Month: December 2018

Topic– Part of Ethics Case studies 8) A woman died recently, after a short, unhappy life. She wanted her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near a place she lived during one of the brief happy times of her adult life. Her parents and immediate family had already passed away, so she discussed her …

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Topic-Disaster and disaster management. 7) There is a need to move from reactive stance to proactively prepare for natural disasters. Comment in the light of the need for insurance against natural disasters.(250 words) Livemint Why this question Natural disasters have become more intense and more frequent and growth of population has led to increase in …

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Topic -Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country. 6) Critically analyze whether it is prudent to go the GM way for solution to the hunger problem?(250 words)  The hindu Why this question The article discusses the debate with respect to genetic modified crops. GM crops are intensely researched and debated and each …

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Topic– Indian Economy : Issues 5) The relationship between central banks and government is being debated around the world and India is no different. There should be a mechanism to make RBI and its governor accountable to the Parliament. Do you agree? Discuss .(250 words) Insightsonindia Financialexpress Why this question With the resignation of RBI …

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Topic– Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 4) There is a need for India to learn from other Asian countries and move from food security to nutrition security. Analyze.(250 words) Hindubuisnessline Indianexpress Reference Why this question Hunger affects the whole existence of a person and restricts his capacity for development. India has the world’s highest …

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Topic– Part of static series under the heading – “Issues relating to poverty and hunger” 3) “An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from deprivation”. Comment. (250 words) Key demand of the question The question expects us to explain how poverty is a result of deprivations of different kind and for …

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Topic – Part of static series under the heading – “Issues related to poverty and hunger” 2) Analyse the reasons for rising hunger and discuss how this trend can be reversed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2 of Zero Hunger?(250 words) Reference Key demand of the question The question expects us to discuss the …

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Topic:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 1) Instead of surveillance technologies there is a need to rescue TB patients by providing rights-based interventions. Analyze.(250 words)  The hindu Why this question India has the highest burden of TB patients in the world despite the fact that …

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Topics Covered: Infrastructure-   Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) 2018   What to study? For Prelims: Who releases the RISE report?, Key facts. For Mains: Findings of the report, India’s performance in Renewable energy category, potential and measures needed to achieve the desired growth in the sector.   Context: World Bank has released its …

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Topics Covered: Awareness in space.   NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features, objectives and accomplishments of Voyager 1 and 2.   Context: NASA’s Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space, leaving behind the solar system.   Accomplishments so far: Voyager 2 is the only probe ever to study …

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Topics Covered: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.   Agni-V Missile   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Technical key features and significance of the missile.   Context: India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-5, which has a strike range of 5,000 km, from Dr Abdul Kalam island off the Odisha coast recently. …

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