INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (12 February 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (12 February 2020) Revision Through MCQs
Day: February 13, 2020
QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 13 February 2020 – Geography
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Static Quiz, 13 February 2020 – Geography
RSTV: IN DEPTH- TAMILS OF SRI LANKA
RSTV: IN DEPTH- TAMILS OF SRI LANKA Introduction: India has once again expressed hope that the new government in Sri Lanka, led by the Rajapaksa brothers, will realise the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation. The issue figured prominently during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda …
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 13 February 2020
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 13 February 2020 Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Voting Rights of Prisoners. 2. Vivad Se Vishwas scheme. 3. Debts Recovery Tribunals. 4. Tribes of Tripura. 5. Major Port Authority Bill, 2020. 6. Don’t detain children in jails, lockups, Supreme Court tells police. GS Paper …
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Jal Jeevan Mission
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Jal Jeevan Mission What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the mission. For Mains: challenges and concerns in water conservation, ways to address them. Context: Rajasthan government has sought changes in the norms for Central assistance for the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in order …
Pesticides Management Bill 2020
Topics Covered: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. Pesticides Management Bill 2020 What to study? For Prelims: Key provisions. For Mains: Need for and significance of the bill. Context: Union …
Don’t detain children in jails, lockups, Supreme Court tells police
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Don’t detain children in jails, lockups, Supreme Court tells police What to study? For Prelims: About JJB and JJ …
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Major Port Authority Bill, 2020
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Major Port Authority Bill, 2020 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features of the bill, need for and significance of the provisions. Context: The Cabinet has given its nod to Major Ports Authority …
Tribes of Tripura
Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Tribes of Tripura What to study? For Prelims: Autonomous Councils- composition, objectives and functions. For Mains: Their significance, challenges being faced and scope for reforms. Context: The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District …
Debts Recovery Tribunals
Topics Covered: Statutory organisations. Debts Recovery Tribunals What to study? For Prelims and Mains: All about DRTs. Context: The Direct Tax Vivaad se Vishwas Bill, 2020 will now cover pending litigation in debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) as well besides those in various courts and tribunals, the Union cabinet said while approving the change to the bill. What are DRTs? Debt …
Vivad Se Vishwas scheme
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Vivad Se Vishwas scheme What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the scheme. For Mains: Need for and significance. Context: The vivad se vishwas scheme was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during …
Voting Rights of Prisoners
Topics Covered: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Voting Rights of Prisoners What to study? For Prelims: Who can and who cannot cast their votes? For Mains: Should undertrials and convicts be allowed to vote- arguments ‘For’ and ‘Against’. Context: The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking voting rights for prisoners. …
Insights into Editorial: ‘Only 82 trafficking survivors awarded relief in last 8 years’
Insights into Editorial: ‘Only 82 trafficking survivors awarded relief in last 8 years’ Context: Highlighting the poor status of compensation awarded to survivors of human trafficking in the country, response obtained through RTI queries from 25 States and seven Union Territories reveal that between March 2011 and April 2019 only 82 such victims were awarded …
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 February 2020
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 February 2020 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 exam 2018. It is not …
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[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 13 February 2020
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 13 February 2020 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE General Studies – 1 Topic: Social empowerment . Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by …
Discuss some of the key theories of Attitude formation.
Topic: Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion. 7. Discuss some of the key theories of Attitude formation. (250 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon publications Why this question: The question is again straightforward and from the static portions of GS paper IV. …
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Discuss the role of Social influence, peer-pressure in shaping behavior of a person.
Topic: Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion. 6. Discuss the role of Social influence, peer-pressure in shaping behavior of a person. (250 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon publications Why this question: The question is from the static portions of GS paper …
India needs more podiums like the National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition, to democratize innovation for ideas with great prospective societal impact. Comment.
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 5. India needs more podiums like the National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition, to democratize innovation for ideas with great prospective societal impact. Comment.(250 words) Reference: …
Discuss the indispensability of a strong relation between India and Sri Lanka.
Topic: India and its neighbourhood- relations.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4.Discuss the indispensability of a strong relation between India and Sri Lanka. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: The question is in the backdrop of Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s official visit to India. Key demand of …
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Discuss the provisions available to resolve the problem of criminalization of politics in India and also suggest steps that need to be taken to address it more effectively.
Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. 3. Discuss the provisions available to resolve the problem of criminalization of politics in India and also suggest steps that need to be taken to address it more effectively. (250 words) Reference: Hindustan Times Why this question: The Supreme Court on Thursday will pronounce its verdict …
