[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 07 August 2017
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General Studies – 1;
Topic: Population and associated issues
1) Examine the patterns in Inter-state and intra-state migration from rural to urban areas in recent years and their underlying causes and benefits. (200 Words)
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General Studies – 2
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
2) Why is India unwilling to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers? Comment whether India should ratify this Convention or not. (200 Words)
The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
3) Critically comment on the decision of the Union Cabinet to scrap the no-detention policy at the elementary level, and introduce detention of students who fail a designated test in Class 5 or 6. (200 Words)
The Hindu
General Studies – 3
Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology
4) Write a note on various techniques used in DNA profiling. (200 Words)
Livemint
Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology
5) What do you understand by ‘autonomous weapons’? Discuss their threats and their relationship with AI. (200 Words)
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Topic: Employment
6) Many forces—economic, societal, and technological—are interacting to cause “jobless” growth in India. In your opinion, what policies will create more employment in India? Discuss. (200 Words)
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General Studies – 4
70 Days ETHICS PLAN
Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service; integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity
7) You are posted as Tahsildar of a very backward taluk (tehsil). You have received complaints that many of your subordinates do not treat the public well. Especially, those belonging to lower castes and women are made to wait for months to deliver them a basic government service. Your initial meeting with your subordinates reveals that they have no sense of accountability and have been serving under officers who were very corrupt and had no vigil on their subordinates. In the first meeting, their behaviour indicates that they have political masters and care very less in discharging their duties.
How will you change this attitude? Discuss your options, their merits and demerits. (250 Words)
Note: Day after tomorrow there will a case study on the topic Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service
