Daily Answer Writing Challenge for IAS Mains General Studies (05 August 2015)

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General Studies - I "Syllabus Topic – History of Post-Independence India"

1. India has taken a big step forward in ending the protracted Naga insurgency by signing a framework agreement with the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah). Comment.

• Source: The Hindu

General Studies - II "Syllabus Topic – Polity”

2. The Union Home Ministry will amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant citizenship to undocumented migrants include not just Hindus but also Buddhists, Christians, Zoroastrians, Sikhs and Jains who fled religious persecution in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Explain.

• Source: The Hindu

General Studies - III "Syllabus Topic – Science and Technology"

3. The interim results of a Phase III clinical trial in Guinea using a novel virus vaccine (rVSV-ZEBOV) have shown 100 per cent efficacy after 10 days of vaccination. Discuss

• Source: The Hindu

General Studies - IV "Syllabus Topic – Probity in Governance"

4.Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.(Ivan Krastev) Examine the statement in the light of contemporary examples and practices.

• Source: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by G Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chowdhury

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