After the successful 50-day answer writing practise for UPSC Civil Services mains under Clear IAS Mains High-Value Answer Writing Test Series, it's now time to start the full-length test series for UPSC mains. We deeply appreciate the interest and enthusiasm shown by our regular participants and … [Read more...] about Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 3 (GS3)
Archives for November 2014
Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 2 (GS2)
After the successful 50-day answer writing practise for UPSC Civil Services mains under Clear IAS Mains High-Value Answer Writing Test Series, it's now time to start the full-length test series for UPSC mains. We deeply appreciate the interest and enthusiasm shown by our regular participants and … [Read more...] about Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 2 (GS2)
Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 1 (GS1)
After the successful 50-day answer writing practise for UPSC Civil Services mains under Clear IAS Mains High-Value Answer Writing Test Series, it's now time to start the full-length test series for UPSC mains. We deeply appreciate the interest and enthusiasm shown by our regular participants and … [Read more...] about Clear IAS Mains Full Length Free Mock Test Series – 1 (GS1)
No move to reduce the upper age limit for civil services aspirants: Centre
To the relief of thousands, the Centre has clarified that it is not considering any proposal to reduce the age limit for civil service aspirants. The announcement (November 2014) came against the backdrop of news reports which suggested that the Central government will implement its decision on … [Read more...] about No move to reduce the upper age limit for civil services aspirants: Centre
Will Centre Lower Age Limit For UPSC Civil Service Exam?
Today's The Hindu Newspaper (18-11-2014) had a piece of important news in the front page which made lakhs of Civil Services aspirants panic. It was regarding lowering the age limit for the UPSC Civil Services Exam. The news article 'Centre to lower age limit for civil service aspirants', was … [Read more...] about Will Centre Lower Age Limit For UPSC Civil Service Exam?
Modern Slavery and Global Slavery Index: Findings on India
Modern slavery involves one person possessing or controlling another person in such as a way as to significantly deprive that person of their individual liberty, with the intention of exploiting that person through their use, management, profit, transfer or disposal. Modern slavery contributes to … [Read more...] about Modern Slavery and Global Slavery Index: Findings on India
Functions of an IAS Officer
We covered 'Role of Civil Services in a Democracy' in our last post. Hope the overview is now clear. Civil Servants being permanent executives, they advise political executives. They also assist the ministers to formulate and execute policies. In this post, we shall see in particular the functions … [Read more...] about Functions of an IAS Officer
Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Indian state has three typical branches - Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. Executive is responsible to Legislature while Legislature is responsible to people. By Executive here we meant Political Executive - the ministers. Political executives are not permanent, and in Indian scenario, since … [Read more...] about Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989): Significance
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that existed from 1961 through 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany). Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) is a major event in European History. The policies of restructuring and openness initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev paved way … [Read more...] about Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989): Significance
Revolutions of 1989 and the Fall of Communism
Communism - during the period from 1920s to 1980s - remained as a prominent alternate philosophy to Capitalism of the West. USSR (a confederation of 15 republics) was the leader of the Soviet Bloc. But around 1989, almost all on sudden, many nations which leaned towards communist ideologies … [Read more...] about Revolutions of 1989 and the Fall of Communism
