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Check All Mains Questions 1.. Keeping the recent developments in view, how can the energy crisis of India be circumvented by harnessing non-conventional energy resources? (10 Marks) 2. Make a critical appraisal of the factors affecting river water quality in India. (10 Marks) 3. Give a reasoned account on the increasing interstate migration in India. (10 Marks) 4. Discuss the role of inland water transport in the regional development of India. (10 Marks) 5. What are the factors affecting the sustainable development of North East India? Discuss the role of UDAN scheme in this regard. (10 M ..read more

UPSC Prelims Mock Test 5 – CSAT Check All Prelims Mock Questions   Download Full CSAT Questions  (Recommended) Directions for the following 3 (three) items : In each of these questions, various terms of a series are given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term : 1. 4, 9, 16, 25, ?(a)32(b)42(c)55(d)36 2. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ?(a)60(b)64(c)70(d)72 3. 79, 87, ? , 89, 83(a)80(b)81(c)82(d)88 Directions for the following 7 (seven) items : Read the following three passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items ..read more

India – US Relations India-U.S. bilateral relations have developed into a “global strategic partnership”, based on shared democratic values, and growing convergence of interests on bilateral, regional, and global issues. Regular exchange of high-level political visits, vibrant people-to-people interaction, and support across the political spectrum in both countries have nurtured and provided with sustained momentum in this bilateral relationship. India-USA Relation – Background During the cold war, India got tilted towards the Soviet Union after the 1971 Friendship Treaty, which was a response ..read more

Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobials – including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitic – are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants.   Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.   As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to ..read more

International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022 The International Counter Terrorism Conference 2022 was organised by the Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC). Emergence of new “religiophobia”, especially against Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs, is a matter of serious concern and needs to be recognised, just like Christianophobia, Islamophobia and anti-semitism, to bring a balance in discussions on such issues. In the past two years, several Member States have been trying to label terrorism into categories such as racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism, violent nationalism, right wi ..read more

Write any one of the following essays in 1000-1200 words (125 marks) Check All Mains Questions 1. “Indian democracy : A beacon of hope”2. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”3. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”4. “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continuethat counts ..read more

Vikas Engine The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently conducted a successful qualification test of its High Thrust VIKAS Engine at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Tamil Nadu’s Mahendragiri. The Vikas engine will power the ambitious Gaganyaan mission into space. It is a family of liquid fuelled rocket engines. It is used in the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) series of expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. With this launch, India will become the fourth nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mi ..read more

Environment Management Plan for Najafgarh Jheel The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Haryana to enforce the Environment Management Plan (EMP) that the two governments have prepared for the rejuvenation and protection of the Najafgarh Jheel, a transboundary wetland. The implementation of these action plans is to be monitored by the National Wetland Authority through the respective State Wetland Authorities. Earlier, the Union Environment Ministry had set up a three-member committee to prepare an integrated EMP. The top priority would be to notify the Najafgarh jheel and its ..read more