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Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Why govt is encouraging ethanol production? 2. How Kerala’s Kasaragod has fought coronavirus? 3. Additional trade barriers violate WTO’s principle of non-discrimination: China. 4. COVID-19 Rural Poor Stimulus Facility. 5. New Development Bank. GS Paper 3: 1. PM-KISAN Scheme. 2. What is Monetary Policy and Monetary Policy …
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Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Artificial Neural Networks based global Ionospheric Model (ANNIM) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: The model, how it operates and all about ionosphere. Context: Researchers from Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Navi Mumbai, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, have developed a …
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Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. What Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? What to study? For Prelims: MPC- composition, objectives and functions. For Mains: Significance of monetary policy, role of RBI and how is it managed? Context: The rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be meeting …
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. PM KISAN What to study? For Prelims: Features of the scheme. For Mains: Significance and performance of the scheme. Context: Under PM-KISAN Scheme Rs. 17,793 crores …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. New Development Bank What to study? For Prelims and Mains: NDB- roles, composition, objectives and functions. Context: Finance Minister of India recently attended the 5th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank through video-conference. About the New Development Bank: It …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. COVID-19 Rural Poor Stimulus Facility What to study? For Prelims: Overview of the new fund, target groups and about IFAD. For Mains: Significance and the need for supportive measures for the poor worldwide. Context: Given the magnitude of the challenge presented by the COVID-19 …
Topics Covered: India and neighbours. Additional trade barriers violate WTO’s principle of non-discrimination: China What to study? For Prelims: Latest FDI measures announced. For Mains: Need for and significance of these measures, China’s concerns. Context: China has said that the additional barriers set by India for investors from specific countries violate World Trade Organisation’s principle of non-discrimination, and go against …
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Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. How Kerala’s Kasaragod has fought coronavirus? What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Overview of successful models in containing COVID 19 spread and how and why these models should be replicated across the country? Context: Recently, the Centre …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Why govt is encouraging ethanol production? What to study? For Prelims: ethanol- production and benefits. For Mains: Need for blending and the demand for increased production? Context: Surplus rice available with the FCI is allowed …
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Context: The Health Ministry circulated a chart comparing India’s doubling rate for COVID-19 with those of seven other countries, including the six that had the highest number of cases as of that date. Doubling rate here refers to how many days it takes for a country’s case count to double. While the doubling rate of …
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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 …
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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: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. 1. Akbar was a great social …
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Topic: supply chain management. 7. “Supply chain challenges in a situation of a long nationwide lockdown are immense, and complex.”, discuss the possible role that e-commerce can play in such a situation.(250 words) Reference: Financial Express Why this question: The question is based on the Supply chain challenges that the country is witnessing amidst the …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 6. What do you understand by a social vaccine? How far did it succeed in the case of HIV pandemic in the past? Can we now replicate it for the case of Corona pandemic? Analyse.(250 words) Reference: The Hindu …
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. 5. The IMF has stated grave estimates of the global economy in the coming future owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, what measures should India take to avert the worst coming? Elaborate. …
Topic: Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. 4. Social media often acts as a petri dish for rumors and delusions that can go viral and infect the minds of millions, examine and suggest what needs to be done to overcome the challenges of social media.(250 words) Reference: India Today ,Economic …
Topic: 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. 3. The country has seen emergence of a generation of ‘new’ educated middle class among SCs and STs. What affirmative …
