Hello friends,
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.
About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – December 24th, 2021
Hello friends,
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.
Dear Friends We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. 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 than enough and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 23rd, 2021
News: The supporters of tribal rights allege that the Forest Department is overlooking the genuine claims of the tribal people. A majority of the tribal communities in India are poor and landless. They practice small-scale farming, pastoralism, and nomadic herding. On the Human Development Index, the tribal-populated States always rank lower than the national average.… Continue reading Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Pralay Missile?3 What are the key features of the Pralay Missile?4 What is the significance of the Pralay Missile? What is the News? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of ‘Pralay’ Missile. What is a Pralay Missile? Pralay is a… Continue reading DRDO conducts maiden launch of indigenously developed new generation surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’
What is the news? The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has been continuously working towards making the auto sector in India ‘Atma Nirbhar’ by increasing ’Make in India’ efforts of the Government and to position India as an alternative manufacturing hub for automobiles and its components. What are the key initiatives taken by the Ministry… Continue reading Year-End- Review of Ministry of Heavy Industries – 2021
What is the news? The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has tabled the Railways Finances Report in Parliament. What are the key findings of the report? Operating Ratio(OR): It has deteriorated from 97.299% in 2018-19 to 98.36% in 2019-20 (This is the worst operating ratio in the past 10 years). Moreover, if the actual… Continue reading Railways’ 98% operating ratio not a reflection of its true financial performance: CAG
What is the news? The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare has launched the National Oxygen Stewardship Program. What is the National Oxygen Stewardship Program? Aim: To empower all healthcare workers engaged in Oxygen management and administration with the essential knowledge and skills to ensure rational utilization and avoid any wastage of… Continue reading Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurates National Oxygen Stewardship Program
What is the news? The Minister of State for Education has released the Hindi translation of Tolkāppiyam and the Kannada translations of 9 books of Classical Tamil literature. Tamil Literature Tamil writing systems date back to 250 BCE and Tamil sangam poetry contains 2381 poems in Tamil composed by 473 poets. Some important Tamil works… Continue reading Dr. Subhas Sarkar releases the Hindi translation of Tolkāppiyam and the Kannada translations of 9 books of Classical Tamil literature
