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Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II – Education; Govt schemes and policies Google’s Best Books for UPSC PSC Exams Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos In news: The New National Education Policy – (Major highlights) It will introduce four-year undergraduate degrees with multiple … Read more New National Education Policy 2020
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central bank. It controls the monetary policy with respect to the national currency, the Indian rupee. The basic functions of the RBI are the issuance of currency, to sustain monetary stability in India, to operate the currency and maintain the country’s credit system. What is RBI? RBI is … Read more UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics: Reserve Bank of India
Monetary policy is adopted by the monetary authority of a country that controls either the interest rate payable on very short-term borrowing or the money supply. The policy often targets inflation or interest rate to ensure price stability and generate trust in the currency. The monetary policy in India is carried out under the authority … Read more UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics: Banks & Monetary policy in India
Topic- Economics and Current Affairs Prelims MCQs: 1. Which of the following is/are considered as “secondary sector”? Manufacturing Mining and Quarrying Electricity, Gas and Water Supply Construction Select the correct code 1, 2 and 4 only 1, 3 and 4 only 2 and 4 only 1 and 2 only 2. The difference between the market … Read more UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2020 Expected MCQ Part-49
Environment and Ecology Prelims: Questions and Answers 1. Consider the following statements: 1. Sun is the only source of energy for all ecosystems on Earth 2. Of the incident solar radiation more than 50 per cent of it is photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Select the correct code: 1. Only 1 2. Only 2 3. Both … Read more UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2020 Expected MCQ Part-47
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS Prelims MCQs: 1. Consider the following with respect to fundamental forces on Earth: 1. The range of Gravitational and Electromagnetic Force are almost equal in nature. 2. Gravitational Force is a strong force as compared to Weak Nuclear force. Select the correct statement/s 1. Only 1 2. Only 2 … Read more UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2020 Expected MCQ Part-46
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan: The Covid-19 lockdown left million migrant labourers migrating across cities in inhuman and compelling conditions. Faced with lives and livelihood challenges, a large number of them began to leave in groups to their native places, many on foot; it was a human tragedy. Google’s Best Books for UPSC PSC Exams Some Related Links: … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
India is a unique nation, whose fabric has been woven by diverse linguistic, cultural and religious threads, held together into a composite national identity by a rich history of cultural evolution, coupled with a rousing freedom struggle that was built around the tenets of non-violence and justice. The spirit of mutual understanding amidst a shared … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Initiative
Why in News? Recently, a draft legislation on national security has been tabled before China’s Parliament which will allow Beijing to draft national security laws for Hong Kong and also operate its national security organs in it. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos It will … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-China’s Security Law for Hong Kong City
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Yojana’ for migrant workers. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos About: Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan is focused on generating employment for those migrant workers of Uttar Prdesh who recently returned … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Yojana
Let us discuss renewable energy. Recently, state governments increased the standard charges on open access renewable projects and incentives were cut back. So, what can be implications of such steps? Read to know… Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos What open access power … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Clean Energy Economy Report
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi has installed Massive Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) lab on campus for standardisation, R&D and manufacturing of 5G equipment. It will be the first of its kind 5G lab in the country and has been set-up at Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Massive MIMO
“Methanol as a low carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel” produced from high ash coal, agricultural residue, CO2 from thermal power plants and natural gas is the best pathway for meeting India’s commitment to COP 21. Methanol Economy program initiated by NITI Aayog is aimed at reducing our oil import bill; reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions & … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Methanol Economy
Context: NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Adobe have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to collectively drive the charter of developing creative skills and spreading digital literacy across all Atal Tinkering Labs in India. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Key facts: … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
Ministry of Women and Child Development organized the second meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) was launched by the government on March 8, 2018. The Abhiyaan targets … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-POSHAN Abhiyaan
1. Climate Action Summit: At the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations Climate Action Summit and the Universal Health Coverage Meeting, held in New York on 23 September 2019. Leadership Group: India and Sweden together with other countries, announced a new ‘Leadership Group … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Environment Summits 2019-2020
The Uttarakhand Governor has given her assent for declaration of Bhararisen (Gairsain) in Chamoli district as its summer capital. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Practice question: Q. Discuss the feasibility of having multiple administrative capitals for some states in India. Gairsain Gairsain … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Uttarakhand new Summer Capital
Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Sir Creek Dispute: Former Pakistan Minister recalls plan for Sir Creek pact. Sir Creek is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands. Originally named Ban Ganga, Sir Creek is named after a British representative. The Creek opens up in the … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Sir Creek Dispute
Why in News? Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as the first Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of Ladakh and Girish Chandra Murmu, that of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Background This move has come after the Centre scrapped provisions of Article 370 that had given Jammu and Kashmir special status and split it … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-The Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh formation
