Insights Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 67

QUESTIONS: DAY – 67 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER II, Topics: Capitalism – its forms and effect on the society;  salient aspects of Indian architecture) Do you agree with the assessment that the state capitalism, a form of capitalism practiced by emerging market economies, in recent years  has gained the upper hand over the liberal capitalism of the west? …

Insights Secure – 2014: Questions on Current Events Day – 1

Questions from The Hindu, 30/09/2013 Front Page 1) Should India and Pakistan talks be held hostage to border skirmishes and terrorist attacks? Comment. (250 Words) or Do you agree to the proposal that a neutral monitoring by a third party such as UN at the border in Kashmir is required to bring peace to the …

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper – V (GS – 4 – Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity))

IMPORTANT TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS - ETHICS RELATED How to prepare GS – 1 (i.e, Paper-II) How to prepare GS – 2 (i.e, Paper-III) How to prepare GS - 3 (i.e Paper - IV) UPSC has brought changes to the Civil Services Mains examination in both the pattern and the syllabus. We know that now there are 4 General Studies …

Insights Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 66

QUESTIONS: DAY – 66 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER II, Topics: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages; poverty and developmental issues) “Looking back, I am surprised at their achievements during a brief period of two years and a quarter, despite the innumerable difficulties that surrounded them.”  Comment on the legislative and administrative record of the Congress Ministries between 1937-39 in the …

Ethics Case Study – 2 – Honesty and Integrity

Jayanth is a son-in-law of a local MLA and is now posted as block development officer in his father-in-law’s constituency. He comes to know  that MLA’s followers, who are mainly small contractors and many elected members of Gram Panchayat, are hand in glove with local Panchayat officials in misusing MGNREGA funds. He finds that each …

Secure – 2014: Daily Questions On Current Events (From The Hindu)

Starting from coming Monday, every day, Insights will post varying number of questions on current events. Questions will be picked form important articles that appear  in The Hindu. Reading The Hindu with questions in mind will help in increasing keenness. For this to happen, questions should be thought provoking. I will try to take care …