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Insights into Editorial: Prime Minister’s schedule of foreign visits Prime Minister’s schedule of foreign visits has been extremely impressive, and he has managed to inject a degree of dynamism into a system accustomed to a more leisurely pace. Estimating outcomes from these visits is, however, more difficult. One can easily see the …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 18 Aug 2017 Paper 1: Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Navika Sagar Parikrama Navika Sagar Parikrama is a project wherein a team of women officers of the Indian Navy would circumnavigate …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 18 August 2017 Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2017. It is not …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 18 August 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Culture and diversity of India 1) Is cultural nationalism illiberal? Critically analyse. (200 Words) The Indian Express Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century …
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Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world. 7) Define following with suitable examples: a) Deontology b) Categorial imperative c) Utilitarianism d) Rights e) Virtue f) Justice
Topic: Indian economy – growth and development 6) What does the mid-year Economic Survey II tell about status of Indian economy today? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Money-laundering and its prevention 5) What do you understand by a shell company? Discuss the issues associated with these companies and government action against them. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) What do you understand by de-hyphenated foreign policy? It is said that hyphenated foreign policy had handicapped our ability to forge ties that help our national interests. Do you think de-hyphenation would help Indian interests better? Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu …
Topic: Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. 3) Discuss critically the magnitude and nature of the growing influence of business houses in Indian elections. (200 Words) The Indian Express The Indian Express
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 2) Critically examine the debilitating effect of colonialism on the Indian economy. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Culture and diversity of India 1) Is cultural nationalism illiberal? Critically analyse. (200 Words) The Indian Express
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 AUGUST 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background …
All India Radio News Summary 17 August 2017 “Technology and innovation should be harnessed to transform governance” On the event named as Champions of Change Prime Minister interacted with country’s young entrepreneurs across several sectors to enable inclusive development for making New India. He interacted with over 200 young entrepreneurs on six sectors …
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