QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 19 October 2018

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,19 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 …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 October 2018

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 October 2018   Paper 2: Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.   Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)   What to study? For Prelims: About ICFRE, NVS and KVS, Prakriti programme. For Mains: Significance of MoUs.   Context: The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) …

Rajya Sabha TV In Depth Industrial Revolution 4.0

Rajya Sabha TV In Depth Industrial Revolution 4.0 (Topics covered: General Studies III – Science and Technology) The fourth Industrial Revolution describes the present technological age ongoing in 21st century that has come up since the first such revolution took place in 18th century. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Centre for the …

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 19 OCTOBER 2018

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 19 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 – 1 Topic–  Urbanization – their problems and their remedies. 1) Migration from rural areas to urban spaces in search …

7) Lawrence Kohlberg was interested in one of the stickier areas of the human mind – morality. As a psychologist, he wanted to know how morality developed over time. To do this he made up a now-famous thought experiment and posed it to children, young adults, and adults. The Heinz Dilemma Heinz’s wife is dying. There is a medicine that can cure her, but it costs $2000, and Heinz only has $1000. That covers the costs of the pharmacist who makes the medicine, but the pharmacist insists that he discovered the cure, and will charge what he wants for it. Should Heinz steal the medicine, or shouldn’t he? Discuss the various options available to Heinz and the moral and ethical questions raised by those options. (250 words)

Topic – part of the case studies on Ethics. 7) Lawrence Kohlberg was interested in one of the stickier areas of the human mind – morality. As a psychologist, he wanted to know how morality developed over time. To do this he made up a now-famous thought experiment and posed it to children, young adults, …

6) A smart combination of creativity, capacity-building and collaboration can provide answers to technology-driven challenge to India’s border security. Analyze. (250 words)

Topic – Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism 6) A smart combination of creativity, capacity-building and collaboration can provide answers to technology-driven challenge to India’s border security. Analyze. (250 words) Economictimes Why this question India shares a long and a varied terrain border with many south Asian countries …

5) India can emulate innovative solutions from across the world to tackle the problem of ghost gear. Discuss. (250 words)

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 5) India can emulate innovative solutions from across the world to tackle the problem of ghost gear. Discuss. (250 words) The hindu Why this question Ghost fishing gear is a serious environmental hazard which poses risks to marine animals. India had recently mooted the idea of …

4) Analyze the factors for highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.(250 words)

Topic–  Part of static series under the heading – “Industrial regions” 4) Analyze the factors for highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.(250 words)   Key demand of the question The question expects us to explain what do we mean by decentralised cotton textile industry in India. Next we need to explain the reasons why …

3) Critically examine whether the offset guidelines in Defence Procurement Policy 2016 help in development of an indigenous defence sector?(250 words)

Topic – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation 3) Critically examine whether the offset guidelines in Defence Procurement Policy 2016 help in development of an indigenous defence sector?(250 words) Livemint Why this question The article delves deep into the issues involved in Offset …

2) India needs to look beyond the Supreme Court’s recommended police reforms and undertake an early review of the entire criminal justice system. Examine.(250 words)

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. 2) India needs to look beyond the Supreme Court’s recommended police reforms and undertake an early review of the entire criminal justice system. Examine.(250 words) Indian express …

1) Migration from rural areas to urban spaces in search of livelihood opportunities has transformed human society, and still continues to drive economic and social development. Critically examine. (250 words)

Topic–  Urbanization – their problems and their remedies. 1) Migration from rural areas to urban spaces in search of livelihood opportunities has transformed human society, and still continues to drive economic and social development. Critically examine. (250 words) Reference Why this question The article discusses FAO’s report SOFA which discusses the impact migration has on improving …