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INTERNATIONAL India-Brazil on their take on Global Governance Of late, Snooping has become an area of concern w.r.t the mass surveillance that was carried out by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). So India, Brazil and other countries are gearing up to work out a strategy on “global governance of the cyberspace” to protect privacy, …
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DOWNLOAD PDF Questions From The Hindu – 17/10/2013 1. “While drafting policies for the people, the concerns of citizens should be addressed by the government, not excluded.” Critically examine the statement in the light of West Bengal government’s ban on cycles on certain roads in Kolkatta. Suggest measures to accommodate slow moving vehicles on busy Indian roads. (250 Words) …
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Ethics Case Study: 20 Rajendra is a reputed structural engineer and is working for a major metro rail project. He is in charge of design,construction and positioning of pillars of metro flyover. A junior engineer in his team tells him that there is a major flaw in two erected pillars supporting a section of the …
QUESTIONS: 17/10/2013 (Topics: Parliament -structure and functioning; Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive; Issues relating to poverty) Bring out the aberrations of the parliamentary system of government in India. (250 Words) Distinguish between Cabinet Secretariat and Prime Minister’s Secretariat. Which of these is more important? (200 Words) What is the incidence of poverty in India? How …
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QUESTIONS: 17/10/2013 ( Topics – Memory) Explain Anterograde and retrograde amnesia. (100 Words) What is working memory? Explain. (250 Words)
DOWNLOAD PDF Questions From The Hindu – 16/10/2013 1. Do you think allowing ‘sustainable’ economic activities in the Ecologically Sensitive Areas would not affect the biodiversity in the region? Comment in the light of the recent recommendations given by Mr. Kasturirangan, committee on Western Ghats. (200 Words) Link 2. Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (50 …
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DOWNLOAD PDF NATIONAL A third of Western Ghats to get protective cover The Environment Ministry has decided to turn approximately 60,000 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six States (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) into an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). The area will turn into a ‘no-go zone’ for mining …
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Ethics Case Study-19: Ethics in Private Relationships; Moral Dilemma Raghu and Ragini loved each other a lot. When everything seemed fine, Ragini was forcefully married off to a wealthy guy by her parents and sent to a distant country thanks to Raghu’s lower caste. Raghu was heartbroken and slipped into depression. He swore that he …
QUESTIONS: 16/10/2013(Topics–sensation attention and perception;development ) What is perceptual organisation? What processes influence it? (200 Words) “Heredity sets the limits and environment provides opportunities to reach that limit”. Discuss (200 Words)
QUESTIONS: Day-1 (Paper-I Topic– Introduction -Wilson’s view of Public administration) “The field of Public Administration is a field of business.”(Woodrow Wilson) Comment. (CSE 2009/20 marks-200 Words) “Calling Woodrow Wilson, the father of Public Administration is doing injustice to equally or even more eminent contributions made prior to him.” Comment. (CSE 2008/ 20 marks-200 Words)
DOWNLOAD PDF NATIONAL Arms Act was mentioned in today’s newspaper, but nothing significant so we have put only details related to Arm’s Act. Arms Act The Arms Act of 1959, is an act of Indian law to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition to curb illegal weapons and violence using illegal …
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Questions From The Hindu – 15/10/2013 1.What is Law of the Sea? Explain provisions of UNCLOS in relation to recent developments with respect to India. (200 Words) Link Reference 2. What is the difference between headline inflation and core inflation? Explain why low inflation is very important for high economic growth. (250 Words) Link Reference – 1 Reference – …
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QUESTIONS: DAY-79 (Topics: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages; Issues relating to poverty; vulnerable sections of the population – previous year questions) How did the Government of India Act, 1935 mark a point of no return in the history of constitutional development in India? (250 Words) What are the social and economic consequences of abolishing child labour in …
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Ethics Case Study-18: Ethical Dilemma Sanjay was busy whole year making preparations for his only sister’s wedding. On the day of the wedding, just before Vivah Muhurtam, the parents come to know that Mangalyam is missing. There is a palpable tension around. Sanjay, who is very angry, tells everyone that he would buy one and come …
DOWNLOAD PDF Questions From The Hindu – 14/10/2013 Opinion Page 1. “In India a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country’s courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure.” Critically comment on the need for judicial reforms in the context …
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Ethics Case Study-17: Decision Making, Objectivity. Mihir is a new Panchayat secretary. Within few days he got a circular which said that he should soon conduct Grama Sabha to finalize the action plan of MGNREGA. Action plan contains the list of works to be undertaken in the villages and their estimated expenditures. This should be …
This is a new initiative. It was not on the cards, but thanks to Meeta Myskar, a reader of this blog, who has promised to send good questions on Psychology till December. I hope aspirants with Psychology optional come together and participate actively to enrich their writing skills. QUESTIONS: DAY – 1 (Psychology) “Poverty and …
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QUESTIONS: DAY-78 (Topics: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States; Indian constitution features – Previous year questions) Comment on the financial relations between the Union and the states in India. Has post-1991 liberalization in any was affected it? (250 Words) Would you say that the implementation of the Panchayati System in the last 20 …
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DOWNLOAD PDF NATIONAL A plea for reinstating the Shah Panel The Shah Commission will be prematurely dismantled even before its investigations will be completed on October 16th, 2013. Earlier the commission was extended twice – in 2012 and early 2013. This has led to widespread protests across the country especially the tribal areas. The tribal …
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Debate – Week One Last month few aspirants had asked me to start a forum for them to discuss civil services related issues. Now time has come to explore this idea. A new forum will not be started though, but an alternative idea has struck me. It will be named ‘Insights Weekend Debates’. What is …
