As a district collector you are overseeing the post-flood relief operations in your district. While going through the progress made you realise that relief operations have been particularly sporadic and ineffectual in a particular village of the district. On further investigations you come to know that the district is mostly inhabited by people considered historically “lower class”.
(1) What immediate steps you shall undertake to sensitize your officers against class biases in relief operations.
(2) What long term plans, in your opinion, shall ensure that such incidents do not recur.
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Case Study
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Attitudes and Biases
Do attitudes engender stereotypes and biases or vice-versa? Explain with real life examples.
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Quality of CD is diluted!!
As focus seems to be shifted to cover all possible articles, no. of article has increased resulting into many articles which are not much relevent..
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Social isolation of Dalits inside campuses is a real problem
Picking this topic for discussion – The latest suicide by a dalit student
http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/social-isolation-of-dalits-inside-campuses-is-a-real-problem-116012000234_1.html“Rohith was steadily isolated by campus authorities and his appeals — many of them anguished and sometimes cloaked in irony — went largely unheard.”
The question it raises is that how can we sensitise general public about this issue lest it become another political controversy… I studied at a well known college and most of the times I found them enjoying among themselves… hostel life does not automatically mean inter mingling…. and we all know the politics of student union… its rare that their voices would be heard unilaterally…
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2014 CSE Reserve list out: Was anyone expecting a result?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
PRESS NOTE
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2014
The results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2014 were declared vide
Press Note dated 04.07.2015 recommending 1236 candidates in order of merit for
appointment to IAS, IFS, IPS and Central Services Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ against
1364 vacancies.
2. The Commission, in accordance with the Rule 16 (4) & (5) of the Civil Services
Examination Rules, was also maintaining a Consolidated Reserve List in order of merit
below the last recommended candidate under the respective category.
3. As sought by the Department of Personnel & Training, the Commission has
now recommended 126 candidates which include 109 General, 15 OBC and 02 SC
candidates, to fill up the remaining posts based on the Civil Services Examination,
2014. Particulars of these candidates are indicated below. The candidates so
recommended will be communicated directly by the DOP&T.
4. The candidature of following candidates bearing Roll 124690 and 390542 is
provisional.
5. The list of these 126 candidates is also available on the UPSC website i.e.
http//www.upsc.gov.in.
Contd….. 2/‐
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2014
AS A PART OF RESERVE LIST
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
2
1 231901 ARATHI A NAIR
2 372649 KUMAR ABHISHEK
3 006116 ADARSH PACHERA
4 542133 ASHWIN D GOWDA
5 001291 PRAGYA ANAND
6 002144 SHRIHARSHA N
7 597566 GOVIND MOHAN
8 135355 ISHAN BHARDWAJ
9 804568 DEVANSH SHUKLA
10 066397 PATEL AROHIBEN MUKESHBHAI
11 423796 EISHVARYESH BHARDWAJ
12 000447 ROHIT TRIPATHI
13 704635 SURBENDU THAKUR
14 074839 RACHIT RAWAT
15 837083 AMIT KUMAR JHA
16 651329 RAJASEKHARA REDDY K
17 083880 HASEEN ZAHERA RIZVI
18 003429 PALAK GOEL
19 750573 VAGISH KUMAR SINGH
20 296362 ANUBHAV JAIN
21 557070 GURSEWAK SINGH
22 059047 ABRAHAM KOSHY
23 105390 AVINASH SHANDILYA
24 423637 CHINCHAWADE SHREYANS BALASAHEB
25 010604 ASHUTOSH DWIVEDI
26 294597 JATIN LAL
27 023364 DINESH SINGH TOMAR
28 591780 HARSHIT SHRIVASTAVA
29 012786 CHITRESH JOSHI
30 538144 SAM PRASHANTH JR
31 045588 AKRITI
32 452333 VINIT TRIPATHI
33 717621 DEEPAK KUMAR BHARDWAJ
34 004817 DEVRANJAN MISHRA
35 868425 CH SINDHU SARMA
36 628364 M VENKAT NARASIMHA REDDY
37 564327 NITISH SHARMA
38 646460 SAMUEL NITIN STEPHEN
39 323083 HARISH PAPOLA
40 003579 ANUBHAV BHARADWAJ
41 718745 AYUSH GOEL
42 753747 MOHIT KUMAR
43 394917 SUMANTH V
44 053958 AMAN SHARMA
45 561135 RAHUL RAJ
46 177738 BHANU JAIN
47 413233 RAHUL SINGLA
48 019570 ASHISH UJLAYAN
49 151738 M VYSHAKH NAG
50 651760 SUSHMA B
51 407682 ANSHUL JAIN
52 378578 AMIT CHANDRA SUNAL
53 316864 GADIYARAM VIVEKANANDA
54 355823 PREETI SHARMA
55 572444 ANSHU SHARAWAT
56 190658 NIKHIL SEWAK
57 002625 RAJA BANTHIA
58 495681 VIKASH N
59 430426 ISHAAN SHARMA
60 194458 ACHIN GARG
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2014
AS A PART OF RESERVE LIST
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
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61 595106 BHUPESH SATIJA
62 417039 PALLAVI SINHA
63 062980 MANWESH PRIYADARSHI
64 099604 RAHUL PANWAR
65 029939 SUSHANT RANJAN
66 457200 ARCHNA YADAV
67 188795 KARTIK KUMAR SINGH
68 085517 VISHWA M
69 170949 KUMAR RAHUL
70 566947 SALONI RAI
71 686125 RAHUL SINGH
72 261104 EKTA KAPTA
73 046182 HEMANT KOTIYAL
74 262499 CHANCHAL CHITWAN
75 032857 SAHIL GARG
76 236546 DEEPAK
77 069854 SAHIL ARORA
78 031853 TAWAREJ KSHITIJ KISHOR
79 523259 NIDHI DWIVEDI
80 001146 NARENDRA PANT
81 499770 ADITYA SINGH
82 127494 AJAY BARTWAL
83 457789 KEERTHISHRI S
84 005995 SHREY DALELA
85 098328 SAGAR GUPTA
86 085205 KAPIL GADE
87 036508 DEVENDRA UPADHYAY
88 318075 PAVAN KUMAR REDDY G
89 312676 ABHILASH BARANWAL
90 000186 VIJAY BISHNOI
