TEST-25- INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: 08 April 2019
INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: TEST-25
Day: April 8, 2019
Cut Off Marks – UPSC Civil Services Exam 2018 (Prelims and Mains cut off Marks)
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 08 April 2019
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 08 April 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: 08 April 2019
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 08 April 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Battle of Kangla Tongbi What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Battle- causes, effects, features and significance. …
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PMUY
Topics Covered: Schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society. PMUY What to study? For Prelims: PMU- key features. For Mains: PMUY- objectives, features, significance and measures needed to sustain the momentum. Context: According to a recent survey, most rural households with LPG (liquiefied petroleum gas) connections still use chulhas with firewood …
President of World Bank
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. President of World Bank What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Procedure and criteria for the post of President of World Bank, functions. Context: David Malpass has been appointed as the President of World Bank. He was nominated by the US …
Service Voter
Topics Covered: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Service Voter What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Who is a Service Voter, how can he cast vote, significance and challenges associated. Context: The soldiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were the first to cast their vote for the 2019 Lok …
Battle of Kangla Tongbi
Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Battle of Kangla Tongbi What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Battle- causes, effects, features and significance. Why in News? The Platinum Jubilee of the Battle of Kangla Tongbi War was commemorated …
Insights into Editorial: Outer clarity: on ‘weaponisation’ of outer space
Insights into Editorial: Outer clarity: on ‘weaponisation’ of outer space Context: India gets surveillance satellite: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country’s first electronic surveillance satellite, EMISAT, from Sriharikota in coastal Andhra Pradesh. As many as 28 small satellites of international customers were also put in space as secondary riders. Space-based electronic …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 08 April 2019
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 08 April 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., geographical features and …
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7) Moral defiance is better than Moral silence. Comment.(250 words)
Topic: Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion. 7) Moral defiance is better than Moral silence. Comment.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon Why this question: The question wants us to write in detail about the meaning and scope of ethics and morals and …
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6) What do you understand by Public finance management system & how it has the potential of increasing transparent & accountability? Also elaborate on the challenges of adopting it. (250 words)
Topic: Transparency and accountability. 6) What do you understand by Public finance management system & how it has the potential of increasing transparent & accountability? Also elaborate on the challenges of adopting it. (250 words) why this question: The question is about discussing Public finance management system and significance of transparency and accountability therein. Key …
5) Discuss the significance of global coalition for clean cooling that was recently adopted, also trace India’s efforts in this direction.(250 words)
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 5) Discuss the significance of global coalition for clean cooling that was recently adopted, also trace India’s efforts in this direction.(250 words) Reference Why this question: The Global Cooling Coalition was launched recently at the first Global Conference on Synergies between the 2030 Agenda and Paris …
4) Discuss the pressure that below average Monsoon has on rural employment and the economy as a whole in India and what needs to be done by the administration to manage the same?(250 words)
Topic : Climatic anomalies Indian monsoons. 4) Discuss the pressure that below average Monsoon has on rural employment and the economy as a whole in India and what needs to be done by the administration to manage the same?(250 words) The hindu Why this question: The article captures the assessment from agency, Skymet about the …
3) What are FDC drugs and why has the govt decided to ban them? Do you think the battle on combination drugs seems far from over. Critically analyse. (250 words)
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. 3) What are FDC drugs and why has the govt decided to ban them? Do you think the battle on combination drugs seems far from over. Critically analyse. (250 words) Govt may ban over 150 combination drugs (mint ePaper, 8 Apr 2019, …
2) Examine the constructive and destructive effects of volcanic eruptions with suitable examples. (250 words)
Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. 2) Examine the constructive and destructive effects of volcanic eruptions with suitable examples. (250 words) Reference Why this …
1) Do you think artificial recharge of the groundwater can solve India’s groundwater crisis? Present your argument with suitable case study.(250 words)
Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. 1) Do you think artificial recharge of the groundwater can solve India’s groundwater crisis? Present your argument with …
