Topics covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Basavanna What to study? For prelims and mains: contributions of basavanna to Indian Literature and philosophy. Context: Basava Jayanthi was observed on birthday of Basavanna, a Hindu Kannada poet of 12th century. …
Topics covered : Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) What’s important? For Prelims: BRO and projects implemented by it. For Mains: Significance of border roads and the need for reforms in BRO. Context: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its Raising Day on 07 May 2019. About BRO: …
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 08 May 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: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. …
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Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions 7) “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Discuss the statement in the light of the virtue of raising voice against the wrongs. (250 words) Ethics by Lexicon Why …
Topic : Infrastructure – Energy 6) Discuss the objectives of Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), How far has UDAY been able to address the stagnation/decline in the electricity generation capacity of State power utilities?(250 words) The hindu Why this question: The article highlights the recent report made by Crisil that suggested State-owned power generation …
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 5) What are NBFCs? How are they different from banks? Discuss their financial activities and the issues currently being faced by the Indian NBFCs. (250 words) Livemint Why this question: The article highlights the ripple effect of the NBFCs crisis …
Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 4) Discuss the importance of ‘Climate resilience’ in the eventualities of disasters. Explain how building climate-resilient structures aid to minimise long-term cost of reconstruction in the disaster hit regions.(250 words) Reference Why this question: The article discusses in detail the commendable emergency response to cyclone Fani that saved lives in Odisha, …
Topic: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 3) What is Intra – Afghan Dialogue? With India being a key player in the Afghanistan’s peace process, Discuss the effects of such a doialogue n India. (250 words) Hindustantimes Why this question: The question is in …
Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc. 2) What do you understand by Pacific decadal oscillation? discuss in detail the causative factors and effects.(250 words) The hindu Why this question: The article captures the context of Northeast India, one of the wettest places on the Earth that has been experiencing …
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) Discuss the role played by the geographical factors such as physiography and climatic phenomena in determining the air …
INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: TEST-54
Download InsightsIAS Revision Tests for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2019: Tests 49 to 52 Following are the compilations of Revision Tests 49 to 52 which we are posting under our 75 Days Revision Plan -2019. One document has ONLY Questions and another one has both questions and solutions. We hope these documents will help …
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 07 May 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Karnataka’s order capping weight of school bags What to study? For prelims: Highlights of …
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Election Commission observers What to study? For Prelims and Mains: EC observers- appointment, roles and functions. Context: The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Election Commission, the West Bengal government and others on a plea challenging the appointment of two retired bureaucrats as special observer and Central police observer in the State …
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) What to study? For Prelims: Kalasa- Banduri project. For Mains: All about EIA. Context: Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd., which is executing the Kalasa-Banduri project worth nearly Rs. 850 crore, has claimed that the drinking water project is …
Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- Important amendments and parts. Salient features of RPA. 10th Schedule of the Constitution What to study? For Prelims: Features of 10th schedule of the constitution, dismissal, exceptions and judicial review of the decision. For Mains: Significance of anti- defection law, concerns associated with its misuse and measures to …
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Global Ecosystem Assessment What to study? For Prelims: The report and its key findings. For Mains: Concerns, reasons for the decline in biodiversity and measures needed. Context: The first-ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform …
Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc. Pacific decadal oscillation What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Pacific decadal oscillation- meaning, causes and effects. Context: Northeast India, one of the wettest places on the Earth has been experiencing rapid drying, especially in the last 30 …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Karnataka’s order capping weight of school bags What to study? For prelims: Highlights of the order. For Mains: Need for and significance of the order, concerns associated with the issue. Context: …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 06 May 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 …
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