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Insights Secure-2014: Questions On Current Events

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21, February 2014
1. Despite 4% growth in agriculture in last four years, there are also some other disquieting aspects of
developments on the farm front that partly sully the sheen of these achievements. Examine. (200 Words)
Business Standard

http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/checking-a-claim-114022001264_1.html

2. The Anglo-Russian agreement of March 1915 illustrated the vast degree to which traditional relationships
between nations had been changed by World War I. Examine. (200 Words)
Business Standard

http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/derring-do-in-bolshevik-russia114022001269_1.html

3. Indias growth prospects as well as its ability to translate growth into employment have been curbed in recent
years. Analyze the factors responsible for this jobless nature of growth. (200 Words)
The Indian Express
4. China is the unwitting cupid that has brought about the India-Japan honeymoon. Do you agree with the
statement? Comment. (200 Words)
The Indian Express
5. Write a note on the importance of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
(100 Words)
The Hindu
6. Write a note on the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme of the Indian government. (200 Words)
The Hindu

7. What do you understand by the classical language status and why is it being accorded to select few
languages of India? Examine. (200 Words)
The Hindu
8. Examine the components and evaluate the performance of the Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India
(BGREI) scheme that was launched in 2010-11 in Eastern part of India. (200 Words)
The Hindu
9. We need an effective international organisation that supports the rights of the worlds most vulnerable people
i.e. people with disabilities. Comment. (200 Words)
The Hindu
10. Contrary to 1944-45, when there was hope in the future, in a new world, in 1919 society was paralysed
under the weight of the dead. Elaborate the statement with reference to the condition of Europe post two world
wars. (200 Words)
The Hindu
11. Comment on the problems being faced by the public sector banks and the policy measures taken by the
government to address these problems. (200 Words)
The Hindu
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