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Beyond The Dark Night Rishave Verma Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. (Psalm 23) Ray Kroc’s entire life thrived on discovering just the right idea that would live well, after the man himself. From an ambulance driver to paper cup salesman, to real estate …
Playing the Piano Rishave Verma Failure is only postponed success, as long as courage coaches ambition. (Herbert Kaufman) Beethoven is considered the most …
Fame or Game Rishave Verma Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. (Anthony …
Snooze or Cruise Rishave Verma Great minds have purpose, others have wishes. (Washington Irving) Every year in Australia, a 400 km marathon …
The New Jungle Book Rishave Verma Reins are tied on a horse’s neck, not on a lion’s……….. (Movie: Omkara) Once there was a lion in the Jungle. Enormous in size, magnificent in appearance, brimming with confidence and as fearless in death as he was in life. Every day he treaded new territories, searching for …
Civil Services Examination – A perspective Aditya Jha The ever-changing pattern of Civil Services Examination has put the aspirants in a fix. The recent changes introduced in Mains 2013 examination question-paper prove the futility of following any one particular strategy to tackle the exams. As revealed by conversations, many have called this year’s paper “Easy …
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ARCHIVES DOWNLOAD PDF Questions From The Hindu, October 28, 2013 1. Why developed countries are reluctant to cut their carbon emissions substantially as demanded by the Developing countries? Comment on the implications of stand taken by Developed countries’ on the poor countries. (200 Words) Link 2. “I’ve never doubted that apartheid – because it was …
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QUESTIONS: 28/10/2013 Assess the scope and development of agricultural machinery and equipment industry in India. (300 Words) Write a note on impact of land tenure on agricultural productivity in India. (200 Words) Identify the ravine affected areas in India and discuss the environmental and economic impact of their reclamation. (300 Words) ARCHIVES
A topic has been decided for tomorrow’s Debate. Majority wanted topic to be disclosed. [polldaddy poll=7480052] There were two comments arguing strongly against disclosing the topic too. After considering two different opinions, we have chosen the middle path. Instead of giving name of the topic, we will disclose its broad theme. Tomorrow we will start …
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: 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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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 …
QUESTIONS- DAY-77 (Topics: India and its neighborhood relations; Issues relating to Development) “India’s foreign policy interactions with Israel are marked by a political discreetness which is in contrast to its prominent political engagement with the Palestinians and countries of the Arab world.” Critically analyze (250 Words) Discuss economic backwardness as major as a major challenge of …
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QUESTIONS: DAY-74(Topics – Indian culture-Forms of Art; linkages of organized crime with terrorism) Write a note on Rajasthani school of painting and its sub-schools with suitable examples. (250 Words) Discuss about the linkages between organized crime and terrorism, and potential threats emanating from such linkages in the Indian and global context. (250 Words) RULES ARCHIVES REFERENCES: Question 1 Link 1 Question …
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QUESTIONS: DAY-72 (Topics: Important International institution; Awareness in the field of nano-technology) “The proliferation of bilateral FTA projects in the Asia-Pacific has become an important new defining feature of the region’s international political economy.” Comment on the statement in the backdrop of slow advancement of decision making process in multilateral forum such as WTO. (250 Words) Explain …
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Ethics Case Study-8: Decision Making Prateek, a young IAS officer, was transferred to a Naxal affected district as its DM. In his previous postings, he had done tremendous good work and it was recognized and appreciated at the national level. In fact he was given PM’s Excellence Award for Public Administration in recognition of his …
QUESTIONS: DAY – 70 (Topics: Biotechnology; Colonization) According to Michale Sandel of Harvard University, although screening for disease is ethical, using DNA to select other (desired) characteristics edges close to eugenics. Do you think it is unethical to use new tools of genomics to choose a desired offspring? What are the criticisms of eugenics? Critically …
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QUESTIONS: DAY 69 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER IV, Topics: issues relating to intellectual property rights; environmental pollution and degradation – current events als0) To date, India has issued compulsory licenses or revoked patents for eight advanced pharmaceuticals. Do you think these measures will affect investors and undermine research into the innovative cures of tomorrow? Critically comment. (250 Words) IPCC’s …
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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? …
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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 …
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