01 August, 2020

• Afghan Peace process (International Relations)
• Decoupling Indian and Chinese Economy (Economy)
• Urban Local Governance (Polity)
• Index of eight Core industries (Prelims)
• Question for the day (Economy)

31 July, 2020

• Electoral Reforms: Bringing Political Parties under RTI ( Polity & Governance)
• Should Government go easy on Telecom (Indian Economy)
• Getting ahead of constitutional Practices (Polity & Governance)
• A Long Road + An Education policy that is sweeping in its vision (Social Issues)
• World Gold Council (Economy)
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30 July, 2020

• Mains Writing Answer assignment
• New Education Policy-2020-School Education (Social Issues)
• New Education Policy -2020- Higher Education (Social Issues)
• Prospects and Challenges of AIIB (International Relations)
• Global Internet Governance (Internet and Social Media)
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29 July, 2020

• RIC, a triangle that is still important (International relation)
• China says disengagement at most localities along LAC is complete - (International Relation)
• Rajasthan Cabinet seeks House session on July 31 - (Polity & governance)
• Centre unable to pay States GST dues: official - (Polity & governance)
• At 2,967 tigers, India's capacity at peak - (Environment & Ecology)
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28 July, 2020

• In reverse gear - Draft EIA - Editorial (Environment)
• Needed, a map for India's foreign policy - Lead Article (International Relations)
• An opportunity to reshape health care - Article - (Social Issues)
• The majority cannot afford a balanced diet - Article (Social Issues)
• Question for the Day

27 July 2020

• Remember Jawans, PM tells people (Page 01) - (Internal Security) (Kargil War)
• Five drown in Assam, flood toll crosses 100 - (Environment) Over 14 lakh affected by Bihar floods (Floods)
• Scandalizing as contempt (EDIT) - (Polity and Gov) The chilling effect of criminal contempt (EDIT) A motorcycle and the art of court management (EDIT)
• A revolution in policy mindset- (Inclusive Growth)
• Prelims Pointers
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26 July, 2020

• Cabinet decision binding on Governor - Polity
• Don't privatize PSBs, cut govt. stake: Marathe - Economy
• India, U.K. affirm commitment to an FTA - Economy
• Kashmir saffron now has GI certificate - Science
• Is SARS-CoV-2 a latent virus which can recur? - Science
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25 July, 2020

• Currency Swap Agreement between India & Sri Lanka (Economy)
• India - Sri Lanka - need to reset ties- (International Relations)
• Anti - Defection - Revision (Polity)
• Permanent commissioning of Women in Army - Revision - (Social Issues)
• Question for the day (Economy)

24 July, 2020

• Calibrated Balance - Editorial (International Relations)
• Escalating Tensions - Editorial (International Relations)
• Curbs on bidders from new nations- (Economy)
• Deepening India South Korea ties - Article (International Relations)
• Towards national security & peace in Hong Kong - Article (International Relations)
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23 July, 2020

• Mains Assignment Question
• SC will hear today Rajasthan Speaker's plea against HC order (Polity & governance)
• Transforming higher education (Social Development)
• Set up a High Court for Puducherry - (Polity & governance)
• Are people in J&K citizens or subjects? - (Polity & governance)
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22 July, 2020

• Towards Robust Data Regulation (Non-Personal Data Governance Framework) ( Polity & Governance)
• The COVID-19 Fiscal Response and India's standing (Indian Economy)
• The Main planks in countering China Policy (International Relations)
• Import Slump (Indian Economy)
• Limited Trade Deal (International Relations)
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21 July, 2020

• India's Role in Changing geo-Politics (International relations)
• Community Canteens (Social Issues)
• Oxford Vaccine (Science & Technology)
• Railway privatization (Economy)
• Central groundwater Authority (Environment)
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20 July, 2020

• A chance to restore the rule of law - Article (Polity & Governance)
• Why a separate Anti-torture law? - Article (Polity & Governance)
• Pulse Oximeters (Science & Technology)
• Make the right call on 'Malabar' going QUAD - Article (International Relations)
• China committing gross abuses against Uighurs: U.K. (World Geography)
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19 July, 2020

• Levy on digital services is ambiguous, say tax experts (Economy)
• Psoriasis drug in COVID-19 therapy (Science)
• What is plea bargaining and how does it work? (Polity)
• Govt. opens up NDRF for individual donations (Polity)
• Govt. mulls Australia's entry into Malabar drill (I.R)
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18 July, 2020

• Iran India & China, Chabahar Port Issue (International relations)
• Reformed Multilateralism (International Relations)
• UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee (International Relations)
• Question for the day (International relations)

17 July, 2020

• Rebel MLAs move High Court Against Speaker's notice ( Debate about Anti-Defection) (Polity & Governance)
• India registers a steep decline in MMR (Social Issues)
• Sources of Government's Borrowings - (Indian Economy)
• Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA): Importance for India (International Relations)
• Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Polity & Governance)
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16 July, 2020

• Mains Assignment Question
• China's post COVID aggression is reshaping Asia + Trump ends HK's special trade status, backs sanctions + China lashes out at U.K. for Huawei ban(International Relation)
• SC to hear appeals against Maratha quota (Polity & governance)
• India and European Union push trade talks - (International Relation)
• Question of the day (International relation)

