Day: May 18, 2016
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The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 18 may, 2016
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…
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9 PM Daily Brief – 18 May 2016
Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 1 Ancient Buddhist site found in Amaravati {Art and Culture} The ghosts of Sykes-Picot {History} Have we lost the dowry battle? {Society} GS PAPER 2 SBI begins merger with associate banks {Economy} ‘No profiteering at…
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Editorial Today – Foreign Policy: Losing the neighbourhood
Issue It is about some decisions, which should have been avoided while pursuing foreign policy. Nepal India’s unpopularity in Nepal had increased in the recent past. Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Prime Minister had cleared that Sri Lanka is neither pro-India nor pro-China. Maldives India is accused of interfering with the internal matter of Maldives. Myanmar…
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RANK 91: Rakesh Kumar Minhas , 2nd Attempt, Medical Science Optional
This Article has been shifted to our new blog. Below is the link of the article: http://blog.forumias.com/rank-91-rakesh-kumar-minhas-2nd-attempt-medical-science-optional/
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[Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 17th May, 2016
We posted 7 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 17th May, 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 – 17th May, 2016 Q.1) Consider the following statements…
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[Solution] – Tuesday Economy Quiz #8
Q.1) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme for providing Free LPG connections to Women from BPL Households. with this regard, consider the following statements. 1. This will provide free LPG cylinders along with kerosene to women free of cost. 2. Identification of the BPL families will be done with the help of NSSO only. 3. It…
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Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 18 May, 2016
Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Geospatial Bill: India upset as Pak. moves UN {Foreign Policy – Paper II} SBI begins merger with associate banks {Economy – Paper II} SBI sets merger process with five associates rolling {Economy – Paper II} To check surge rates, cap on cab fares likely {Economy – Paper II}…
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Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #8
Q.1) Select the incorrect statement about trade winds: a) Trade winds are also called as easterlies. b) They are the part of Hadley cell. c) In N-hemisphere they are deflected anticlockwise and clockwise in S-hemisphere. d) None of these Q.2) Consider the following statements about Harmattan winds. 1. Interaction of Harmattan winds with monsoon produces tornadoes…