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Dear sir,
I humbly request u, the mains questions ur providing under the new program (daily 4 GS questions) .
These 4 questions r mixed…. It will be very much better for us that u later provide those questions section wise like
All questions upon culture under culture tag, all questions upon polity under polity tag

Questions of the Day

GS Paper I (Indian Culture – Social Inclusion – Static + Dynamic)

Q#1. Indian society did not develop into a definite finished form in any period. What are plausible reasons for it.

Hint: By finished form – we mean that the culture never crystallised into a specific form. It always evolved. Why?

Demand: Analytical question that focusses upon thinking on the fabric of Indian Society and its evolution. Give reasons behind how you perceive the Indian Society.  

Approach 

• Opinion based question.
• Time and again country has always been attacked by foreign invaders.
• Cite relevant examples of invaders and the value attached to the same.

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 GS Paper II (Governance – Dynamic)

Q#2. ‘Public life must be spiritualized.’ Discuss it in context of recent amendment in section 44 brought out in Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013.

Demand: The statement of GK Gokhale in context of disclosure norms to be analysed. Put it in context to Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill.

Approach

• Both positives and negatives of amendments in the bill should be discussed. 
• Undue criticism not warranted as given in some of the answers on the CD platform. 

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GS Paper III (Financial Inclusion – Static + Dynamic)

Q#3. ‘Banking is necessary, not banks.’ What made a thinker say so?

Demand: Analysis of changing economic environment, technology new modes of banking, Payment Bank,B.C.,e wallets altered traditional definition of Bank.

Approach

• This is 20 year old statement of  Bill Gates reiterated by RBI Dep. Governor in his recent speech.
• Definition of Bank.
• Newer structures outside definition of Bank as per Banking Regulation Act  
• Changing economic environment,technology new modes of banking, Payment Bank, B.C.,e wallets altered traditional definition of Bank

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 GS Paper IV (Dimension of Ethics in Personal Life – Static) 

Q#4. ‘The very purpose of education is to transform ourselves from mirror to glass panes.’ Elucidate

Demand: Education opens up to learn and absorb rather than closed attitude. 

Approach

• Thought based question.
• Can be enriched by citing relevant personal and social examples where attitudinal changes were experienced because of education.
• Add education not confined to securing grades but a continuous enriching process.

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Hello,

First things first, you guys have amazing enthusiasm and looking at your sincerity towards the upcoming mains, we have decided to give a structured feedback on the DNA of answer writing for all the questions that we put everyday. We will try to comment on a few of them but keep the conversation going.

Our inputs at the end of the day will be in form of directives of the demand and approach of the questions.

DNA = Demand & Approach. Click here and scroll down to view the Day 1 Ques

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Questions of the Day

GS Paper I (Indian Culture – Salient Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from Ancient to Modern Times  – Static)

Q#1. “The early medieval period was marked by remarkable developments in the spheres of regional art and architecture in India”. Discuss. 

Demand: Static Content

Approach: 

• This is a statement. It has to be discussed on the basis of pre existing knowledge.
• Architecture and Art in India has to be described and relate with Medieval period. 
• Maintain continuity in transition and keep the answer organic.

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GS Paper II (Appointment to Various Constitutional Posts, Powers and Functions – Static + Dynamic)

Q#2. “Of late, the position of Governor has become very controversial.” Critically examine various issues arising out of the constitutional provisions in this context.

Demand: Understand and explain why it is controversial. You have to give pros and cons of the constitutional provisions and related issues with it.

Approach: 

• This is an application question.
• Relate with examples of Governor and why it has become controversial. 
• Critical Analyses of write about feasibility – pros and cons. (challenges of implementation and relate with current developments)

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GS Paper III (Infrastructure – Dynamic)

Q#3. What are the proposed ultra mega steel plants (UMSP)? Do you think that idea of ultra mega steel plants is feasible in current circumstances? Substantiate your views. 

Demand: Question is asking about definition of UMPP’s and it has to be related with current developments.

Approach: 

• This is a very direct question. It has to be simply answered with substantiated reasons as asked in the question.
• Explain the definition properly.
• Write about feasibility – pros and cons. (challenges of implementation and relate with current developments)

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GS Paper IV (Dimension of Ethics in Personal Life – Static) 

Q#4. What are the various ways to inculcate values in a child / person?

Demand: Question is asking about ways in making a child learn values as it would be beneficial for entire life.

Approach: 

• This is a direct question. It has to be simply answered with reasons. Do not over complicate
• Evolution of a child from mother’s womb
• Role of Parenting and Family/ School/ Friends
• Give examples of historic leaders and their wisdom related to this field – Gandhi, Nehru etc.

Hello guys..anyone over here with Mathematics optional…If so please comment over here…we can active thread or group

Hello,

All geared up for mains? Looking at the present scenario, most of the aspirants (who checked off 107+ from their IAS Prelims 2016) would be thinking of joining a test series to get themselves into some sort of a zen discipline of committing to a mains level writing marathon. 

One Tip: Don’t get frustrated when your verified copies are not received on time. If you have joined a TS, just focus on the written word and keep writing tests. 

Free Initiative: We thought of contributing to your preparation by giving you some quality questions for answer writing. This initiative – “Writing Skill Enhancement for 2016” 

Details: Our academic wing is going over all the important current affairs of the past 1 year and is curating a list of selected questions. Not just CA but also the static portions of the syllabus will be kept in mind while framing the questions. 

Our aim: To provide you with good quality questions which will be open to debate and discussions on our forum so that everyone can feed off each other’s knowledge.

How does it look? Every day, 4 questions (1 from each GS Paper) would be put up on the website for you to attempt –

1. GS Paper 1
2. GS Paper 2
3. GS Paper 3
4. GS Paper 4

UPSC has listed out detailed topics under above papers. We would be giving the questions pertaining to any one topic under every paper. Every Day. 

Those questions would be open for discussion. By the end of the day we would be listing out the best answers for the day with one model answer of the most discussed question in a proper format.

A consistent performer on 5 questions would get Civilsdaily goodies. What’s in the goodies? Harry Potter – The Cursed UPSC Child 😉 Kidding!

• What makes up for a perfect IAS Mains level answer? 
• Where is this initiative going to be consolidated on the website?

We are going to put in details on these but first, to judge your level of seriousness, we would like you to attempt this question:

GS Paper 3:

#1. In India, the RBI does not target any exchange rate. RBI intervenes in the foreign exchange market only to manage the volatility and to manage the disruption to the macro-economic situation”. Elaborate on the above statement. 

• Try to keep your answer within 200 word limit
• We will provide model answer to this question by late tonight
• Will try to comment on a few of your attempts

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DNA of the question (Demand & Approach)

Demand: 

Question is asking about RBI’s role in maintaining/ controlling exchange rate fluctuations.

Approach: 

• This is a statement. It has to be discussed on the basis of opinion
• First take a stand on whether you agree with the given statement or not
• Discuss about RBI’s role in determination of Forex Market
• Throw light upon type of exchange rate system followed in India
• How is RBI’s management of ER seen by the economy as a whole

Best Attempts?

See the comments below.