World History
2019 11. Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French revolutions. 2017 1. What problems were germane to the decolonization process in the Malay Peninsula? 2016 2. The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western educated Africans. Examine. 2015 3. Why did […]
Post Independent India
2018 1. Discuss whether formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not for the economy of India? 2016 2. Has the formation of linguistic states strengthened the cause of Indian unity? 2013 3. Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan, ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’. 4. Discuss the […]
Modern History
2019 22. The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British Rule. Elucidate. 23. Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century’s Indian Renaissance and the emergence of national identity. 24. Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during […]
Art and Culture
2019 15. Highlight the Central Asian and Greco Bactrian elements in the Gandhara art. 10 Marks (Answer in 150 words) 2018 1. Safeguarding the Indian art heritage is the need of the moment. Discuss. 2. The Bhakti movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss. 3. Assess the importance of the […]
PIB 5th January
Contents: Government of India’s UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Farmer Producer Organizations GOVERNMENT OF INDIA’S UJALA & STREET LIGHTING NATIONAL PROGRAMME Launched on January 5th, 2015, the Government of India’s zero subsidy Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) and LED Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), has completed 5 years. SLNP is the […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 6 January 2020
Contents: Iraqi MPs vote to expel U.S. troops 219 infants died at two Gujarat civil hospitals in December 2019 Karnataka’s Challakere to be ISRO’s astronaut training hub Need transparent UDAN: Air passengers’ association Marble domes of Aurangabad’s Bibi Ka Maqbara to get new glow Stone throwing scales a peak in J&K in 2019 Future classroom: […]
6th January – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Spotting an opportunity in changing fundamentals Information about African Monetary Union Lifting Growth: Containing inflation SPOTTING OPPORTUNITY IN CHANGING FUNDAMENTALS Why in News? The slowdown in the global economy is compounded by the U.S. – China trade war. Growing rivalry between US and china could spell a strategic moment for India. Energy concerns Slack […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 5 January 2020
Contents: Nankana Sahib Attack India Caught in the Crossfire as Trump Invokes Delhi 171 Hospitals Delisted from PM-JAY Nobel Prize Winner Calls for Pathogen Specific Drugs C.N.R. Rao Double Burden of Malnutrition: Need for Urgent Policy Action WHO Prequalifies Pneumococcal Vaccine How Humans Affect the Genetic Connectivity of Four Mammals Jalsathi MANI NANKANA SAHIB ATTACK […]
5th January – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Tussle over Belagavi Why has U.S. Crippled the functioning of WTO TUSSLE OVER BELAGAVI Background: On December 2019, Maharashtra Chief Minister appointed two Ministers as coordinators to oversee the State government’s efforts to expedite the case related to the boundary dispute with Karnataka. The border areas along Maharashtra and Karnantaka including Belagavi (earlier Belgaum) […]
PIB 4th January
Contents: 107th Indian Science Congress Savitribai Phule FAME India Scheme National Human Rights Commission KVIC Opens Silk Processing Plant in Gujrat 107TH INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) WAS inaugurated at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru. Theme of 107th ISC – “Science and Technology: Rural Development”. India now stands at 3rd position globally, […]