Category: Ranker Webinars

Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 4th August-

GS-1 Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.

GS-4 Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information.

Question 1) 

No country can realize its full potential without the equal participation of women and men. Achieving gender equality is not only the right thing to do but the key to a country’s growth and development. Elaborate in the backdrop of recently released “Women, Business and the Law 2020” report. 10 marks

Question 2)

Recent events point to India’s declining smart power in its neighbourhood and extended neighbourhood. Examine the factors that could explain these changes. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

Along with food security, India needs nutritional security in its diet. Comment. 10 marks

Question 4)  

Examine how an organization’s work culture influences or communicates ethics towards society at large. 10 marks

 

 

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Click to fill the form: Samanvaya for IAS 2021

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IAS exam, by design, is such that it should take just one attempt to clear it. Any further attempt, if you’re taking, should only be to improve your rank.

But why most of them can’t clear in multiple attempts?

Last month we had a discussion with around 1500 students who were not able to clear prelims even after more than 2 attempts. Some were stuck on mains.

Just making a workable strategy or covering the syllabus only is not enough.

Broadly, five factors determine your success in cracking this prestigious IAS exam: Planning and strategizing– the first step; Learning – Knowledge and information; Analyzing – making linkages, connections, etc.; Executing and utilizing information; and Constant course correction – because mistakes are inevitable, need to rectify them asap.

Click to fill the form: Samanvaya for IAS 2021

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Failing to tackle any one of them, feeds into a vicious cycle. Without guidance or mentoring, understanding where the problem lies in and how to rectify it becomes problematic.

This is where our 3 tier mentoring comes in:

1. First step starts with this Samanvaya call: Once you fill in the form, our senior mentors get on a 30-40 minute call with you to understand your prep level, working/ study constraints, current strategies, and create a step by step plan for next week, next month and so on.

2. You are given access to our invite-only chat platform, Habitat where you can ask your daily doubts, discuss your test-prep questions and have real-time, live sessions on news and op-eds, and find your optional groups.

3. The third and the most personalized tier is the 1 on 1 mentor allotment who stays with you through the course of your UPSC preparation – always-on chat and on scheduled calls to help you assess, evaluate, and chart the next milestone of your IAS 2021 journey.

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Let’s talk. Fill this Samanvaya form (click here)

(Civilsdaily’s mentor will call you within 24 hours.)

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Who are you?

1. Working Junta? If you are preparing for IAS 2021 and working simultaneously, we can help you strategize and decipher the IAS exam and design a timetable that fits right in your hectic schedule.
2. First-time prep? If you are in the last year of college or thinking of dropping a year and preparing for IAS 2021 full time, we can help you pick the right books and craft a practical & personal strategy.

You just have to take 5 minutes out and fill this form: Samanvaya For IAS 2021

Once done, we will call you within 24 hours or so.

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Here are some testimonials of our students about Samanvaya and our propriety chat interventions:

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Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 3rd August-

GS-1 Effects of globalization on Indian society.

GS-4 Work culture, quality of service delivery.

Question 1) 

Discuss specific challenges that were witnessed especially during the integration of North-East India post-independence. 10 marks

Question 2)

Compare the functioning of the presidential system of government with a parliamentary government. Also, examine the issues Indian polity faces due to the parliamentary system of government. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

What is artificial intelligence? Why data is critical for AI? In the context of this, examine the utility of Gopalakrishnan Committee recommendations in this regard. 10 marks

Question 4)  

How do the virtues of trustworthiness and fortitude get manifested in public service? Deliberate. 10 marks

 

 

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Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 27th July-

GS-1 Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.

GS-4  Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections

Question 1) 

Who were the Khudai Khidmatgars? Analyse the aftermath of the Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre. 10 marks

Question 2)

India and South Korea have many avenues to deepen their ties for the benefit of each other. Examine the areas in which both countries can cooperate and factors that are responsible for stagnancy in the relationship between the two countries. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

Despite the penetration of the internet in India, the speed that the user gets is still abysmally slow. Mention the reasons for the low speed and suggest the measures by the government to address the issue of the low internet speed. 10 marks

Question 4)  

One year after becoming CEO of Starbucks, you are faced with a leadership test when two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks. The men were waiting to meet a business associate, but they did not purchase anything while they were waiting. The store manager asked them to leave and they refused, explaining that they were there to meet someone. The manager called the police because the men refused to leave, and the police arrested them. Another patron at Starbucks recorded the arrest on her cell phone, and it quickly went viral. In an interview after the arrest, the woman who took the video mentions that she had been sitting there for a while, and she wasn’t asked to leave even though she didn’t order anything. Additionally, the video shows the business associate of the black men show up during the arrest, and he asks the manager and the police what the men had done wrong. The general public and those who witnessed the arrest labeled it as discriminatory and racist. What should be your response in this matter. Discuss the ethical issues involved in the incident. 10 marks

 

 

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Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 24th July-

GS-1 The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.

