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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Context: RBI has announced a slew of measures to boost the economy towards recovery. The RBI address comes a day after Prime Minister Modi met Finance Minister to discuss the economic situation in the country following the prolonged lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcements made by the Reserve Bank will help in infusing …
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 – 2 Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 1. The migrant …
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Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in private and public relationships. 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. Critically assess the claim that …
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Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of Family society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 6. Name and describe the theories of …
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Topic: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. 5. Fall in oil prices compels the global energy landscape to remain volatile; Do you think it’s the right time for our country to enhance its energy security? Examine.(250 words) Reference: Live Mint Why this question: Prices of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the American benchmark for crude …
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. India and its neighborhood- relations. 4. The admitting of the observer status for India in the Indian …
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. Examine and review the safeguards provided by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).(250 words) Reference: Indian polity …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 2. Discuss the conditions of Tribal Women in India, also bring out the efforts of the government to improve their conditions.(250 words) Reference: shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in Why this question: The question is straightforward and aims …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 1. The migrant workers’ plight during the lockdown has exposed the inadequacies of the legal safeguards available to them. Analyse.(250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: Seasonal migration is an important issue …
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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: population and …
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Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Vijay Mallya loses extradition appeal in UK. 2. World Press Freedom Index 2020. 3. Why oil prices fell below zero? GS Paper 3: 1. NGT raises concern over COVID-19 bio-medical waste disposal. 2. Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan. Facts for Prelims: 1. Daporijo Bridge. 2. Earth …
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Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan What to study? For Prelims: Key features, goals and targets of the scheme. For Mains: Need for and significance of the scheme. Context: Amid the lockdown for the coronavirus outbreak, Gujarat government has given its the green signal for the …
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. NGT raises concern over COVID-19 bio-medical waste disposal What to study? For Prelims: Overview of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, about NGT. For Mains: Concerns expressed by NGT, measures to address them. Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has urged the State Pollution Control Board …
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