Day: January 25, 2021

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Insights into Editorial: Removing the creases in housework valuation

    Introduction: The wife owes service and labour to her husband as much and as absolutely as the slave does to his master. The forthcoming State Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, one of the contesting party has made an eye-catching election promise that is evidently targeted at a large constituency of voters women who …

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[Insights Secure STHIR– 2021] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 25 January 2021

Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  STHIR – 2021: YEARLONG TIMETABLE Join IPM 3.0 to get an assured review of 2 secure answers everyday   General Studies – 1   Topic:  Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the …

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Explain the factors that affect the morality of human action. What are the impediments to moral actions?

Topic:  Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion. 7. Explain the factors that affect the morality of human action. What are the impediments to moral actions? (150 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon publications. Why the question: The question is part of the …

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We live in a world, which is growing very fast with its new technologies and developments. One of the fast growing trends of today’s world is consumerism. Analyze as to how consumerism affects the society?

Topic: role of Family society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 6. We live in a world, which is growing very fast with its new technologies and developments. One of the fast growing trends of today’s world is consumerism. Analyze as to how consumerism affects the society? (150 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon publications. Why …

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If we make our major ports cargo-specific, develop infrastructure on a par with global standards, and connect them with the hinterlands as well as international sea routes, they will automatically become transhipment hubs. Discuss the role that the Sagarmala initiative can play in this regard.

Topic:  Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. 5. If we make our major ports cargo-specific, develop infrastructure on a par with global standards, and connect them with the hinterlands as well as international sea routes, they will automatically become transhipment hubs. Discuss the role that the Sagarmala initiative can play in this regard. (250 …

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To enable small farmers to diversify their crops or improve their income they must have access to credit at reasonable rates of interest. Examine the reasons for low transmissibility of subsidised credit among small and marginal farmers. What are the steps required to rectify this issue?

Topic:  Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; 4. To enable small farmers to diversify their crops or improve their income they must have access to credit at reasonable rates of interest. Examine the reasons for low transmissibility of subsidised credit among small and marginal farmers. What are the steps …

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The Palk Bay conflict is exacting a high toll as it continues to be a thorn in the bilateral relationship between India and Sri Lanka and cries for early resolution. Comment.

Topic:  India and its neighborhood- relations. 3. The Palk Bay conflict is exacting a high toll as it continues to be a thorn in the bilateral relationship between India and Sri Lanka and cries for early resolution. Comment. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu  Why the question: The tragic death of four fishermen from Tamil Nadu …

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The third and the final round of the Anglo-French struggle proved decisive. The French political cause in India was doomed for good. Analyze the causes for the Failure of the French in India.

Topic:  Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues; 2. The third and the final round of the Anglo-French struggle proved decisive. The French political cause in India was doomed for good. Analyze the causes for the Failure of the French in India. (250 words) …

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From the second half of nineteenth century, it was not only a struggle between the colonial power and the Indian states but also there was struggle among the Indian powers themselves to establish political supremacy. Examine.

Topic:  Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues; 1. From the second half of nineteenth century, it was not only a struggle between the colonial power and the Indian states but also there was struggle among the Indian powers themselves to establish political supremacy. …

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