INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 9 May 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Day: May 11, 2020
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Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 7 May 2020
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 …
QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 11 May 2020 – Economy
INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019 Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 5 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Information Welcome to Insights IAS Static Quiz. We have already outlined details of this New Initiative HERE. You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading... …
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[VIDEO] InstaDaily Current Affairs and News Analysis (The Hindu) and Answer Writing Guidance (I-CAN) May 09-11, 2020
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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 11 May 2020
Table of Contents: GS Paper 1: 1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale. 2. Maharana Pratap. 3. Sample Registration System (SRS). GS Paper 2: 1. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. 2. Vizag Gas Leak: ‘Strict Liability’ Or ‘Absolute Liability’? 3. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991. 4. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). …
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Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)
Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Location and conflict surrounding PoK. Context: Indian government has decided to begin weather forecasts for regions under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) — Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Mirpur. After DD and AIR started airing weather forecasts from PoK regions, In return …
Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key provisions and significance of the act. Context: The gas leak at LG Polymers India Private Ltd in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh has brought back the …
Vizag Gas Leak: ‘Strict Liability’ Or ‘Absolute Liability’?
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Vizag Gas Leak: ‘Strict Liability’ Or ‘Absolute Liability’? What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Differences between absolute and strict liabilities, their evolution, applicability in Vizag gas leak case. Context: The National Green Tribunal‘s order …
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Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 What to study? For Prelims: Key provisions. For Mains: Significance of the legislation and its need for implementation now, challenges faced by migrants …
Sample Registration System (SRS)
Topics Covered: Population and related issues. Sample Registration System (SRS) What to study? For Prelims: Key findings and the best and worst performers. For Mains: Relevance of these data and measures need to achieve low IMR and MMR. Context: Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin has been released by the Registrar General of India. It is …
Maharana Pratap
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Maharana Pratap What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key contributions and their significance. Context: May 9 marks birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap, the 13th Rajpur king of Mewar. Maharana Pratap was born in 1540 …
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Gopal Krishna Gokhale What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key contributions to the freedom movement and their impact. Context: PM paid tributes to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary. He was born on 9 May 1866. Who …
RSTV: IN DEPTH- CYCLONE FANI
Introduction: Cyclone Fani is the first cyclone to be categorised “severe” by the Indian meteorological department since Cyclone Mala made landfall in Myanmar in 2006. Cyclones are given many names in different regions of the world. They are known as typhoons in the China Sea and Pacific Ocean; hurricanes in the West Indian …
Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 6 May 2020
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QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 May 2020
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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Insights into Editorial: ‘One nation, one ration card’ scheme: 5 more states join the initiative
Context: Previously it was announced that all other States/UTs having attained requisite readiness for inter-State portability, shall be integrated in a phased manner. Thereby, enabling nation-wide portability of ration card holders to receive subsidized food grains under NFSA from anywhere in the country by 1st June 2020. The Union Minister said that this initiative …
[PDF] Insights InstaTest CSAT 41 to 43: Insta 75 Days Revision Plan – 2020
Please find the PDF files of InstaTests [CSAT ] 41 to 43 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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[PDF] Insights InstaTest 45 to 48 : Insta 75 Days Revision Plan – 2020
Please find the PDF files of InstaTests 45 to 48 which are part of ongoing Insta 75 Days Revision Plan. We have created separate files for Questions and Solutions of General Studies Paper 1 and CSAT. These files are meant for easy revision of InstaTests. Please revise these ONLY after giving daily InstaTests HERE. Just giving …
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[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 11 May 2020
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: The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. 1. “What the reforms of 1909 gave to …
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