INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (17 February 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (17 February 2020) Revision Through MCQs
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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 18 February 2020
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 18 February 2020 Table of Contents: GS Paper 1: 1. Battle of Çanakkale/Gallipoli. 2. Permanent Commission for Women. GS Paper 2: 1. Delimitation of Constituencies. GS Paper 3: 1. SUTRA PIC. 2. Station WiFi Programme. 3. State of India’s Birds 2020. Facts for Prelims: …
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State of India’s Birds 2020
Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. State of India’s Birds 2020 What to study? For Prelims: Key findings. For Mains: Concerns expressed and ways to address them, conventions in this regard. Context: The research titled ‘State of India’s Birds 2020’ (SoIB), put together by over ten institutions and numerous citizen scientists, was released recently at the ongoing United …
Station WiFi Programme
Topics Covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Station WiFi Programme What to study? For Prelims: Key features. For Mains: Significance of the programme, why has it been stopped now? Context: Five years after it …
Insights Toppers @ UPSC 2019
Rank 004 SHREYANS KUMAT Online Prelims Test Series + Website Rank 005 Srushti Deshmukh Online Prelims + mains Rank 010 Tanmay Online Prelims Test Series + Website Rank 017 Rahul S Offline Mains Test Series + Interview Rank 018 Rishita Online Mains Rank 025 Gondani Vaibhav Sunil Online Prelims Rank 028 Kajal Jawla Online Prelims …
SUTRA PIC
Topics Covered: Economics of animal rearing. SUTRA PIC What to study? For Prelims:Key features of the programme. For Mains: Need for and significance of indigenous cow breeds. Context: The government has unveiled a programme to research on ‘indigenous’ cows- SUTRA PIC. About SUTRA PIC- Scientific Utilisation Through Research Augmentation-Prime Products from Indigenous Cows: It is …
Delimitation of Constituencies
Topic covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Delimitation of Constituencies What to study? For prelims and mains: What is delimitation, why is it needed, how is it carried out and special provisions w.r.t to J&K. Context: About six months after the State of Jammu and Kashmir was split …
Permanent Commission for Women
Topics Covered: Issues related to women. Permanent Commission for Women What to study? For Prelims: What was the issue? What is Permanent Commission? For Mains: Significance and implications of this judgment. Context: The Supreme Court has brought women officers in 10 streams of the Army on a par with their male counterparts in all respects, …
Battle of Çanakkale/Gallipoli
Topics Covered: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawing of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. Battle of Çanakkale/Gallipoli What to study? For Prelims: Overview of the battle and outcomes. For Mains: Significance …
QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 18 February 2020 – Art and Culture
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Static Quiz, 18 February 2020 – Art and Culture
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 18 February 2020
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 18 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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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 4 February 2020
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 4 February 2020 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: Why have LPG prices seen a sharp rise?
Insights into Editorial: Why have LPG prices seen a sharp rise? Context: In recent, LPG prices, which are revised on a monthly basis, went up again. The rate for unsubsidised, 14.2 kg cylinders has risen by a steep Rs.144.50 in Delhi, at Rs.858.50. In January 2020, a non-subsidised LPG cylinder cost ₹714 in Delhi. In …
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[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 18 February 2020
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 18 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: Role of women and women’s organization, Social empowerment. 1. “Supreme Court’s ruling …
Compare and contrast the concept of ‘Empathy’ as practiced in the western societies with that our society.
Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections. 7.Compare and contrast the concept of ‘Empathy’ as practiced in the western societies with that our society. (250 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon Publications Why this question: The question aims to …
“Without tolerance and harmony the lasting peace of societies cannot be maintained, and loyalty for each other cannot be established.” Illustrate with examples.
Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections. 6. “Without tolerance and harmony the lasting peace of societies cannot be maintained, and loyalty for each other cannot be established.” Illustrate with examples. (250 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon Publications …
What is Darknet? Discuss the key challenges involved in fighting the Darknet. Also suggest strategy to deal with it.
Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention. 5. What is Darknet? Discuss the key challenges involved in fighting the Darknet. Also suggest strategy to deal with it. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: The …
With electoral process in India is becoming increasingly advanced in terms of use of data, there is a need for a data protection framework to uphold a voter’s informational autonomy. Elucidate.
Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 4.With electoral process in India is becoming increasingly advanced in terms of use of data, there is a need for a data protection framework to uphold a voter’s informational …
Do you think India’s desire to diversify its defence imports wedged India-Russia relations in recent past? Examine.
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 3. Do you think India’s desire to diversify its defence imports wedged India-Russia relations in recent past? Examine. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: In the 5th India Russia military industry conference held during …
Discuss the merits and costs of involving children in protests and political actions while bringing out the constitutional provisions associated with the same in our country.
Topic: Indian Constitution– historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 2. Discuss the merits and costs of involving children in protests and political actions while bringing out the constitutional provisions associated with the same in our country. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: The question is in the background of …