Date of Interview: 25 April 2022 Afternoon 2nd last to go Board: RN Choubey sir Background: B.A Economics Optional: Anthropology Home State: Maharashtra Experience: worked in Public sector Bank Hobby: 1 Teaching @ school level 2 Councelling To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2021, visit this page Board was cordial, No face shield Asked if no… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2021] – Transcript #165 : RN Choubey Board, Maharashtra Home State, Anthropology Optional,
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Prelims Marathon – Current Affairs Revision -Indian Polity – Static- May-14-2022
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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 |May13-2022
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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 – May 13th, 2022
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… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 13th, 2022
WHO’s Methodology Has Been Robust’
News: Recently, the World Health Organisation estimated the excess mortality caused by the pandemic What is the scope of WHO’s estimate? WHO is measuring the excess mortality to understand the net effect of a pandemic. Here, excess mortality means the difference between what would have been expected to be the mortality if there had been… Continue reading WHO’s Methodology Has Been Robust’
Why the sedition law must go
News: Most recently, the Supreme Court directed the Union government and the states to refrain from using the law of sedition. In addition, the Supreme Court has also kept all previous cases under Section 124A of the IPC in abeyance till the matter is reconsidered in a comprehensive way. Argument against the Sedition law The… Continue reading Why the sedition law must go
With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K
News: In recent, the Delimitation Commission awards for redrawn map for Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly has been notified. Background The State’s Assembly had been dissolved. It was under President’s rule. Thereafter, the State of J&K had been divided into two Union Territories under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. And fresh elections could be… Continue reading With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K
The India hypertension control initiative
News: A project called the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) finds that nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure. What is Hypertension? Hypertension was defined as having systolic blood pressure level greater than or equal to 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure level greater than or equal to 90 mmHg or/and… Continue reading The India hypertension control initiative
On the question of notifying minorities
News: A public interest litigation (PIL) under the consideration of the Supreme Court of India has challenged the power of the Centre to notify minority communities at a national level. Who are the minority communities at national level? Six communities are currently notified as minority communities at the national level — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists,… Continue reading On the question of notifying minorities
On marital rape: The importance of consent
Context: A split verdict in the Delhi High Court on the question of criminalising marital rape has reignited the controversy over legal protection for disregard of consent for sex within marriage. What has happened? Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the Delhi HC Bench, struck down as unconstitutional the exception to Section 375 of the IPC,… Continue reading On marital rape: The importance of consent
