INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (26 DECEMBER 2019) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (26 December 2019) Revision Through MCQs
Day: December 28, 2019
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PUBLIC PROPERTY & PROTEST
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PUBLIC PROPERTY & PROTEST Introduction: Supreme Court (SC) said it will hear all pleas related to the Jamia Milia Islamia clashes while issuing a stern warning to students to stop riots. Citing destruction of property amid anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the national capital, Chief justice of India SA Bobde …
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QUIZ – 2019: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 28 DECEMBER 2019 – Economy
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Static Quiz, 28 December 2019 – Economy
Insights into Editorial: Key steps to kick-starting the economy
Insights into Editorial: Key steps to kick-starting the economy Current status of the Economy: From the level of 8.1% in the fourth quarter of 2017-18, quarterly GDP growth fell to 4.5% in the second quarter of 2019-20, a fall of 3.6 percentage points. This steady decline must have had an adverse impact on employment …
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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 28 DECEMBER 2019
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 28 DECEMBER 2019 Table of Contents: GS Paper 1: 1. South India’s earliest Sanskrit Inscription found in AP. 2. Swami Shraddhanand. GS Paper 2: 1. Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS). 2. Illegal cultivation of Bt brinjal. 3. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY). GS Paper 3: …
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Topics Covered:Infrastructure- railways. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor What to study? For Prelims: Maps of proposed DFCs, DFCCIL. For Mains: DFCs- significance, need and challenges in construction. Context: The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. (DFCCIL) has opened the more than 300-km section between Rewari, Haryana to Madar, Rajasthan, for commercial trial runs. This is …
SnowEx
Topics Covered:Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. SnowEx What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Overview and significance of the campaign and SnowEx. Context: NASA has launched a seasonal campaign — part of a five-year …
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY)
Topics covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) What to study? For Prelims: PMVVY- key features. For Mains: Significance of PMVVY. Context: Centre has made Aadhaar (the unique 12-digit biometric identity number) mandatory for subscribers of Pradhan Mantri Vaya …
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Illegal cultivation of Bt brinjal
Topics Covered: 1. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 2. Agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. Illegal cultivation of Bt brinjal What to study? For prelims and mains: bt crops- need, concerns, challenges in preventing their …
Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS)
Topics Covered: Role of civil services in a democracy. Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About IRMS ans Railway Board- composition and functions. Context: Cabinet has approved the merger of its eight services into one — the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS). The decision to merge the services is to …
Swami Shraddhanand
Topics Covered: Important personalities. Swami Shraddhanand What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Swami Shraddhanand- contributions, Arya Samaj- objectives. Context: On December 23, 1926, Arya Samaj missionary Swami Shraddhanand was assassinated by a man called Abdul Rashid. Who was Swami Shraddhanand? Born on February 22, 1856 at village Talwan in Jalandhar district in Punjab …
South India’s earliest Sanskrit Inscription found in AP
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. South India’s earliest Sanskrit Inscription found in AP What to study? For Prelims: Latest inscriptions, Saptamatrikas, Satavahanas. For Mains: Significance of these findings. Context: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered the earliest Sanskrit inscription in South …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 24 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 24 DECEMBER 2019 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 …
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 28 December 2019
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 28 December 2019 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 2018. It is not …
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Insights into Editorial: What connects the NPR, NRIC and Census?
Insights into Editorial: What connects the NPR, NRIC and Census? In News: As protests spread all across the country against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 and the proposed National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC), West Bengal and Kerala suspended work related to the preparation and update of the National Population Register (NPR) in their …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 23 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 23 DECEMBER 2019 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 Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 28 December 2019
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 28 December 2019 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE General Studies – 1 1. The latest global gender gapreport should be seen as a wakeup call …
Addressing multiple dimensions and various forms of malnutrition requires an integrated policy, coherent action, and total transformation of the country’s food system.Comment.
4. Addressing multiple dimensions and various forms of malnutrition requires an integrated policy, coherent action, and total transformation of the country’s food system.Comment.(250 words) Indian Express
Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change requires support from the international trade system. Justify the statement with suitable backing.
3. Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change requires support from the international trade system. Justify the statement with suitable backing. (250 words) EPW
Rather than opting for measures like farm loan waivers, which lead to problems of moral hazard that impact credit culture, measures should be undertaken to improve agricultural productivity. Do you agree? Discuss while suggesting suitable solutions.
2. Rather than opting for measures like farm loan waivers, which lead to problems of moral hazard that impact credit culture, measures should be undertaken to improve agricultural productivity. Do you agree? Discuss while suggesting suitable solutions.(250 words) Indian Express
