History Quiz: History- Revision – 17th October 2021

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we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.

The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.

10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 16th 2021

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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – October 16th, 2021

Dear Friends We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs October 16th. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – October 16th, 2021

Proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act are a bad idea

Source: This post is based on the article “Proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act are a bad idea” published in Indian Express on 16th October 2021. Syllabus: Gs3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Relevance:  Environmental protection vs Development Synopsis:  Government seek deregulation by reducing scrutiny over certain decisions to deforest, thereby… Continue reading Proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act are a bad idea

Securing the States

Source: This post is based on the article “Securing the States” published in Indian Express on 16th October 2021. Syllabus– GS3: Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate Relevance: Border management and the role of security forces Synopsis: Border Security Force should be left to do its job. Introduction The Ministry of Home Affairs… Continue reading Securing the States

Air India sale opens up a brighter future for aviation

Synopsis:  Disinvestment of Air India will benefit Indian economy. Introduction Recently, the Government of India has successfully disinvested 100 per cent of its stake in Air India, 100 per cent in the low-cost airline Air India Express Ltd and 50 per cent in the Air India SATS Airport Services Private Ltd. The move reflects the… Continue reading Air India sale opens up a brighter future for aviation

You can switch off Siri, but not the State

Source: This post is based on the article “You can switch off Siri, but not the State” published in Indian Express on 16th October 2021. Syllabus: GS3- Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life. Relevance:  Artificial Intelligence and need for Data regulation. Synopsis:  While there are plans for greater deployment… Continue reading You can switch off Siri, but not the State

Why Nasa is launching robo archaeologist named Lucy

Source: This post is based on the article “Why Nasa is launching robo archaeologist named Lucy” published in “The Times of India”on 16th October 2021.  What is the News?  NASA is about to launch a probe toward clusters of asteroids along Jupiter’s orbital path. They are known as the Trojan swarms. It represents the final unexplored regions of asteroids in the solar system.  More about the news The spacecraft, a deep-space robotic archaeologist named Lucy will… Continue reading Why Nasa is launching robo archaeologist named Lucy

India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index

Source: This post is based on the articles  “Hunger Index: poor ranking devoid of ground reality and facts, says Govt” published in The Hindu on 16th October 2021.  “India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index” published in Down To Earth on 15th October 2021.  “Statement of Ministry of Women and Child Development on Global Hunger Report 2021” published… Continue reading India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index

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