Day: April 26, 2016

  • The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 26 April, 2016

    Hi Friends, Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis. The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 26 April 2016

    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief GS PAPER 2 Cure for high medicine bills: A generics prescription law {Health} A desperate situation  {Judiciary} Sensitise States, don’t intimidate them {Centre-State relations} Raja-Mandala: Aligning with the far to balance the near {International affairs} How to measure poverty {…

  • Editorial Today – Issue of Water Scarcity

    What is water scarcity? The word water scarcity describes the relationship between demand for water and its availability. Water scarcity can be determined as both the availability of water and its consumption patterns. There are several factors that influence the availability and consumption of water. Hence the definition for the availability and consumption is different…

  • [Solution] – Monday Polity Quiz #5

    Good morning everyone, ForumIAS team believe that you have already attempted the Monday Polity Quiz and wrote answers in comment section. If you have not done the same till now, attempt the quiz by clicking on the link given below. https://forumias.com/portal/monday-polity-quiz-5/   [Solutions] Q.1) Which of the following are incorrect? Zonal councils are extra constitutional body…

  • [Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 25 April, 2016

    We posted 7 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 25nd April, 2016. Thanks for the amazing response. These questions will help you polish concepts based on current affairs. In case you have not attempted them, please attempt them by clicking below. 10 PM Daily Quiz –  25nd April, 2016 Q.1) Consider the following statements…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 26 April, 2016

    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National Cure for high medicine bills: A generics prescription law {Health- Paper II} Opinions & Editorials  A desperate situation  {Judiciary- Paper II} Sensitise States, don’t intimidate them {Centre-State relations – Paper II} Water will continue to be scarce {Agriculture – Paper III} First damage, then fix? {…

  • Tuesday Economy Quiz #5

    Good morning everyone, we are again back with 10 questions on Economy. Attempt these questions and write your answers in comment section. [Questions] Q.1) ‘Basel III Accord’ or simply ‘Basel III’, often seen in the news, seeks to a) develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity b) improve banking sector’s…