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NOTE: In the following I-CAN series every day a Mains question is given and its answer is discussed on the following day. You will learn how to write effective answer through this initiative. You will feel the ‘I CAN also write answers’ – once you start following this series. Topic covered so far in this …
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Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. CollabCAD 2. World Chagas Disease Day. GS Paper 3: 1. Business Correspondents. 2. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme. 3. What is helicopter money? Facts for Prelims: 1. Festivals being celebrated in several parts of country. 2. Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF). GS Paper : 2 …
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Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues related. What is helicopter money? What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is Helicopter money, features, need for and significance? How is it different from quantitative easing? Context: Amid rising concerns over economic crisis that has been triggered by the COVID-19 lockdown; Helicopter Money is one concept that …
Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme What to study? For Prelims: Features of the SGB scheme. For Mains: The scheme and its significance for India. Context: Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to issue …
Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. Business Correspondents What to study? For Prelims: What are CSCs and who are BCs, BCs- objectives, eligibility and functions. For Mains: Significance and measures for financial inclusion. Context: SHG women working as Business Correspondents for banks (BC Sakhis) and Bank Sakhis playing a vital role in …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. World Chagas Disease Day What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Chagan disease- causes, symptoms and treatment. Context: On April 14, 2020, World Chagas Disease Day is being observed for the first time. The day is observed to spread awareness about this “silent and silenced disease”. The 72nd World …
Topics covered: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology. CollabCAD What to study? For Prelims: AIM, ATL and their important features, what is CollabCAD? For Mains: Various initiatives to promote innovation and their significance. Context: Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & National Informatics Centre (NIC) jointly launched CollabCAD in ATL schools. What is CollabCAD? It …
Introduction: The cascading effect of the global coronavirus pandemic is crippling the tourism and hospitality industry at an “astonishing pace”. Media reports suggest Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) in India have come down by about 67 per cent annually in the January-March quarter, while for domestic tourists, the figure is lower by nearly 40 per …
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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: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Social empowerment 1. With their distinctive issues and vulnerability, people with disabilities need much more upkeep …
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Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of Family society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 7. ”Gandhi’s ecological intelligence warned us of making a cult of materialism that will recoil on itself and have what we consume, consume us.” Elaborate. (250 words) Reference: Hindustan …
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. 6. knowledge-era technologies, in contrast to industrial-era technologies, promote democratization and facilitate decentralisation, do you agree? Present your analysis with suitable examples.(250 words) Reference: Indian Express Why this question: The …
Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. 5. Give an account of the factors responsible for the limited success of Lok Adalats. What measures are required to ensure that Lok Adalats function as an effective dispute redressal mechanism?(250 words) Reference: Indian polity …
Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. 4. CAG is instrumental in securing accountability of the executive to the Parliament in the sphere of financial administration. Elaborate. Enumerate the provisions made in the Constitution to ensure the independence of the CAG. (250 …
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. 3. Discuss the contributions of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in bringing Rights of Dalit and Marginalized community in the country. (250 words) Reference: Business Insider Why this question: Personalities are always an area of interest for UPSC …
Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 2. What is earth’s seismic noise? Discuss its causative factors and effects it causes on the geology of the Earth.(250 words) Reference: Indian Express Why this question: Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have reported a change in the Earth’s seismic noise and vibrations amid the coronavirus …
Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Social empowerment 1. With their distinctive issues and vulnerability, people with disabilities need much more upkeep than the rest of the population in the face of a pandemic. Comment.(250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: The article brings out the Issues faced by people with …
