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Day: April 20, 2016

  • The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 20 April, 2016

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    Hi Friends, Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis. The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 20 April 2016

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    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief GS PAPER 2 Deepening crisis in Brazil {International Affairs} Close ties with India needed for regional stability, says China {International Affairs} Unmade in China { Security} Fixing educational policy’s failure {Education} The jobs discourse {Unemployment} The Indo-Us military alliance…

  • Editorial Today – Trade Facilitation Act and Its Impact

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    Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, 2015 Barack Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, which introduces important measures relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The focus of the law is to enhance enforcement of IPR over the U.S.’s trading partners. Though U.S. already scrutinizes developments of IP law in…

  • [Solution] – Tuesday Economy Quiz #4

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    Q.1) Ans- [D] Explanation–  Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ‘National Food Security Mission’ (NFSM), was launched in October 2007. Today its objectives are: Increasing production of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country; Restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm…

  • [Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 19 April, 2016

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    We posted 7 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 19th April, 2016. Thanks for the amazing response. These questions will help you polish concepts based on current affairs. In case you have not attempted them, please attempt them by clicking below. 10 PM Daily Quiz –  19 April, 2016 Q.1) Consider the following statements: Small…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 20 April, 2016

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    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National Trading bloc to India: Cut tariffs or exit FTA talks {FTA – Paper III} Govt rolls back PF withdrawal norms {Indian Economy – Paper III} Opinions & Editorials  Deepening crisis in Brazil {International Affairs – Paper II} Trading charges {IPR – Paper III} The splinternet is here {Science…

  • Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #4

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    Good Morning everyone, Attempt this challenge of 10 questions on Geography and Environment, and write answer in comment section. Let’s see, how many of you get the maximum correct answers.   Q.1) Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) differs from Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), on what grounds? 1. BOD  is the amount of dissolved oxygen demanded by aerobic…