Why in News? The Parliament has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019. The Bill seeks to grant Indian Citizenship to persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have migrated to India after facing persecution on grounds of religion in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. It basically intends to make it easier for non-Muslim immigrants from India’s three Muslim-majority neighbours to become … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Citizenship Amendment Act
Social contract theory: Then and now In the course of evolution, formed the concept of social groups and resultant rules they would abide by. This is the most rudimentary form of what is known as the ‘social contract theory’. When monarchies and empires prevailed, it was easy to understand a social contract. But democratically elected governments … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of Government meeting is set to be held in India at the end of this year (2020). Invitations have been sent to all the member countries including Pakistan for the summit. However, there are apprehensions regarding Pakistan’s Prime Minister presence at the SCO summit. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Recent NAM and SCO Summit
What is the issue? The role of ‘silent spreaders’ in the coronavirus pandemic highlights the significance of testing. In this backdrop, here is a look at the two types of tests to detect the virus infection – RT-PCR based and the antibody based. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Testing Covid-19 – RT-PCR and Antibody tests
What is the news: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos What is a pandemic? Simply put, a pandemic is a measure of the spread of a disease. When a new disease spreads over … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Outbreak-Epidemic-Pandemic
Difference Between Virus And Bacteria: Bacteria and viruses differ significantly. Major differences are as follows: Bacteria Virus Outer Cell Wall Bacterial cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan Viruses do not contain a cell wall. The genetic material is enveloped by a protein coat known as a capsid Size Bacteria are large in size. The size … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Virus and Bacteria borne diseases differences
Why in News? Recently, Nepal has released a new political map that claims Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh of Uttarakhand as part of Nepal’s territory. The area of Susta (West Champaran district, Bihar) can also be noted in the new map. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Key … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Indo-China Border dispute
Approach: Define geomagnetism and mention the recent shift in Earth’s magnetic North pole. Discuss the impacts of this shift. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Introduction: Geomagnetism is the study of the dynamics of the Earth’s magnetic field, which is produced in the … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Shifting of Earth’s Geo-Magnetic field and its impact
In News: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a bio suit to keep the medical, paramedical and other personnel, who engaged in combating COVID-19, safe from the deadly virus. It has also developed technologies for sanitising areas of different sizes. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Key takeaways: … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Fabric required for PPE kit
Why in News? In spite of India’s objection, Pakistan and China have launched a luxury bus service passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir from Lahore (Pakistan) to Kashgar city (China’s) in November 2018. It is part of an initiative to connect the two countries via road under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Join our Official … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-One Belt One Road (OBOR) Policy and India’s Counter
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar while addressing the Delhi Dialogue conference told that one of the problems in building partnerships in the Indo-Pacific maritime region was the lack of consensus on the concept of security and geographic extent. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Sea Lines of Communication in the Indian Ocean
The String of Pearls is a geopolitical theory on potential Chinese intentions in the Indian Ocean. It refers to the network of Chinese military and commercial facilities and relationships along its sea lines of communication, which extend from the Chinese mainland to Port Sudan in the Horn of Africa. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-String of Pearls theory and India’s counter upsc
Why in News? Recently 44 states of USA initiated lawsuits against Indian Pharmaceutical companies over cartelization of generic drug prices. This calls for understanding the regulatory structure and the issues associated with it. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Why we need Regulation? … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-Drug testing regulation in India
MIMO is one of the key enabling techniques for 5G wireless technology, providing increases in throughput and signal to noise ratio. MIMO – Multiple Input Multiple Output is well established for mobile communications as well as many other technologies. It is used in Wi-Fi 802.11 and is a central part of 4G LTE as well … Read more UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics-5G technology – Beam formation, Mass MIMO
Why in news? New Zealand’s Parliament recently passed The Zero-Carbon Act, which will commit New Zealand to zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos What is the Act on? The Act comes as part of the country’s … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam-New Zealand’s Zero-Carbon Act
The Election Commission of India has recently made efforts to ensure that the electors who are unable to come to polling booth/ absentee voters are facilitated in every way to ensure their wider participation in the electoral process. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos Such … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam: Postal Ballet in India
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are six stages of vaccine development: exploratory, pre-clinical, clinical development, regulatory review and approval, manufacturing and quality control. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos About: Exploratory: This research-intensive phase of the vaccine development … Read more Current Affairs 2020 Topics for IAS Exam: Stages of Vaccine Development
UPSC Prelims 2020:Important IAS topics for IAS Exam IAS exam is all about the important topics which need to be prepared by the IAS aspirants. The candidates must develop the skill to understand and observe any current event of national and international importance from a lens of IAS syllabus and relevance for the IAS exam. … Read more UPSC Prelims 2020:Important IAS topics for IAS Exam
UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics: Preamble & Salient features of Constitution: Salient Features of the Constitution of India: The Preamble Fundamental Rights and Duties Directive Principles Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine The Constitution of India is considered as a distinctive constitution around the globe. It is the largest written … Read more UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics: Preamble & Salient features of Constitution
UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics: Indian Judiciary: Indian administration is guided by three pillars – Legislature, Executives, and Judiciary. Indian Judiciary. In India, we have an independent judiciary. The other organs of the government cannot interfere with the functioning of the judiciary. Click here to download Introduction to Indian Judiciary The judiciary is that branch … Read more UPSC Prelims 2020 Important Topics: Indian Judiciary