GS-4  Case studies

Question 1) 

What do you mean by Renaissance describe the main features of Indian renaissance? 10 marks

Question 2)

Examine the ways in which a member of the house is deemed to have given up his membership under the 10th Schedule as interpreted in the various judgements. Also, analyse the implications of conducting a floor test in a situation when members of the ruling party are lured with rewards. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

Privatisation of the coal sector will go a long way in transforming India’s growth trajectory. Comment. 10 marks

Question 4)  

You are a jurist deciding an ethical case involving allegations that, Mrs. Sandy Tyson had helped her husband obtain a University fellowship to which he was not entitled. She is a former employee of the University. Mrs. Tyson is an African-American black lady married to Mike Tyson and both have denied the allegations and termed them as racist and baseless. What are the ethical issues involved here. What will be your decision. 10 marks

 

 

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Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 23rd July-

GS-1 Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present.

GS-4  Case studies

Question 1) 

Medieval literature of India played a key role and led to the modern Indian languages taking shape and being born. Elucidate.10 marks

Question 2)

To counter the challenges manifested by China through recent events India needs to explore along with other options the subtler tools of power available to it. Examine the diplomatic tools available with India. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

Analyse India’s fiscal response to Covid-19 in comparison to other countries. Also, compare the adoption of cash transfer against public work for income support in India. 10 marks

Question 4)  

On one hand there are people who think the law should let women decide whether to have abortions called pro-choice and on the other hand are people who are pro-life; who believe that all humans, including the unborn, have a right to life. What in your view point is ethical and justified? Is the belief that abortion is wrong and that it is murder correct? Critically analyse and give your opinion with suitable justifications. 10 marks

 

 

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Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 22nd July-

GS-1 Indian culture covering the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature, and Architecture

GS-4  Case studies

Question 1) 

Explain the reasons for the formation of Sargasso Sea. Also, examine the factors for it being a region with one of the highest ocean salinity. 10 marks

Question 2)

Do you think that administration of many temples by the Government in India fits well with the secularism espoused in the Indian Constitution? Also, examine the implications of the recent judgement in the Padmanabhaswamy case. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

Electronics is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world and it is increasingly finding applications in all sectors. India has rightly accorded the high priority to electronic hardware manufacturing. In light of this, examine the measures and policies introduced by the government and issues with them. 10 marks

Question 4)  

One of the scientists working in the R & D laboratory of a major pharmaceutical company discovers that one of the company’s bestselling veterinary drugs, B has the potential to cure a currently incurable liver disease that is prevalent in tribal areas. However, developing a variant of the drug suitable for human beings entailed a lot of research and development having a huge expenditure to the extent of R 50 crores. It was unlikely that the company would recover the costs as the disease was rampant only in poverty-stricken area having very little market otherwise. If you were the CEO, then— (a) Identify the various actions that you could take; (b) Evaluate the pros and cons of each of your actions. 10 marks

 

 

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Important Announcement:  Topics to be covered on 21st July-

GS-1 Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

GS-4  Case studies

Question 1) 

Discuss the various geo-morphological effects caused by an earthquake. 10 marks

Question 2)

India-Iran relations, though based on the foundations of mutual interests and cultural ties have been increasingly circumscribed by the compulsions of geopolitics. Comment. 10 marks

 

Question 3)

Despite having the potential to transform itself into the exporter of agri-inputs, India ends up being the importer of some of them. In light of this examine India’s potential to become the exporter of agri-input products and suggest the measures to achieve this. 10 marks

Question 4)  

You are an engineer in a plant outside a small community. You work during normal hours, but are on call afterwards; the plant operates continuously. There are some large vessels in the plant that contain hazardous vapors. Although your company has an excellent safety record, several groups in the community have expressed concerns over the danger it poses, and have published letters to the editor in the local paper every month or so. In the middle of a winter night, your plant manager calls reporting that several feet of snow which have accumulated since yesterday have caused a section of the roof in the plant to collapse. Little more is known yet, but as an engineer you are expected to help. You are the first person the manager has called, and they need to know what step to take next. Considering public opinion, how much must you know before notifying the public? What would be your next step in this case? How can you react in a safe manner while saving your as well as the company’s face? 10 marks

 

 

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