Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of December 2021 – First week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – December, 2021 – 1st week
Economy Quiz: Indian Economy – Inflation & Unemployment – 11 December 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.
About the foreign aids: Imagine: The common good
News: In recent years, Canada, Australia, and the UK have merged their independent aid ministries with their foreign ministries. Germany and other countries are also considering such a merger. What are the reasons behind the merger? 1. Increase efficiency of aids, 2. Enhance cross-government coherence, 3. Aid will serve the national interest. For instance, countries… Continue reading About the foreign aids: Imagine: The common good
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – December 11th, 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 11th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | December 10th 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 – December 10th, 2021
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 10th, 2021
Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023
What is the News? The Union Minister of Science & Technology has said that India’s maiden human space mission, “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023. What is Gaganyaan Mission? Gaganyaan is India’s first Human Space Flight Programme to be launched by the ISRO. Aim: To demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit… Continue reading Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023
World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
What is the News? The Global Health Security Index 2021 has been released. About Global Health Security Index(GHS) GHS is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries. Published by: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The report was developed with Economist… Continue reading World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
BEE Launches ‘Certification Course on Home Energy Audit’ Initiative
What is the News? The Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE) has launched a ‘Certification Course on Home Energy Audit(HEA)’. What is a Home Energy Audit(HEA)? A Home Energy Audit(HEA) enables appropriate accounting, monitoring and analysis of energy use of various energy-consuming equipment and appliances in a house. Based on this assessment, a technical report is given… Continue reading BEE Launches ‘Certification Course on Home Energy Audit’ Initiative
Imports made up 86% of gold supply in 2016-20, says WGC
What is the News? The World Gold Council (WGC) has released a report titled ‘Bullion Trade in India’. What are the key findings of the report? India’s Gold Imports India is the world’s second-largest gold consumer. However, the country is heavily dependent on imports to fulfil this demand. Over the five-year period 2016-2020, imports made… Continue reading Imports made up 86% of gold supply in 2016-20, says WGC
