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GIVE THESE INSTA TESTS NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING TO BE YOUR SCORE OR HOW MUCH UNDER-PREPARED YOU ARE!. DON’T RUN AWAY FROM WHAT’S DIFFICULT! THERE IS NO SHORTCUT TO SUCCESS MOTIVATION – How to Stay Consistent? Click Here DOWNLOAD – PDF Files of InstaTests for Quick Revision Click Here MOTIVATION – Read our …
Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Supreme Court dismisses pleas against post-based reservation in Karnataka. 2. World Consumer Day. 3. What is a Country-by-Country (CbC) Report? GS Paper 3: 1. Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC). 2. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). PIB one liner facts. GS Paper : 2 Topics …
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Topics Covered: Disaster and disaster management. National Disaster Response Force What to study? For Prelims: NDRF- key facts. For Mains: Significance and the role of NDRF in disaster management in the country. Context: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has trained more than 15,000 staff deployed at the air and land ports across the country …
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. Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: SFAC- objectives, functions and significance. Context: Agricultural and Processed Food …
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Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. What is a Country-by-Country (CbC) Report? What to study? For Prelims: What is CbC report? For Mains: Need for and significance of these reports. Context: With Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) notifying rules for furnishing “Country-by-Country Report” (CbC) specifying information pertaining …
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Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. World Consumers Day What to study? For Prelims and Mains: WCD- significance, theme, features and CPA. What is it? 15 March is World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), an annual occasion …
Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Supreme Court dismisses pleas against post-based reservation in Karnataka What to study? For Prelims: A 355, overview of Karnataka law on reservation, key observations made by SC in relevant cases. For Mains: Significance and implications of the judgment. Context: The Supreme Court …
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INSTA OPEN THREAD FRIDAY(IOTF) is an innovative initiative started by InsightsonIndia to provide an opportunity for aspirants to interact Live with Mentors, Admin, and Faculties. Last week, we saw an exciting and constructive participation from the participants. We tried to clear doubts and queries related to General Preparation Strategy and INSTA Revision PLAN. It was …
UPSC has postponed Personality Test which was being conducted as part of civil services exam 2019 until further notice due to prevailing grim situation created by COVID-19 pandemic. We think this situation will continue till at least April 15th. We don’t think Prelims – 2020 will be postponed. – unless overall situation in India normalises …
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 information. Topic: Indian Culture …
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Introduction: Delhi police got over 3,000 distress calls from people panicked over riot-related rumours like violence, arson and stone pelting across the national capital. Around one-fifth of these calls on the emergency 100 and 112 numbers came from Shaheen Bagh in South East Delhi and nearby areas in South Delhi. Panic gripped residents …
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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 a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do …
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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 information. Topic: Indian Culture …
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Context: Egypt and Ethiopia have once again locked horns over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. On Feb. 26, Ethiopia temporarily suspended its participation in the U.S.-mediated negotiations over the filling and operation of the GERD, requesting more time to deliberate on the draft agreement. With the dam 70 percent complete …
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Here is the Revision Module on Polity which consists of important current affairs from May 2019 to January 2020. If you find errors, please send a mail to offline@insightsias.com. We shall recheck and make the changes accordingly. Happy Studies. All the Best . DOWNLOAD HERE
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, communalism, regionalism & secularism. 1. Language is not only a manifestation of the diversity of the country but also the carrier of …
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Topic: social influence and persuasion. 7. “Recently announced ‘Janata curfew’ to combat the COVID-19 pandemic sets as a classical example of Social influence and persuasion as imperative measures to ensure behavioural change through public policy”. Elucidate. (250 words) Reference: Indian Express Why this question: Amid alarm bells of covid-19, PM strikes the right chord as …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. 6. should Internet be regarded as an essential service, and access to it as a fundamental right? Analyse amidst the fault lines created by digital divide and differential access. …
