Insights Static Quiz -218, 2019–Environment
Insights Static Quiz -218, 2019 Environment ARCHIVES
Day: January 15, 2019
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 15 January 2019
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,15 January 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 preliminary exam …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 15 January 2019
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 15 January 2019 Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Indian harvest festivals What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Harvest festivals celebrated across various parts of the country and their significance. …
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Odisha celebrates 1st Turtle Festival in Puri
Topics covered: Conservation related issues. Odisha celebrates 1st Turtle Festival in Puri What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Turtle festival, significance, types of turtles in India, their conservation status and programmes. Context: First Odisha Turtle Festival was held recently in Puri to create awareness and promote ideas on conservation of olive …
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Crocodile Census
Topics covered: Conservation related issues. Crocodile Census What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Types of crocodiles in India, their conservation status and conservation programmes. Context: Recent Crocodile Census by Odisha. Findings: The population of the saltwater or estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) has increased in the water bodies of Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National …
Raisina Dialogue
Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Raisina Dialogue What to Study? For Prelims and Mains: Raisina Dialogue- key facts, India’s role and opportunities, “Fair Value for Innovation”. Context: The …
Formalin in Fish
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Formalin in Fish What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Formalin in fish- why is used? Its effects, …
District mineral foundations
Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. District mineral foundations What to Study? For Prelims: About DMFs, composition, funds and jurisdiction, about PMKKKY. For Mains: Why they should be placed under respective planning departments …
Devadasi system
Topics Covered: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Women and related issues. Social empowerment. Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these …
Indian harvest festivals
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Indian harvest festivals What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Harvest festivals celebrated across various parts of the country and their significance. Context: The Harvest season is on and festivities have gripped …
Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 31 DECEMBER 2018
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 31 DECEMBER 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 …
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Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 26 DECEMBER 2018
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 26 DECEMBER 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 …
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Insights into Editorial: Let the grassroots breathe
Insights into Editorial: Let the grassroots breathe Context: One of the first decisions of the newly elected government in Rajasthan has been to scrap the minimum educational qualification criteria for candidates contesting local body elections. This reverses the amendments introduced in 2015 which required candidates contesting the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections to have …
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Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 22 DECEMBER 2018
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 22 DECEMBER 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 …
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Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 20 DECEMBER 2018
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 20 DECEMBER 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 …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 15 January 2019
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 15 January 2019 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2019: YEARLONG TIMETABLE Tomorrow’s Static Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc) General Studies – …
8) Participation of people is sine qua non of any democratic form of government in achieving the ideal of good governance and RTI is a measure step towards this goal. Comment.(250 words)
Topic– Right to Information. 8) Participation of people is sine qua non of any democratic form of government in achieving the ideal of good governance and RTI is a measure step towards this goal. Comment.(250 words) Reference Directive word Comment- here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an …
7) Analyze how corporates are dealing with the scourge of climate change?(250 words)
Topic- Ethical issues in corporate governance 7) Analyze how corporates are dealing with the scourge of climate change?(250 words) Financialexpress Why this question The issue of climate change has taken centre stage off late and everyone is doing or is expected to do their bit to deal with the impacts of climate change. Corporate ethics …
6) COP-24 held at Katowice in Poland, brings little cheer on the climate front for developing countries. Discuss.(250 words)
Topic- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. 6) COP-24 held at Katowice in Poland, brings little cheer on the climate front for developing countries. Discuss.(250 words) The hindu Why this question Our future is in a precarious situation. Globally the effects of climate change are being felt with more intensity and severity with each passing year. …
5) India has made a lot of progress in reducing plastic waste but a lot more still needs to be done. Comment.(250 words)
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. 5) India has made a lot of progress in reducing plastic waste but a lot more still needs to be done. Comment.(250 words) The hindu Why this question India has resolved to end single-use plastics by 2022 and in this connection it has also released the Plastic Waste Management …
