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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 June 2018 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 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 […]
Insights MINDMAPS: “Water Crisis in India” and “Secularism in India”. Water Crisis in India Secularism in India Water Crisis in India Secularism in India
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 21 June 2018 Paper 1: Topic: Women related issues. ‘Women Wizards Rule Tech’ programme What is it? It is a programme for women techies unveiled by NASSCOM. It aims to increase the number of women in senior levels in the Information Technology (IT) industry. Background: The Women […]
Insights Static Quiz -82, 2018 Culture ARCHIVES
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 JUNE 2018 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 […]
Insights into Editorial: Wanted, a National Rubber Policy (NRP) Introduction: The long awaited release of the government’s first ever report on a national rubber policy (NRP) has still not come out. Apparently, differences of opinion among members of the expert committee representing various stakeholder groups had been the major reason for withholding the document for […]
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 20 June 2018 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 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 […]
ANTHROPOLOGY STRATEGY: By Anudeep Durishetty, RANK-1 UPSC CSE-2017- How to Ace Anthropology Optional: Book list and Basic Plan Note: There a total of 3 blog posts on Anthropology. This first article primarily talks about my book list and the basic approach I followed. The second and third articles deal with topic wise […]
[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 JUNE 2018 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? LIST of TOPICS (Static) REVISION TIMETABLE FOR PRELIMS – 2018 Revision Tests General Studies – 1 Topic – Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and […]
Topic: Case Studies 7) In 2003, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a new campaign, named “Holocaust on Your Plate,” that compares the slaughter of animals for human use to the murder of 6 million Jews in WWII. The campaign centers around the power of emotion, and Lisa Lange, the vice president […]
Topic: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. 6) Offshore wind generation offers several benefits over onshore wind energy generation but there are many challenges involved. Discuss.(250 words) Economic times Reference Why this question The central government has recently revealed its aim to build 30 GW of offshore wind energy. Offshore wind energy offers several […]
Topic –Indian Economy – Issues 5) Assess the performance of GST regime so far and discuss challenges going forward?(250 words) Financial express Why this question GST on 1st July will complete a year which makes it the opportune time to discuss about the impact that this taxation system had on our economy and on revenue […]
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4)SCO provides immense opportunities for India provided India understands the dynamics of the region and of individual nations of SCO. Critically analyze the statement in light of the recently held SCO summit.(250 words) The hindu Why this question With the conclusion […]
Topic – Fundamental Rights 3)What do you mean by negative and positive rights? Discuss the category in which fundamental rights provided by Indian constitution fall into?(250 words) The hindu Key demand of the question The question is quite straightforward. It expects us to explain what fundamental rights are and assess whether the fundamental rights provided […]
Topic– Salient features of world’s physical geography. 2)Discuss how plateaus are classified and also discuss their economic significance.(250 words) Reference Why this question The question is related to GS-1 syllabus under the following heading – Salient features of world’s physical geography. Key demand of the question. The question wants us to classify the plateaus of the […]
Topic – Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) Although the contact between the Macedonians and ancient Indians was for a brief period, its impact was fairly wide in range. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Why this question Greek invasion of northwest India and contact with the Indian civilization though […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 21 JUNE 2018 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 […]
ANTHROPOLOGY STRATEGY By Anudeep Durishetty, RANK-1 UPSC CSE-2017 How to Ace Anthropology Optional: Topic Wise Plan for Paper I Read First Article of this Series Here Note: On Anthropology, there are a total of three blog posts, of which this is the second one. The first one primarily talks about my book list and the […]
Insights MINDMAPS: “Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)” and “Child Adoption in India”. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Child Adoption in India Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Child Adoption in India