INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 25 May 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Day: May 26, 2020
QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 26 May 2020 – Geography
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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RSTV: IN DEPTH: A-SAT MISSILE
Introduction: India joined an elite club of nations who possess an anti-satellite technology. The technological mission, named Mission Shakti, was led by DRDO with an aim to strengthen India’s overall security. Experts say, the capability of attacking a satellite in a orbit closer to Earth will give a tactical weapons edge to the country. …
[VIDEO] InstaDaily Current Affairs and News Analysis (The Hindu) and Answer Writing Guidance (I-CAN) May 26, 2020
JOIN Insights Prelims TEST SERIES and Mains (IPM) TEST SERIES – 2021 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’ – …
DAY – 73 (InstaTest-73): Insta 75 Days Revision Plan-2020: Topic – Art & Culture, Previous year UPSC papers – 2015, January 2020 CA
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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 26 May 2020
Table of Contents: GS Paper 1: 1. Ramkinkar Baij. 2. Purandara Dasa. GS Paper 2: 1. Govt notifies BS-VI emission norms for quadricycles. 2. What are heatwaves? 3. No answers yet for Somalia. GS Paper 3: 1. What is ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna or ANITA? 2. Stubble burning. Facts for Prelims: 1. …
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Stubble burning
Topics Covered: Conservation and pollution related issues. Stubble burning What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Crop burning- why, concerns, effects on environment and health, their regulation and the need for a comprehensive policy on this. Context: With wheat harvesting over in Punjab, the State has witnessed a spike in incidents of stubble burning against …
What is ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna or ANITA?
Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. What is ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna or ANITA? What to study? For Prelims and Mains: ANITA- objectives m functions and findings. Context: The news that a NASA experiment has indicated the possibility of a parallel …
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No answers yet for Somalia
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. No answers yet for Somalia What to study? For Prelims and Mains: UNCLOS and overview of the dispute. Context: In the wake of COVID 19 pandemic, upcoming public hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Somalia’s maritime …
What are heatwaves?
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. What are heatwaves? What to study? For Prelims: What are heat waves and how are they classified? For Mains: Why is India vulnerable, effects of heatwaves on health, environment and economy, how should India be prepared? Context: Several parts of north India are reeling under an intense heatwave with …
Govt notifies BS-VI emission norms for quadricycles
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Govt notifies BS-VI emission norms for quadricycles What to study? For Prelims: Overview of these norms. For Mains: Difference between BS4 and BS6 emission norms, significance. Context: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has …
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Purandara Dasa
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Purandara Dasa What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key contributions to literature and Bhakti movement, important compositions. Context: Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums will soon commence field research work at Keshavapura in Araga …
Ramkinkar Baij
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Ramkinkar Baij What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key contributions to the modern art. Context: Ministry of Culture’s National Gallery of Modern Art will organise virtual tour titled “Ramkinkar Baij, Journey through silent transformation …
Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 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: Modern Indian …
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 26 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 SECURE SYNOPSIS: 22 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: Issues relating …
Insights into Editorial: MGNREGA work demand at five-year high, shows stress in informal sector
Context: The monthly demand for rural jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has touched a new high at 3.95 crore until May 20, with analysts saying it will most likely cross 4 crores by the end of the month. This is significantly higher than the month-wise demand this year, which …
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 26 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: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and …
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Define attitude. What is the process through which attitudes are formed? Elucidate.
Topic: Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion 7. Define attitude. What is the process through which attitudes are formed? Elucidate. (250 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon publications Why this question: The question is from the static portions of GS paper IV. …
No amount of marketing reforms will lead to higher price realisation for farmers if the underlying macroeconomic conditions are unfavourable to agriculture and farmers. Do you agree? Analyse.
Topic: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, – different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. 6. No amount of marketing reforms will lead to higher price realisation for farmers if the underlying macroeconomic conditions are unfavourable …
