upsc mains general studies

UPSC IAS Exam General Studies Strategy Raju Mishra, Rank – 65, CSE-2014 His Blog ALERT 1 : This is the strategy I followed for preparation of GS . It worked for me, but this is most definitely not the only way to succeed in the examination. Neither can I or anyone else guarantee that following […]

DAY – 28: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 03 July 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES Descriptive Questions We will cover Centre – State Relations, Inter-State Relations and DPSP in detail by Posting both MCQs and Mains Questions Tomorrow 1) Critically analyse how the creation of NITI […]

DAY – 26: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 01 July 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES Descriptive Questions Please CLICK on the Questions to Answer Them 1) Discuss the issue of “tribunalisation” of courts in India. Do you think it is a good development? Critically examine. (200 […]

DAY – 21: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 24 June 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES Descriptive Questions Please CLICK on the Questions to Answer Them What are the demands raised by States in their quest for greater autonomy? Critically discuss some of the measures taken by […]

DAY – 20: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 23 June 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES We will cover remaining chapters from 11th Class NCERT textbook in coming days along with the chapters from Laxmikanth Descriptive Questions Please CLICK on the Questions to Answer Them 1) Rather […]

DAY – 12: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 12 June 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES …. Descriptive Questions Please CLICK on the Questions to Answer Them 1) Write a note on the mechanism of origin and arrival of Indian monsoons. Examine which factors influence its normal arrival […]

DAY – 10: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 10 June 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES …. Descriptive Questions Please CLICK on the Questions to Answer Them 1) Explain circumstances leading to acid rain. How does acid rain affect biotic and abiotic things on earth and what […]

DAY – 9: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015 09 June 2015 Following Questions are Based on this TIMETABLE ARCHIVES …. Descriptive Questions Please CLICK on the Questions to Answer Them 1) Examine the differences between CNG and LPG. In your opinion which is clean from pollution point of view and why? […]

ARCHIVES 24 May 2014 Answer ALL the following questions in about 200 words 1. Discuss how budgeting take place in India every year. Compare this with the Budget process of the United States Government. The Hindu 2. Examine the role played by the radio during freedom struggle. The Hindu 3. Critically discuss the major threats to […]

ARCHIVES 01, March 2014 Answer following questions in about 200 Words 1. What do you understand by the open skies policy in aviation sector? Should India go for it? Substantiate. The Indian Express 2. What are the major problems faced by Indian defence sector? Analyze. Business Standard 3. “Of the many ironies besetting the Kashmir […]

ARCHIVES January 29, 2014 COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE on WILDLIFE OF INDIA Apart from a handful of the major farm animals such as cows, buffaloes, goats, poultry and sheep, India has an amazingly wide variety of animals native to the country. It is home to Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Pythons, Wolves, Foxes, Bears, Crocodiles, Rhinoceroses, Camels, Wild dogs, […]

ARCHIVES January 28, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Unique Identification Authority of India The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) assigns Unique Identification Number “Aadhaar” to residents of India on voluntary basis The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an agency of the Government of India responsible for implementing the Aadhaar Identities. The agency […]

ARCHIVES January 27, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Right To Education (RTE) Act Right to Education (RTE) is by far the most historic development in universalisation of elementary education in the country. Enacted in 2010, it implies that every child in the age group of 6 to 14 years has Right to elementary education. They are […]

ARCHIVES January 24, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES POVERTY ESTIMATION & INDICATORS (Continued from yesterday’s post) OBJECTIVES OF POVERTY ESTIMATION To build awareness on poverty and to keep it in the agenda of discourse; To design policies, programs and institution to alleviate poverty To monitor and evaluate these policies, programs and institutions that are associated […]

ARCHIVES January 23, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES POVERTY AND POVERTY ESTIMATION IN INDIA DEFINING POVERTY Poverty, droughts, underdevelopment, different sorts of inequalities and domination have been the age old problems or phenomena observed from the past to the present and across the time and space. Poverty is a very vague concept with varied connotations […]

ARCHIVES January 22, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Elderly in India The demographic transition from the young to the aged is happening faster than anticipated. Fertility rate in the India is decreasing and for the first time in census 2011,  the population in the age category of less than six years declined by a little […]

ARCHIVES January 21, 2014 INTERNATIONAL India- Japan Relationship Civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between India and Japan and controversial issues India plans to build about 20 nuclear power plants to increase the share of nuclear power in supply from the current 4% to 25% by 2050. To meet its energy needs, India would like to partner […]

ARCHIVES January 20, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Basic Features of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 The Act is designed to fulfill India’s treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The NDPS Act […]

ARCHIVES January 19, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Seven States/UTs Get Allocations Under National Food Security Act •    With the implementation of National Food Security Act in Karnataka and Chhattisgarh also, the National Food Security Act has taken off now in seven states/ UTs- Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh . •    […]

ARCHIVES January 18, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES India registered an increase of five years in life expectancy rate  India registered an increase of five years in the average life expectancy rate. The average life expectancy rate increased from 63.9 years in 2004 to 69.6 years in 2014. The increase in the life expectancy was […]