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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 18 October 2019 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 […]
Insights Static Quiz -416, 2019 Geography ARCHIVES
Insights into Editorial: Agents of change: On investing in women’s education Introduction: Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers two broad groups of conditions: Undernutrition: It includes stunting (low height for age), wasting (low weight for height), underweight (low weight for age) and […]
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 18 October 2019 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE General Studies – 1 Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) Urbanization is considered as […]
Topic: case study 7) “A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food and on the contrary if he eats meat, he participates in killing animal merely for the sake of his appetite and to act so is immoral.” Do you agree with this view? Critically examine. (250 words) case study Why […]
TOPIC: Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management. 6) The recently released 20th Livestock Census report census shows that the Centre’s drive to increase indigenous breeds of cattle seems to have had little impact among cattle kept for dairy purposes, in the backdrop of […]
Topic:Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 5) With the Global Politics changing at a fast pace, India stands at the crossroads in terms of its foreign policy approach, do you agree? Give your opinion with suitable justifications.(250 words) The hindu Why this question: The article explains […]
Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. 4) It is an irony of Indian democracy that citizens have more faith often in unelected institutions than elected representatives. Comment.(250 words) Hindustantimes Why this […]
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3) India slipped to the 102nd spot in the Global Hunger Index which features 117 countries, in this context discuss the reasons for which India’s improvements have been slow while suggesting way forward for further improvement. […]
Topic:Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 2) “In India’s developmental journey, tribals have been left behind”. Critically analyse. (250 words) Downtoearth Why this question: The question seeks to study the impact of development process on the tribal communities in India. Key demand of the question: One has to critically present in what way […]
Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) Urbanization is considered as an agent of socio-economic growth. Do you think Indian Urbanization has helped in India’s socio economic growth? Discuss.(250 words) Reference Why this question: The question is based on the theme of urbanization and its impact on socio-economic growth. Key demand of […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 16 OCTOBER 2019 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 […]
RSTV: IN DEPTH- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Introduction: At the two day Group of 20 summit in Osaka in Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the significance of Digital Economy & Artificial Intelligence. He emphasised the government’s reliance on the 5 ‘I’s that stand for Inclusiveness, Indigenization, Innovation, Investment in infrastructure & International cooperation in developing […]
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Insights Revision Through MCQs – 16 October 2019
Insights Static Quiz -415, 2019 Environment ARCHIVES
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 17 October 2019 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 […]
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 17 October 2019 Table of contents: GS Paper 2: What is a Waqf? Van Dhan Internship Programme. Food Safety Mitra (FSM) scheme. State of the World’s Children report. GS Paper 3: 20th Livestock Census. Project Soli. Facts for prelims: ‘Eat Right Jacket’. ‘Eat Right Jhola’. GOAL: Digital […]
Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Project Soli What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of the project. Context: Recently launched Google Pixel 4 uses a radar-based Soli chip to introduce Motion Sense, a feature that […]
Topics Covered: economics of animal-rearing. 20th Livestock Census What to study? For Prelims: Overview and key findings. For Mains: Livestock rearing in India- significance, challenges and ways to address them. Context: Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying releases 20th Livestock Census. Significance: The Census will prove beneficial not just for policy makers […]