1. Emergency provisions Taken from Wiemar constitution A national emergency(art 352) can be proclaimed due to war, external aggression or armed rebellion not on the ground of internal disturbance) though the proclamation of national emergence requires the approval of both the houses (special majority), lok sabha’s approval( simple majority) alone suffices for revocation president can unilaterally… Continue reading Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 2

Hello everyone As prelims is not more than 80 days away, we thought of different ways of helping you in your preparation. In this context UW announced a test series on the forum. Now to help you with the factual stuff, we came up with the idea of presenting confusing and important factoids in card… Continue reading Tit-bits for prelims (what do you think)

Here is the official answer key. http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/answerkeys/2015/CSP_2015/CSP_15_GS_I_AKy.pdf http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/answerkeys/2015/CSP_2015/CSP_15_GS_II_AKey.pdf No need for further mahabharat on controversial questions. Just accept the answer and move on. What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?* a) The Earth’s rotation on its axis *b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents* c) Difference in salinity of water d) Occurrence of… Continue reading Civil Services Prelims 2015 Official Answer Keys

#3. Compulsory licensing to make patented drugs cheaper <Patients over patents> Issue arose as US industry groups recently claimed the Indian government offered them a “private” assurance that compulsory licences will not be issued, save in emergencies and for non-commercial purposes. Issues -1. Should govt be assuring them privately <policies should be made transparently> 2. When… Continue reading Roundup of the week (March13 – March 19) – II

Discussing Indian reservations - Mandal Judgement and beyond.

This thread is dedicated to short videos, preferably less than five minutes (can extend up to 10 if very interesting) which would add value to UPSC preparation. Posting is simple. Just introduce the topic of video and post the youtube link. Further discussion on the subject cam commence in the thread itself. P.S.- Don’t post… Continue reading Short Videos relevant for IAS preparation

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