91 002268 TANU JAIN
92 009949 AJEY SINGH
93 047623 RAKSHIT SHIVAM PRAKASH
94 005052 ISHAAN SHARMA
95 409662 PRITI
96 219067 PANDEY SHRADDHA NARENDRA
97 242452 Y RISHANTH REDDY
98 005296 HARSH KUMAR
99 429928 LOKESH MISHRA
100 037705 RUCHA KULKARNI
101 617179 ASHVINI SATISH JADHAV
102 146672 JONNALAGADDA SNEHAJA
103 021714 WALI SHITAL MAHADEV
104 119969 N MOHAMMED ALI
105 087598 VAATSALYA KUMAR
106 156686 KINTHADA PRAVALIKA
107 061696 ASHUTOSH
108 153859 HIRANI ADITYAVIKRAM MOHANKUMAR
109 007247 APRAJITA CHANDEL
110 633423 SHANMUGA VADIVEL S
111 193852 SHRIVAS NUPUR AJAY
112 600750 K SRUJANA
113 031225 GURAV KSHITIJ SURESH
114 383679 PRASHANT YADAV
115 022742 SANTHOSH NAHTHA K
116 155388 DEEPAK VERMA
117 549930 ALOK KUMAR
118 026501 HARSHIT TODI
119 260797 P UDAY
120 390542 MD SHAHID KAMAL ANSARI
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2014
AS A PART OF RESERVE LIST
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
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121 804634 DILIP SINGH
122 124690 SHIPRA GIRI
123 434446 PARASURAMAN A
124 860015 ADHARSH M
125 407020 MAYANK PRAKASH
126 483862 KUMAR PRIYATAM ASHOK
CONCLUDED
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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NEW DELHI – 110 069 – 19th January,2016/Paush 29, 1937 Saka -
Ethical Dilemma
Narrate an incident from the life of your model that shall help you to tide over ethical dilemma you may face in your career as a civil servant.
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GS 4 Analysis not given on CD
I could see GS paper analysis but that didn’t talk about GS 4..Whats ur take on GS4..Was it tougher than last year or easier.
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MCQs : Few Random Ones
1. Which of the following are the pollutant that enter the atmosphere due to large scale burning of the biomass?
1. Formaldehyde
2. Potassium
3. Benzene
4. Carbon Monoxide
Choose the correct alternative using the codes given below:
(a) 3 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 42. Consider the following statements:
1. Lord Curzon was the Viceroy when the first session of the Indian National Congress was held.
2. Formation of Indian National Congress was preceded by a number of political organizations including Poona Sarvajanik Sabha.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 23. Which of the following factors influence the spatial distribution of the salinity of the oceans?
1. Ocean currents
2. Atmospheric Pressure
3. Evaporation
4. Wind Direction
Choose the correct alternative using the codes given below:
(a) 3 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 44.The Western Indian Ocean has witnessed a sharp decline in phytoplankton population due to increased sea surface temperatures largely because increased sea surface temperatures
(a) suppress the mixing of surface and sub-surface waters
(b) make the oceanic water acidic
(c) constrict reproduction among the phytoplankton
(d) limit the process of photosynthesis5.Nairobi Package’, in news recently, is related to the affairs of
(a) FAO
(b) UNFCCC
(c) WTO
(d) IMF6. Which of the following enshrine the goal of promotion of sense of brotherhood among the citizens?
(a) Preamble only
(b) Preamble and Fundamental Duties
(c) Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) Preamble, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy7. Consider the following statements:
1. In Indian Parliamentary system , the office of the ‘Leader of the House’ is not mentioned in the Constitution.
2. In Indian Parliamentary system , the office of the ‘Leader of the Opposition’ is not mentioned in the Constitution.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 28.Consider the following statements with reference to the Indian Parliamentary System:
1. The power to adjourn a session of any House lies with the Presiding officer of that House.
2. The power to adjourn a session of any House sine die lies with the President.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 29. Consider the following statements:
1. No ground has been mentioned in the Indian Constitution for the removal of the Vice- President.
2. The resolution to remove the Vice-President cannot be introduce in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 210. India is planning to notify Euro V and Euro VI norms soon. The norms are related to
(a) international banking standards
(b) vehicular emission standards
(c) mergers and acquisition standards
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MCQs from previous B2Bs
1. Which of the following states were formerly Union Territories?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Goa
3. Arunachal Pradesh
Choose the correct alternative using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 32. Consider the following statements:
At the time of independence
1. Indian Union was classified into three distinct constituent units.
2. Part A states were administered by the President through a Chief Commissioner.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 23. Which of the following was the only Union Territory at the time of independence and continues to enjoy the same status to date?
(a) Daman and Diu
(b) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
(c) Puducherry
(d) Andaman & Nicobal Islands4. Through which of the following acts, the Governor General of Bengal was made the Governor Bengal of India?
(a) Charter Act of 1833
(b) Charter Act of 1853
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(d) Regulating Act of 17735. What is the correct order of the following satyagrahas undertaken by Gandhiji?
(a) Kheda – Champaran – Ahmedabad
(b) Kheda – Ahmedabad – Champaran
(c) Champaran – Ahmedabad – Kheda
(d) Champaran – Kheda – Ahmedabad