Topics Covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. SATAT Initiative Context: Indian Oil, NTPC and SDMC have signed an MoU to develop a waste-to-energy facility at Delhi’s Okhla landfill site using gasification technology. This plant will process 17,500 tons per annum of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) produced from combustible components …
Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Reviving SAARC to deal with China Context: Amid India- China border tensions, as part of its global expansionism, China is chipping away at India’s interests in South Asia. China’s proximity to Pakistan is well known. Nepal is moving closer to China for ideational and material reasons. China is …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. PCR testing is a double-edged sword How RT-PCR is used for detecting Covid-19? The causative agent for Covid19 is the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is an RNA virus, that means it infiltrates a healthy cell to multiply and survive. Thus, the RT-PCR test is for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. In …
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana Context: In his sixth address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana till November-end and said the Central government will …
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Dear all, Earlier, we had informed you all that UPSC will give you an opportunity to change your Prelims and Mains examination Centres as it is rational in the present situation . Likewise, UPSC has now announced that you can change the examination centres for Prelims and Mains 2020. The window of submitting the revised …
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Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global economic activity to a virtual halt. While the world was long expecting a recession, the pandemic has pulled the trigger. The IMF estimates the global economy to contract by -4.9 per cent this year and the cloud to deepen should the virus not recede in the latter …
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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 : History …
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 2020. 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. To what extent is India’s …
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Topic : Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance. 7. ‘The …
Topic: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance. 6. In a …
Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India). Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 5. ‘India’s location makes …
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. 4. Write a short note on Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana and its implications. (250 words) Reference: Live mint Why the …
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Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity 3. Discuss the significance of Implementation of DK Basu judgments with respect to custodial deaths in India. (250 words) Reference: Indian Express Why the question: The article highlights …
Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 2. Just as there is wage gap between men and women in the workplace there is ‘leisure gap’ between them at home. Discuss the above statement in the context of gender inequalities in India. …
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. 1. To what extent is India’s foreign policy irreconcilably linked to the ideals promoted in the Indian national movement? Analyse. (250 words) Reference: Indian modern history by Spectrum Publications Why the question: The question aims to …
