QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,17 October 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 exam …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 17 October 2018 Paper 1: Topic: Women and related issues. POCSO Act What to study? For Prelims: POCSO Act provisions. For Mains: Sexual abuse of children- prevention and need for stringent provisions. Context: The government has clarified that there is no time bar on reporting crimes related to …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,16 October 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 exam …
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Insights into Editorial: Helping the invisible hands of agriculture Context: Since 2017, October 15 is celebrated as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas in India. UN observed this day as International Day of Rural Women by the United Nations. In 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare decided to take the lead in celebrating the event, …
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[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 17 OCTOBER 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) General Studies – 2 Topic– Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. …
Topic – Part of static series under the heading – “distribution of mineral and energy resources” 7) Location of thermal power plants and coal fields in India are not mutually conducive. Analyze.(250 words) Key demand of the question The questions expects us to explain the location and distribution of thermal power plants in India and …
Topic – Internal security 6) Critically examine whether India’s drone policy is unnecessarily rigorous and sweeping?(250 words) Livemint Why this question The article discusses India’s new drone policy and the lacunae in the policy. The article examines the reasons why India’s policy may be considered as unnecessarily rigorous and sweeping. Since the applications of drones …
Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life 5) What do you understand by a charter city. Critically analyze the relevance of charter cities for a developing country placed like India.(250 words) The hindu Wikipedia Why this question One of the nobel prize winners of 2018 has forwarded the idea …
Topic– Indian Economy : Issues 4) Trade and Development Report 2018 talks about issues of data sovereignty and the need to design national policies to ensure equitable distribution of gains arising from data which is generated within the national boundaries. Discuss the recommendations and how it can help shape India’s e-commerce policy?(250 words) Financial express …
Topic – Accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; 3) Ethical leadership is influencing people through ethics. Do you agree. Comment.(250 words) Reference Directive word Comment- here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon. Key demand of the question. The …
Topic – Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. 2) The recently proposed amendments to the RTI Act would, instead of strengthening the hands of the commissions, weaken them. Discuss.(250 words) The hindu Why this question RTI is one …
Topic– Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 1) Insurance-based schemes like Ayushman Bharat are no substitute for public provisioning of health. Analyze. (250 words) The hindu Why this question Health is an important indicator and determinant of development of a country. Ayushman Bharat Scheme has been …
