Context A transparent consultation process must be initiated to design a law on public participation in law and policy making
Continue readingCategory: Sociology Paper – II
Sociology Optional Paper – II
ANNIHILATION OF CASTE: DR. B R AMBEDKAR
(Sociology Syllabus: Caste System in India ) “Turn any direction you like, caste is the monster that crosses your path.
Continue readingWHY INDIA’S FUEL CONSUMPTION SHRANK LAST FISCAL?
CONTEXT While petrol consumption has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the consumption of diesel, which is a key indicator of economic
Continue readingINDIA’S STANCE ON ‘REFUGEES’ AND ‘ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’
Context India has welcomed refugees in the past, and on date, nearly 300,000 people here are categorised as refugees. But
Continue readingTHE CHENAB ARCH BRIDGE: CONNECTING KASHMIR TO KANYAKUMARI
Why in news? Constructed at a cost of Rs 1,486 crore, an arch bridge between the Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi
Continue readingSIGNIFICANCE OF INDO-PACIFIC FOR EUROPE AFTER THE PANDEMIC
Context Germany and its European partners are set for a meaningful engagement with Asia. It’s based on an understanding of
Continue readingIMF: CONTRACTION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
CONTEXT The International Monetary Fund Deputy Chief Economist, Petya Koeva Brooks, in an interview to PTI on Friday also made
Continue readingCRIMINALISING BEGGING
Context SC asks Centre, four states to respond on plea seeking repeal of provisions criminalising begging. Referring to the Census
Continue readingMUON G–2
Why in news? Newly published results of an international experiment hint at the possibility of new physics governing the laws
Continue readingFALLING CRUDE OIL PRICES: REASON AND IMPACT ON INDIA
Context The fall in international crude prices has reversed a six-month trend of rising auto fuel prices which saw the
Continue reading1/3 COVID-19 SURVIVORS FACE NEURO OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Why in news? The estimated incidence of being diagnosed with a neurological or mental health disorder following Covid-19 infection was
Continue readingEXAMS, RESULTS, FAMILY AND SOCIETY!
Exams have always been a roller coaster ride for students all over and more for the ones appearing for the
Continue readingDURBAR MOVE
Context: Durbar Move is a bi-annual shifting of the Civil Secretariat and other offices of the state government from Jammu
Continue readingEXPERIMENT WITH SUMMER SOYABEAN, TO BOOST FARMERS EARNINGS
Why in news? Farmers in Maharashtra have experimented with growing soyabean as a summer crop, which could set a new
Continue readingPERSONALITY TEST – INTERVIEW 2020: SUPER 100 SOCIOLOGY RELATED PRACTICE QUESTIONS
EXPECTED QUESTIONS FROM SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ISSUES FOR UPSC-CSE INTERVIEW-2020 QUESTIONS What do you study in Sociology as discipline? (ANSWER:
Continue reading