It is very strange that you start groping for a perfect answer to the question– ‘Why you want to be an IAS officer?‘ –the moment when you know you are called for the UPSC Personality Test. When you start your preparation, you start with much enthusiasm with lots of dreams for the country and for yourself. …
QUESTIONS: DAY 55 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-IV, Topics; Inclusive growth and issues arising from it; mobilization of resources) “During the Eleventh Plan period, India slipped from 127th rank to 134 rank in the HDI rankings despite the ‘inclusive growth’ strategy adopted during the period. ” Critically comment. (250 Words) “The Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing …
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The following documents are of advanced nature on the world history topics. These are given keeping in mind the UPSC’s recent trend of asking difficult questions. This post will be updated as and when relevant material is available. Important Topics from World History Revolutions European Domination Imperialism The Second World War Decolonization and Cold …
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QUESTIONS: DAY 54 [GENERAL STUDIES PAPER IV, Topics; Investment models + Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services (from Paper-III); Linkages between development and spread of extremism) “Resort to PPPs in the social sector often raises concerns about the commercialization of services that are normally expected to be provided free or highly subsidized.” Comment. (250 Words) “While development …
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Most of us read newspapers and magazines. Right now, if I ask you to name or recall few articles published yesterday in The Hindu Opinion page, chances are that you will hardly recall/remember anything. Of course, after thinking for a few minutes, you may recall something, but when asked to reply without thinking too hard, …
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Every week a topic is given to you to write an essay on it. Now, we are in Eighth week (previous topics) and the topic for this week is: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” You should write it today itself. Before you pen …
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QUESTIONS: DAY 53 (GENERAL STUDIES-PAPER-II, Topics: Freedom Struggle – different phases; Role of Women) “The nationalist leadership failed to some extent in raising the political consciousness of Muslims to the higher plane of secular political consciousness.” Critically comment. (250 Words) Evaluate to what extent has the reservation for women in Panchayats empowered them? Throw light …
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QUESTIONS: DAY – 52 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-II, Topics: Freedom Struggle-contributions from different parts of the country; History of the world – redrawal of national boundaries) “The policy of non-intervention by the Congress was, in my opinion, a perfect piece of statesmanship when the people of the States were not awakened…..The moment they became ready, the legal, constitutional and …
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It is high time one seriously starts solving previous year question papers to get a strong hold on the syllabus and get much needed confidence. Previous year GS papers have some good questions on Modern History, Polity, Economy and Geography section and solving them will help get a broad idea about many topics. There are …
We often hear about various lies or myths about IAS exam preparation. Most of them demoralize freshers, and some even perturb veterans. Following write-up is an effort to bust such myths/lies to help new aspirants focus on their preparation. 1) They say IAS is the mother of all exams. Is it? Wrong. This …
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QUESTIONS – DAY 39 (GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-IV) Highlight the nature of the land reforms still needed in the country. (250 Words) How is agricultural price policy determined in India? Does the process take note of agricultural subsidies? (200 Words) Examine the causes of fiscal deficit in India. (150 Words) RULES ARCHIVES
By MANJARI MILLER Indians commemorate an important official holiday on Thursday: Independence Day. Next month, the Chinese will commemorate an equally important but unofficial holiday, national humiliation day, followed on Oct. 1 by the country’s own official National Day of the People’s Republic of China. Independence days are important events for any country. But for India and …
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QUESTIONS ASKED: DAY – 25(13/08/2013) 1)“The essence of Perestroika is for people to feel they are the country’s masters”. Critically evaluate. 2)Bring out your perspectives on the plausible aims of the NAM in the post-cold war period. 3) Impact of cryosphere on global climate. (100 words) RESPONSES: lakshmi prasanna August 13, 2013 at 11:22 am 6 …
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