The UPSC Prelims 2019 Previous Year Question Paper has been designed to help the aspirants to get familiar with the types of questions that will be asked in the paper. It also helps them to prepare for the exam, and check their weak areas so as to plan accordingly. To practice with previous year question …
(WPI) Wholesale Price Index and Consumer Price Index : The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for the month of January, 2021 has been released. Analysis The fall/rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded a decrease of 1 to 20 points in 18 …
Greylist and Blacklist : The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided to retain Pakistan on the “greylist” till the next review of its performance during the June plenary session. Analysis Pakistan has made progress across all action plan items and has now largely addressed 21 of 27 action items but as the all-action plan deadlines …
Article 247 of the Indian Constitution In Article 247 of the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court considered the creation of additional courts to exclusively hear and decide cheque bounce cases. Analysis A recent study of the pending cases reflects a pendency of more than 35 lakh, which constitutes more than 15 percent of the total …
What is Extinction Rebellion (UPSC)? : Delhi Police have named environmental activists Disha Ravi, Nikita Jacob, and Shantanu Muluk, who are volunteers of a global environment movement seeking to call attention to the climate change emergency, in the Greta Thunberg ‘toolkit’ case. Analysis The global movement Extinction Rebellion (UPSC) , also referred to as ‘XR’, …
Context: The Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its judgment that the Shaheen Bagh protests against the Citizenship (Right to Protest Amendment) Act were inconvenient for commuters. Analysis The right to protest amendment cannot be any time and everywhere. There may be some spontaneous protests but in case of prolonged dissent or protest, there cannot …
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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 Context: In December 2020, Argentina’s Congress legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy this week, in what was a ground-breaking decision in a country that has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. Analysis The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 regulates the conditions under …
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