INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 17 November 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
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How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE सामान्य अध्ययन – 2 विषय: कार्यपालिका और न्यायपालिका की संरचना, संगठन और कार्य- सरकार के मंत्रालय एवं विभाग, प्रभावक समूह और औपचारिक/अनौपचारिक संघ तथा शासन प्रणाली में उनकी भूमिका। 1. न्यायिक बर्बरता से आप क्या …
Introduction: The Allahabad high Court, while issuing an order in a habeas corpus writ petition recently, said it is disturbing that one should change one’s faith just for the sake of matrimony when two persons professing different religions can marry under Special Marriage Act which is ‘one of the earliest endeavours towards Uniform Civil …
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Topics Covered: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. India has dismissed as ‘fake’ a report about China’s use of ‘microwave weapons’. What are they? Context: The Indian Army has dismissed reports that said that China had used microwave weapons in eastern Ladakh as “fake” and “baseless” with a …
Topics Covered: Linkages between development and spread of extremism. What is the Mahajan Commission report on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute? Context: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s recent controversial statement over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute. Genesis of the dispute: The erstwhile Bombay Presidency, a multilingual province, included the present-day Karnataka districts of Vijayapura, Belagavi, Dharwad and …
Topics Covered: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. BRICS counter-terror strategy: Context: BRICS has unveiled a counter-terrorism strategy to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation among the member countries for effectively combating the threat. The new strategy was adopted at the bloc’s annual summit which was held in the …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Will return to nuclear deal if U.S. sanctions are lifted: Iran: Context: Iran has said that it will “automatically” return to its nuclear commitments if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions imposed over the past two years. Background: …
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Topics Covered: Issues related to health. ICMR against indiscriminate use of plasma therapy: Context: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned against indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) for treating COVID-19. Why? The ICMR has found that the therapy “did not lead to a reduction in progression to severe COVID or all-cause mortality …
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Topics Covered: 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. Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS): Context: LibTech India had recently conducted a study on MGNREGS. The report …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Defence Acquisition Procedure of 2020 (DAP 2020): Context: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at leasing trainer aircraft and light utility helicopters (LUH) for a short duration till the indigenous platforms under development are inducted …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. National Population Register (NPR): Context: The office of the Registrar-General of India (RGI) has clarified that the schedule, or the questionnaire, of the National Population Register (NPR) is “being finalised” and the information about the expected …
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Introduction: The Centre launched the auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining, with the Prime Minister formally giving the green signal and expressed optimism that it will help in reducing dependency on imports. The move is aimed at reviving the auction process, which has remained in limbo with only 31 coal blocks having been …
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Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the girls of the country that the government will decide the right age for marriage as soon as a concerned committee gives its report. In June this year, the Centre had formed a 10-member task force under Jaya Jaitley, to recommend whether the legal age of marriage for women …
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