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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 08 June 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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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 07 June 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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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 08 June 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. NITI Aayog What to study? For Prelims: Composition of NITI Aayog, various initiatives. For Mains: Cooperative federalism- meaning, significance and efforts by the government. Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved …
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Topics Covered: Awareness in space. NASA’s InSight spacecraft What to study? For prelims: Key facts on InSIght Mission. For mains: Why study mars, Objectives of the mission and its significance. Context: NASA’s InSight lander is having some problems. The instrument, called a “mole,” was designed to hammer itself deep under the Martian …
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. RBI issues revised norms to deal with stressed assets What to study? For prelims: key highlights of the guidelines, about ICA. For mains: need for and significance of these guidelines. Context: Following the quashing of its ‘revised framework …
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Topics Covered: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Registration of political parties under Section 29A of the RP Act, 1951 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Registration of political parties and provisions governing them, benefits of registration. Context:The Election Commission of India has declared the National People’s Party as …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Home Ministry warns NGOs What to study? For Prelims: FCRA guidelines on foreign funding to NGOs, eligibility. For Mains: Misuse of foreign funds, issues and the need for stringent measures to prevent the …
Topics covered: Food security related issues. Shanta Kumar Committee What to study? For prelims: about FCI, key recommendations. For mains: FCI- issues, need for reforms and measures to revamp. Context: Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan lays down the future roadmap for Food Corporation of …
Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. NITI Aayog What to study? For Prelims: Composition of NITI Aayog, various initiatives. For Mains: Cooperative federalism- meaning, significance and efforts by the government. Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the reconstitution of government of India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog. About NITI Aayog: …
Insights into Editorial: Why is China laying down gene editing rules? Context: In a bid to make babies immune to infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a researcher from the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, used a clinically untested gene editing tool (CRISPR-Cas9) to modify a particular gene. The tool …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 08 June 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: India and its neighborhood- relations. General Studies – 1 Topic: urbanization, their problems and …
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Topic:Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 7)Humans roam the earth, not the heavens, so …
Topic: Agriculture. 6) Agrarian distress is majorly a result of low farm prices and low agricultural productivity. Suggest measures which could help in realizing the goal of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022. (250 words) Reference Why this question: The question is straightforward and is about discussing extent of agriculture distress. Key demand of the question: …
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 5) What do understand by tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) that was recently signed with Marshall Islands? Discuss in detail its features along with its significance. (250 words) The hindubuisnessline Why this question: Recently India notified a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the Marshall Islands. Demand of …
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 4) “Though neighbourhood first remains India’s foreign policy priority, but the emphasis has shifted from SAARC to BIMSTEC”. Analyse.(250 words) Indianexpress Why this question: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his second innings in diplomacy this week with a visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka, his foreign minister Subrahmanyam …
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora 3) Write a note on New START treaty. What are its key features? Discuss its significance. (250 words) Reference Why this question: Recently Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia was prepared to drop New START with the …
