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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.
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 – Oct 29th 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 – October 28th, 2021
Synopsis: New revelations underline how the Facebook company is sheltering hate speech in India. Contents1 Introduction2 What were the complaints alleged against Facebook?3 Are the revelations significant in the Indian context?4 What has been various governments’ response?5 What steps should Facebook take?6 What should Govt of India do? Introduction In September 2021, Frances Haugen, a… Continue reading 5 Questions On Facebook
Synopsis: The Quarterly Employment Survey is based on an outdated frame and will result in incorrect estimates. Introduction Recently, the Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, released the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) results for April-June 2021 for non-farm industries in the organised sector. However, the findings of QES met with muted scepticism… Continue reading It’s time for a new QES
Synopsis: India has numerous acts dealing with foreigners, refugees etc. But it needs a comprehensive National law. Introduction In December 2019, the Indian government introduced the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, which sought to make “illegal migrants” from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan from a specific religion to get citizenship. This shows that India still lacks a… Continue reading Refugee adoption in India call for the adoption of a specific law
Synopsis: The post-pandemic fiscal future would depend on the way government expenditure is directed. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the current fiscal scenario?3 What are the current medium-term fiscal challenges Indian economy is facing?4 Which factors can affect the financial stability?5 What is the way forward? Introduction Tax collection in the current fiscal year is likely… Continue reading India’s post-pandemic fiscal future
Synopsis: By stalling the process of extradition of Kim Davy, Denmark has shown contempt for Indian institutions. Contents1 Introduction2 What has been the history of the extradition issue?3 What was the impact of this on India-Denmark relations?4 What should be the way forward? Introduction Kim Davy, a citizen of Denmark was prime accused in the… Continue reading ‘India must not give up on extraditing Kim Davy, accused in Purulia arms drop
Synopsis: Any programme aimed at deterring or reversing radicalization must focus on the ideological commitment that enables violence. Introduction Recently, multiple suspects have been arrested in the ISI terror module. During the investigation, it was found that online radicalization played an important role in the recruitment of members, preparation and execution of extremist activities by the… Continue reading India needs a policy solution for the problem of radicalisation
