[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 14 February 2017
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STATIC Syllabus Timetable
General Studies – 1;
Topic: Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
1) What do you understand by liberal capitalism? Do we need liberal capitalism today? Justify. (200 Words)
The Hindu
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies
2) What is a proprietary city? Examine role of these cities in urbanization and national development. (200 Words)
Livemint
General Studies – 2
Topic:Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
3) Neither sanctions nor warnings issued by other powers have had any impact on North Korea’s bellicose behaviour which again recently launched a medium-range ballistic missile. In your opinion, how should the US, the UN and other powers respond and restrain North Korea? Critically comment. (200 Words)
The Hindu
General Studies – 3
Topic: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
4) What is an interceptor missile? Recently India successfully test-fired its interceptor missile off the Odisha coast. Discuss significance of this test for India. (200 Words)
The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to intellectual property rights.
5) It is argued that India must strengthen its intellectual property rights infrastructure without giving in to US pressure to do away with the flexibility granted by WTO regulations. Examine in what context this argument is made and why it’s made. (200 Words)
Livemint
General Studies – 4
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world,
6) What do you understand by Harm Principle? Discuss relevance of this Principle in contemporary India. Also examine John Stuart Mill’s opinion on Harm Principle. (200 Words)
Class XI NCERT Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter – 2
Topic:Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators
7) Define freedom? Discuss how did Gandhiji, Mandela and Netaji Bose view and define freedom. (150 Words)
Class XI NCERT Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter – 2
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world,
8) In India the eminent socialist thinker Rammanohar Lohia, identified five kinds of inequalities that need to be fought against simultaneously. What are these inequalities? Are these still relevant today? How Lohia wanted to fight these inequalities? Examine. (200 Words)
Class XI NCERT Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter – 3
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world,
9) In your opinion, what’s justice and just society? What is Ambedkar’s view on just society? Examine. (150 Words)
Class XI NCERT Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter – 4
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