TEST-7- INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: 21 March 2019
INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: TEST-7
Day: March 21, 2019
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 March 2019
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 March 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 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 21 March 2019
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 21 March 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 1: Topics Covered: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Worldwide Cost of Living 2019 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights of the report, significance and performance of …
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Nowruz
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Nowruz What is it? Nowruz, also spelled as Navroz, is the Iranian New Year celebrated by ethnic Iranian people. Several ethno-linguistic communities around the world irrespective of their religious background observe it as …
Vernal Equinox
Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Vernal Equinox What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Vernal equinox- meaning, changes associated and …
NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex
Topics covered: Awareness in space. NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex What to study? For Prelims and Mains: OSIRIS-Rex mission and facts on asteroid bennu. Context: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has detected particle plumes ejecting off of the surface of asteroid Bennu. That makes Bennu an active asteroid that is regularly ejecting material into space, which is rare. …
Pulsars
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Pulsars What to study? For prelims and Mains: Pulsars- meaning, features and characteristics. Context: NASA has discovered a pulsar speeding through space. This pulsar is dubbed PSR J0002+6216 (J0002 for short) and sports a radio-emitting tail pointing directly towards the expanding debris of a recent supernova explosion. …
Real Estate Investment Trust
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Real Estate Investment Trust What to study? For Prelims and Mains: REITs- what are they, significance, potential and concerns associated? Context: The recent initial public offering (IPO) of India’s first Real Estate …
World Happiness Report
Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. World Happiness Report What to study? For Prelims: Highlights, key findings and significance of the report. For Mains: How is happiness related to governance, what needs to be done to …
International Air Transport Association
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. International Air Transport Association What to study? For Prelims and Mains: IATA- composition, functions and functions. Context: SpiceJet has announced its membership of global airlines’ grouping ‘International Air Transport Association’ (IATA). SpiceJet is the first Indian low-budget carrier to join the …
Worldwide Cost of Living 2019
Topics Covered: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Worldwide Cost of Living 2019 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights of the report, significance and performance of various countries. Context: The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the report of the Worldwide Cost of …
Insights Static Quiz -270, 2019–Economy
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 20 March 2019
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 20 March 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 …
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Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 27 FEBRUARY 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 27 FEBRUARY 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 into Editorial: Down, but definitely not out: on future of the Islamic State
Insights into Editorial: Down, but definitely not out: on future of the Islamic State Context: About ISIS presence: The Islamic State, which at its peak controlled territories straddling the Iraq-Syria border of the size of Great Britain, is now fighting for half a square kilometre in eastern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurdish-led rebel …
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 March 2019
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 March 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: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, …
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7) “With bad laws and good civil servants, it’s still possible to govern, But with bad civil servants, even the best possible laws can’t help”. Do you approve of the view in the statement? elucidate(250 words)
Topic: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance. 7) “With bad …
6) Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are critical to property market development in India , but face unique challenges. comment. (250 words)
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 6) Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are critical to property market development in India , but face unique challenges. comment. (250 words) Hindubuisnessline Why this question: The article highlights the fact that REITs have an important role to play in the …
5) A recently published Lancet report stated that India’s goal to end the epidemic of Tuberculosis by 2025 is too ambitious and unrealistic.critically analyse. (250 words)
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 5) A recently published Lancet report stated that India’s goal to end the epidemic of Tuberculosis by 2025 is too ambitious and unrealistic.critically analyse. (250 words) In TB reality check. Lancet report says Indian, global goals unrealistic Mint e-paper front …
4) The frequency of tropical cyclones has decreased ever so slightly over the last 70 years in the Indian Ocean season and Instead, a much higher frequency of high-intensity storms are being witnessed, in the light of recent onset of Cyclone Idai discuss role of human-induced climate change in such events.(250 words)
Topic– Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc./ Disaster and disaster management. 4) The frequency of tropical cyclones has decreased ever so slightly over the last 70 years in the Indian Ocean season and Instead, a much higher frequency of high-intensity storms are being witnessed, in the light of recent onset …
