Monday, March 14, 2011

PRELIMS CUM MAINS MODULE 5


Keeping in view the commitment of helping the students crack the civil services ,Smart  Foundation launches E Correspondence Material for Civil Service Examination 2011-12 (both PRELIMS AND MAINS) , covering GS comprehensively.The material for Prelims and Mains has been divided into two sections TRADITIONAL (including Polity,History,Geography,Economics,General Science etc)  and APPLIED ( in accordance with the requirements of the examination) part.Material for the traditional section would be based on the compilation of standard texts.It will be available in 5 concise modules.

APPLIED PART 

ECONOMY

  1. Discuss the rapid growth of Chinese economy vis-à-vis its recent surge in global outreach
  2. Discuss the recent economic crisis in Ireland in the backdrop of the Euro crisis
  3. BCIM Summit a vehicle of Track –II diplomacy
  4. The Y. H. Malegam Panel Committtee and its recommendations
  5. L&T-MHI  Hazira Plant
  6. Regulating capital flow  with focus on its impact on Balance of Payments
  7. “The problem of rising prices may be universal but policy responses of individual government have hardly taken into account its global nature”?Discuss & suggest the measures to combat this phenomenon
  8. SEBI allows Indian investors to trade in global indices
  9. A short note on NMCE (National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd)
  10. The growing middle class strengthened by the rapid GDP growth will channelize India into an economic superpower
  11. Assessing a Decade of Neoliberalism
  12. Credit policy review: Growth v/s Price stability ?
  13. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
  14. Reassessing Capital Account Liberalization
  15. Why, after almost two decades of economic reforms and liberalisation, India is still not perceived by investors, domestic as well as foreign, as being attractive enough for labour-intensive manufacturing?
  16. A note on World Economic Forum
  17. Davos: finding common ground in a complex world
  18. New provisions in capital gains tax pertaining to foreign banks
  19. A  new manufacturing strategy for India
  20.  High food prices -positive aspect
  21. A look at the third quarter review of the RBI monetary policy
  22. Bridging infrastructural deficit is the key to bridging the global imbalances
  23. Inflation control needs newer strategy
  24. Mapping a new road map for foreign banks in India
  25. India ratifies double taxation avoidance pacts with SAARC
  26. Role of SEBI in combating the 'flash crash' situation
  27. Input cost balancing and the refund of service tax for exporters
  28. Financial inclusion and the critical role of MFIs
  29. NCDEX mulls relaunch of Brent contract soon
  30. China sitting on an inflation bomb?
  31. Direct Taxes Code & GAAR
  32. Double Drip & Indian Economy
  33. Agriculture key to ending hunger
  34. Recent inflation trends reflect the need for bold measures to combat inflation rather than stereotyped responses
  35. Infra bonds: Bridging the great divide

India and the World

  1. India & UK Sign agreement on Cooperation for Trade and Investment in the Roads and Highways Sector in India    
  2. India, Russia Sign Contract to Design and Develop Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA)
  3. Agreement between India and Canada for Co-operation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
  4. Rabindranath Tagore's vision of India and China
  5. “The House of Asia needs at least four pillars: China, India, Japan and ASEAN” Discuss  
  6. Recent rendezvous with world superpowers
  7. Indo- China relations  
  8. Afghanistan — time for irrevocable decisions
  9. Towards a better future ties with Indonesia
  10. Engaging India's Far East

International
  1. Nepal: beginning of the end
  2. Tunisian revolution and its fallout
  3. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514
  4. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit
  5. Ivory Coast on brink
  6. Germany, France and their ties withIndia
  7. Strengthening Norms of Responsible Activity in Space
  8. Rise of nation states from the ashes of the Soviet Union

Polity and Policies

  1. Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), 2011 and Island Protection Zone, 2011
  2. Revised Series of Wholesale Price Index (Base 2004-05=100) & Price Trends
  3. Decentralization to strengthen Tiger Conservation in India
  4. Sixty Tribal and Backward districts in 9 states to get Central Grant under Integrated Action Plan (IAP)
  5. Studio Theatre Scheme
  6. National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project
  7. Photo Identity Cards Given To Handloom Weavers
  8. Plan scheme on “National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture”
  9. National Manufacturing Policy:-To Make Country International Manufacturing Hub-To Double Current Employment
  10. A case for a national mission on museums
  11. Note on National Geospatial Data Authority
  12. Discussion on recent notification on RTI
  13. Note on Anti Corruption law  
  14. Note on sedition law
  15. Note on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005
  16. NPTEL
  17. Swabhimaan Scheme
  18. Spectrum policy-Market driven approach
  19. Nasscom: Seeing what's next
  20. NATIONAL INFO UTILITIES


Social Issues

  1. Tackling the problem of bureaucratic corruption
  2. Congo virus
  3. Demystifying the concept of ‘original inhabitents’ of India in light of the recent SupremeCourt judgment
  4. World Bank to support programme to mitigate cyclone impact
  5. JNNURM: A balance sheet
  6. The Food Security Bill has been diluted so much that it marks a reversal rather than an advance compared with the status quo?
  7. Transformed agriculture-led growth for India
  8. Food prices- Who's to blame?
  9. Hand over PDS to village panchayats
  10. Towards a meaningful private sector participation
  11. Combating Food price rise through structural reforms
  12. Price volatility & food crises

Environment

  1. India’s renewable energy challenge
  2. Complex Implications of the Cancun Climate Conference
  3. New breeding centre  for Siberian cranes at Keoladeo Park
  4. What is World Wetlands Day?
  5. Oceans & Sustainable development
  6. Growth versus environment
  7. Global Environmental Challenge
  8. Positive Side of C O 2
  9. Capping Methane Emissions

Science and Technology

  1. Cosmic rays contribute 40 p.c. to global warming
  2. Nuclear waste management-Learning from Finnish experience  
  3. Kepler-11
  4. IPv6
  5. Note on S-band
  6. NANO MEDICINE
  7. Nanodevices
  8. Nano Energy  Solution to the Energy Crises
  9. Nanotechnology -Aid of the Defence Sector

Personalities:-

Major personalities important for both Prelims and Mains

Snippets:-


Important news bytes of the last month important from Prelims and Mains(2 marker) point of view.


Reference material to the above questions  as well as objective type questions for prelims on above mentioned topics is available in Module 5.To know more about the E-Correspondence course click and acquire  Sample Notes click here

http://www.smart-foundation.com/pcm.html



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