QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 30 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: 30 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 3: Topics Covered: IPR related issues. GI Certification for five varieties of Indian coffee What to study? For Prelims: GI tags and about Kandhmal Haldi. For Mains: Significance of GI tags. Context: The DPIIT has recently awarded Geographical …
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Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Interest Rate Derivatives What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Meaning of Interest Rate Derivatives and swap- their significance. Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-residents to participate in the rupee interest rate …
Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Fiscal Council to enforce rules What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Need for fiscal council, significance and various recommendations in this regard. Why in News? Stressing on the need to have uniform rules for fiscal …
Topics Covered: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. Government sets up group to monitor terror sympathizers What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Composition and terms of reference of the committee, threats posed by terror sympathizers and the need for their monitoring. Context: The …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Conservation related issues. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Categorization of IUCN red list, features and criteria, recent additions from India to the list. Context: The hump-backed Mahseer, found in the waters of the …
Topics Covered: IPR related issues. GI Certification for five varieties of Indian coffee What to study? For Prelims: GI tags and about Kandhmal Haldi. For Mains: Significance of GI tags. Context: The DPIIT has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee. Coffee varieties that have received the …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 16 MARCH 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 …
Insights into Editorial: Paradigm shift for TB control Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the biggest killer disease in India, outnumbering all other infectious diseases put together this despite our battle against it from 1962, when the National TB Programme (NTP) was launched. All hope was pinned on mass BCG vaccination …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 30 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: Salient features of world’s physical geography. General Studies – 1 Topic: The salient aspects …
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Topic: Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption. 7) Explain the essentials of information sharing and citizen charter in …
Topic : Disaster and disaster management. 6) It is not only the intensity of environmental disasters that makes disasters devastating but poverty also has a huge bearing. Critically analyse.(250 words) Reference Why this question: The article evaluates the tropical cyclone Idai that recently rampaged south-eastern Africa – one of the worst disasters ever to …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 5) Discuss the key proposals of island protection zone (IPZ) 2019 recently notified for Andaman and Nicobar . Discuss the Concerns raised over relaxation of certain norms under it. …
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. 4) The MCC Is not legally binding and there is no great punishment or penalty for violating it. unless the violation can be prosecuted under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Code of …
Topic-Salient features of world’s physical geography. 3) Explain the meridional circulation of the atmosphere and its importance in world climate.(250 words) Why this question: Question is based on the concept of Meridional circulation of the atmosphere and it significance in World climate. Demand of the question: This question seeks to examine the role of …
Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 2) Explain the concept of discordant drainage? Do structure and lithological aspects always control drainage systems? Explain with examples. (250 words) Why this question: The question is based on the concept of types of drainage system and role of structure and lithological aspects as a control factor …
Topic: The salient aspects of Art forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) Indian music not just showcases the diversity of dialect and intellect but also is an evidence of diversity in taste. Comment.(250 words) Why this question: The question is to examine the significance Indian Music as to in what way …
