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  • The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 5 July, 2016

    The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 5 July, 2016

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    Hi Friends, The purpose of these questions is to enable practice on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief. Please type your answers in the comments below…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief -5 July 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief -5 July 2016

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    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 2 NDA, Sainik schools to be thrown open to women, says Parrikar {Governance} Right, not charity {Bills and Laws} Delhi steps up security dialogue with Africa {Foreign Policy} GS PAPER 3 Rethinking rules of the…

  • Editorial Today – Free Basics, now through the backdoor

    Editorial Today – Free Basics, now through the backdoor

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    Issue A new TRAI consultation paper proposes models that will get Free Basics-like services back in a slightly altered form. Background Over the last one year, Indians have engaged in a passionate debate on the concept of Net neutrality. What is free basics It an application by Facebook which provided its own content and that…

  • [Solutions] Tuesday Economy Quiz #15

    [Solutions] Tuesday Economy Quiz #15

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    [Solutions] Q.1) Consider the following statements. Which of them is/are correct? 1.Scope of BBPS will cover repetitive payments for everyday utility services such as electricity, water, gas, telephone and Direct-to-Home (DTH) 2.Umesh Bellur from IIT Bombay was set up to define a framework that enables the creation of pan- India touch points for bill payments…

  • [Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 4 July, 2016

    [Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 4 July, 2016

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    We posted 6 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 4 July, 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 – 4 July, 2016 Q.1) Consider the following statements…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 5 July, 2016

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    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National Govt. bats for big diesel cars {Environment – Paper III} NDA, Sainik schools to be thrown open to women, says Parrikar {Governance – Paper II} Delhi steps up security dialogue with Africa {Foreign Policy – Paper II} Researchers build super-sensitive e-nose {Science and Tech…

  • Tuesday Economy Quiz #15

    Tuesday Economy Quiz #15

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      Hi Everyone, These are a set of Economy Questions. Answer them to gauge your preparation for Prelims.Answers will be uploaded at 5:00 pm. [Questions] Q.1) Consider the following statements. Which of them is/are correct? 1.Scope of BBPS will cover repetitive payments for everyday utility services such as electricity, water, gas, telephone and Direct-to-Home (DTH)…