QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,08 February 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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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 19 JANUARY 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 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 08 February 2019 Relevant Articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Motion of thanks to President’s Address …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Context: The Union Home Ministry has banned the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) …
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Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Macedonia signs accord to join NATO What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About NATO- formation, members, objectives, significance and issues associated, latest members. Context: Macedonia …
Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria What to study? For Prelims and Mains: The …
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Topics Covered: e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential. Infrastructure- waterways. River Information System What to study? For Prelims: About IWAI, RIS. For Mains: Significance, objectives and the need for RIS. Context: To boost cargo movement on Ganga, the second phase of river information system (RIS) was recently inaugurated between Farakka and …
Topics Covered: Schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society. Ujjwala Utsav What to study? For Prelims: About Ujjwala Utsav, PMUY, PMUY anthem. For Mains: PMUY- objectives, features, significance and measures needed to sustain the momentum. Context: Ujjwala Utsav observed recently to celebrate the stellar role played by various stakeholders in making …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Conservation related issues. Small Grants Programme(SGP) What to study? For Prelims: What is SGP, overview of GFE and UNDP. For Mains: Significance of SGP and its role in environmental conservation, its approach and the need for such kind of approach. Context: …
Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Motion of thanks to President’s Address What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is Motion of thanks, what it …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,07 February 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 Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 08 February 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: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate General Studies – 1 Topic– Effects …
Topic -Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 7) Discuss the wartime and peacetime role of Border Security Forces of India. (250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about the key demand of the question. we also have to discuss about the related …
Topic – Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 6) Discuss the role of the Central Reserve Police Force in protecting India’s security.(250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about the key demand of the question. we also have to discuss about the …
Topic – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 5) The decision to provide financial rewards for publication in science journals and patents is fraught with problems. Discuss. (250 words) The hindu Why this question The government has recently hiked the research fellowship for the phd students …
Topic – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 4) India spends abysmally low on healthcare and there is a need to increase expenditure on the preventive healthcare front. Analyze.(250 words) The hindu Why this question The article breaks down India’s healthcare expenditure and compares it with some other …
Topic-India and its neighborhood relations 3) India needs to reassess it’s policy choices in Afghanistan. Analyze. (250 words) Indianexpress Why this question The decision of United States to withdraw from Afghanistan and change the terms of negotiations, and India’s absence from the high table of nations who are involved in discussions over the future of …
Topic– changes in critical geographical features (including water bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. 2) Examine the impact of climate change on Himalayan rivers?(250 words) Reference Why this question A recent report highlighting the threat to Himalayan glaciers and consequently to the Himalayan rivers needs to be …
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Topic– Effects of globalization on Indian society 1) Critically analyze whether globalisation accelerated language shift in India?(250 words) Reference Key demand of the question The question expects us to discuss the impact of globalisation on the indigenous language and whether globalisation promotes uniformity in languages which affect the linguistic diversity in the country. Directive word …
