Today’s News Updates – 18.August.2014
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Best Performers of the Week – Mock Test 8
Mock Test 8 – GS paper I Report Summary Result -Pass Name – Zamber S Score – 83 out of 100 ( 83% ) Answered Correctly – 42 Questions Answered Incorrectly – 3 Questions Unanswered – 5 Questions Time Taken – 6 mins 38 secs Report Summary Result – Pass Name – vijay s Score – 65 out of 100 ( 65% ) Answered Correctly – 35 Questions Answered Incorrectly -Read More…
Today’s News Updates – 15.august.2014
GS Paper I Spain’s La Tomatina festival shows solidarity with Dalit women -Ques2. Write a short note on “La Tomatina festival”. GS Paper II HC suggests Read More…
Today’s News Updates – 14.august.2014
GS Paper II Women’s quota Bill lapses due to lack of consensus – Ques1. Briefly describe the need and importance of women’s quoRead More…
Higher education in India needs reforms
Ques. “There is no greater challenge to the future of India than the urgent need to revamp our institutions of higher education” Comment. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/fresh-ideas-not-more-institutions/article6117037.ece At present, the higher education system in India suffers from many shortcomings. The reforms are needed to address the fundamental problem of institutionalised medioRead More…
Corruption In India
Ques. “Simplifying complex rules and regulations, making the decision-making process transparent, and giving the government a limited role will minimise opportunities for the corrupt”, while analysing the given statement, describe the causes of corruption. What initiatives have been taken by the government to deal with corruption? http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/lokpal-is-no-mRead More…
Issue of gaps in collection of national statistics
Describe the functions of ministry of statistics. Critically analyse how the serious gaps in collection of national statistic is affecting the economic planning. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/a-ministry-that-fell-off-policy-map/article6087471.ece The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation attaches considerable importance to coverage and quality aspects of statistics releaseRead More…
Issue of road safety in India
“Road safety has been a victim of India’s policy paralysis since 2001” while critically analysing the given statement, describe the limitations of prevailing road safety measures in India. What measure should be taken by the govt. of India to overcome the issue of road safety? http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/road-safety-has-been-a-victim-of-indias-policy-paralysis/article6081025.eRead More…
High consumption of tobacco in India
Critically analyse the prevailing high consumption of tobacco among youngsters in India. Describe its consequences? What steps have been taken by the govt. of India to reduce its consumption. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/a-huge-health-burden/article6080223.ece India is the second largest consumer of tobacco products in the world. That over 27 per cent of tobacco consumers inRead More…
Lack of adequate sanitation facilities across India
Ques. “Besides being a health hazard the lack of adequate sanitation facilities across India also poses a serious threat to the safety of women”, while critically analysing the given statement describe the prevailing hardships arising due to lack of adequate sanitation facilities. Enumerate the steps taken by the government. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/lack-of-toilets-proRead More…