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Introduction: On March 16th every year, India observes National Vaccination day, also known as Immunization day. It was on this day in 1995 that the first dose of Oral Polio vaccine was given in India. The initiative to eradicate polio from the country came in the form of the Pulse Polio Campaign launched by …
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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 STRATEGY – Towards smart preparation in Uncertain times – How to Clear UPSC IAS Prelims? Click Here MOTIVATION – I am finding InstaTests …
Please find the PDF files of InstaTests [CSAT ] 1 to 10 which are part of ongoing Insta 75 Days Revision Plan. These files are meant for easy revision of InstaTests. Please revise these ONLY after giving daily InstaTests HERE. Just giving these tests directly will give you knowledge, but solving these by following Insta 75 …
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Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. District mineral foundation (DMF) funds. 2. New measures under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. 3. South Korean model to control COVID 19 spread. 4. What’s in the US’s historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package? Facts for Prelims: 1. Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization. GS Paper : …
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Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. What’s in the US’s historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package? Context: The US Senate has unanimously approved a $2.2 trillion economic package to contain the damage caused to the country’s economy due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The package is the largest …
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Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. South Korean model to control COVID 19 spread Context: The Korean Model, a vigorous regime of “trace, test, treat”, has shown remarkable results in controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus, without putting a nationwide lockdown in place. How is the situation in Korea? Korea is now in full …
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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. New measures under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana What to study? For Prelims: Key components and features of the …
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Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. District mineral foundation (DMF) funds What to study? For Prelims: About DMFs, composition, funds and jurisdiction, about PMKKKY, pneumoconiosis. For Mains: reforms needed. Context: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said state governments should use district mineral foundation (DMF) funds for response and preparedness to fight the novel …
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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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The Competition Act: The Competition Act, 2002, as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and M&A), which causes or likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition within India. Background: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in October …
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: History of …
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: Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world. 1. Discuss the non-geographical factors responsible …
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Topic: Case study 7. Mr. X worked in the human resources department that was interviewing applicants for a top job in a widget company. After reading many applications, one stood out way ahead of the others. Then he realized that he knew the applicant, Mr. Y. They had hung out together when they were teenagers. …
Topic: 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. 6. What is Laser Surface Micro texturing? Discuss the significance of it.(250 words) Reference: pib.go.in Why this question: International Advanced Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), …
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Topic: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. 5. “In the global civil nuclear commerce, India should create a mature domestic market for nuclear power with a sizeable installed capacity of both indigenous and foreign reactors.” Do you agree? Comment.(250 words) Reference: Live Mint Why this question: During the recent visit of the President of …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 4. Deliberate the major amendments in the competition bill 2019 which would meaningfully change the enforcement of competition law in the country.(250 words) Reference: Financial Express Why this question: The Indian Government constituted the Competition Law …
Topic: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 3. Explain why the Indian Constitution has been argued to have created a ‘federation with a centralizing tendency’. (250 words) Reference: Indian Polity by Lakshmikant , Live Mint Why this question: The question is from the static portions of GS paper II and …
Topic: Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world. 2. Fishing industry more developed in Northern Hemisphere than in Southern Hemisphere, why? Explain.(250 words) Reference: Physical Geography by Savindra Singh Why this question: The question is about Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, …
