with respect to water availability in India. Examine the challenges and discuss the role that traditional water storage systems can play in averting this crisis? (250 words) Hindustantimes Reference Why this question The recent water crisis …
Topic:Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 4) Discuss the challenges that data collection in India faces? Examine whether the draft National Policy on official statistics addresses these challenges?(250 words) The hindu Why this question The draft National Policy on Official Statistics …
Topic: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars. 2) Napoleon was the child of the Revolution, but in many ways he reversed the aims and principles of the movement from which he sprang. Critically analyze.(250 words) Key demand of the question The question makes two …
Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 3) What do you understand by cryosphere. Discuss how it affects the earth’s climate.(250 words) Wikipedia Reference Reference Why this question Cryosphere is a large and important component of our earth, which has a profound impact and in turn is hugely impacted by the climate and climate change. …
TOPIC:Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) Ancient Indian science and philosophies had several real achievements. Discuss and thereafter, critically analyze the recently undertaken NCERT textbook review?(250 words) Timesofindia Financial express Indian express Why this question The recent changes brought about in NCERT …
Insights into Editorial: Rules for the Elders Context: Vice President of India, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu appointed a two-member committee to make recommendations for revising the rules of the Upper House. V K Agnihotri, former secretary general of the House, is heading the committee. Media reports suggest that the committee is mandated to submit its report in three …
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PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018 Gee’s golden langur and International Seabed Authority (ISA) Gee’s golden langur Endangered — IUCN Schedule I species in the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) CITES Appendix I Habitat found in moist evergreen, dipterocarp, riverine, and moist deciduous forest Range of distribution are very small. These are confined to western Assam and in …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 30 May 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 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 30 May 2018 Paper 2: Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. NCDRC Context: Former Supreme Court judge Justice R K Agrawal has been appointed the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). About NCDRC: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), India is a …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 30 MAY 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 …
Insights into Editorial: Natural capital in the 21st century Context of Natural Capital in India: A few years ago, India suffered a cost of $550 billion, about 8.5% of GDP, due to air pollution, according to a World Bank report. The cost of externalities such as water pollution and land degradation were possibly far …
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