15 July, 2020

• EU, India to meet on resuming FTA negotiations (Economy and International Relations)
• Lost opportunity (EDIT, International Relations)
• China making deep inroads into Iran (International Relations)
• ICMR caution on itolizumab, tocilizumab (Science And technology)
• Centre limits duration of online school sessions (Social Issues)
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14 July, 2020

• Chabahar port (International relations)
• RBI monthly review - (Economy)
• Operation twist
• Open market operation
• Long term repo Operations
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13 July, 2020

• The sum and substance of the EU's China dilemma (International Relation)
• China, Iran close to reaching trade and military partnership (International Relation)
• Hardly smart about urban health care (Polity & governance)
• Disabled are entitled to same benefits of SC/ST quota: SC (Polity & governance)
• NATGRID to get info of suspects from FIRs (Polity & governance)
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12 July, 2020

• Should Kuwait's draft expat bill worry India? (International Relations)
• The Spectre of U.S. sanctions: Implications of CAATSA law (International Relations)
• Indo-China Border Dispute - International Relations)
• Is the airborne spread of COVID-19 a risk? (Science & Technology)
• Psoriasis drug gets DCGI nod for emergency use (Science & Technology)
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11 July, 2020

• Do we need a Fiscal council? (Article) - Economy
• Reform with caution (Article) - Polity
• Right to education is kore than a right - Polity
• In the name of cooperative federalism (Article) - Polity
• Solar energy will play big role in Atmanirbhar Bharat: PM - Economy
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10 July, 2020

• Owning upto criminalisation in politics (Lead Article) (Polity & Governance)
• Is internet freedom being sacrificed for national security? (Polity & Governance + Security Challenges)
• Privy Purse: PM's Fresh Move (Archives) (Polity & Governance)
• Government notifies Draft Rules on Wages Act (Economy)
• Full play of Internet of Things in design - Telangana Secretariat (Science & Technology)
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09 July, 2020

• Three NGOs linked to Congress under Home Ministry scanner (Polity & Governance)
• The social contract needs to be rewritten (Polity & Governance; Ethics, integrity and aptitude)
• The pandemic is about eyes shut (Polity & Governance; Ethics, integrity and aptitude)
• Prelims related news
• Question of the day (Polity & Governance)

08 July, 2020

• Growing Nuclear Arsenal of China (International relations)
• India - China Naval Contestation - (International relation)
• India's Largest Butterfly (Environment )
• Ethiopian Ethnic Communities (International relation)
• US CAATSA law (International relation)
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UPSC Prelims 2020 | MCQs on Current Affairs | March 2020 Part 1 of 2 | Raus IAS

• Indian Ocean Commission - (IOC)
• OPEC & OPEC Plus
• Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962
• Indices/Report on Governance and Raw of Law
• Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework
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THE HINDU Analysis, 07 July 2020 (Daily News Analysis for UPSC) – DNS

• Announcement on Mains Answer Writing Practice
• Haryana Cabinet's nod for Reservation for Locals: Locals First Policy Rationale and Implications- (Polity & Governance)
• MGNREGA: Benefits, Implementation Challenges and Reforms needed (Polity & Governance)
• Drug Trafficking: Challenges to India's Internal Security (Internal Security)
• India to review FDI from China (Indian Economy)
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06 July ,2020

• Raja Ravi Verma (Step into the LIGHT) (Art and Culture)
• Locust Attacks (FAO issues locust alert for India) (Economy and Environment)
• China doubles down on claims on eastern Bhutan boundary (International Relations)
• Vaccine trials take 6 to 9 months: WHO Chief Scientist (Social Issues)
• India must not cast anchor in 'Enrica Lexie' (EDIT)
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05 July, 2020

• Amid Ladakh standoff , China, Pak. hold talks (Polity & Governance)
• Mulling national logistics law (Indian Economy)
• Gotabaya sets up committee to look into Colombo Port concerns (International Relation)
• Infant mortality rate surged in M.P. in 2018 (Social Development)
• Why has Indian Railways opened doors for private players? (Indian Economy)
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04 July, 2020

• Reset rural jobs policies, recognise women's work (Article) (Economy)
• Not the time to profiteer: NPPA (Economy)
• Police violence and how some lives do not matter (Article) (Polity)
• Traffic on roads abutting Nagarahole Park (Env)
• ICMR looks at vaccine launch by Aug 15 (Science)
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03 July, 2020

• China opposes U.K.'s citizenship offer (International Relations)
• Businesses back new Security Law (International Relations)
• Cores contraction (Economy)
• India loses jurisdiction over Italian marines case (International Relations)
• Private trains will benefit travellers: Rly Board chief - (Infrastructure, Railways)
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02 July, 2020

• Striking a blow against Assam's inclusive ethos (Article) (Polity)
• SBI unit to set up SPV for aiding NBFCs on liquidity (Economy)
• How not to tame the digital dragon (Article) (Polity)
• Reforming India's digital policy (Article) (Economy)
• Police reform and the crucial judicial actor (Article) (Polity)
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01 July, 2020

• Free foodgrain scheme till November + Paswan welcomes PMGKAY extension (Economy)
• External debt rises in March (Economy)
• World Bank okays fund for Namami Gange (Environment)
• Banks sanction Rs. 1 lakh crore loans to 30 lakh MSMEs (Economy)
• Making trade more digitised - Article (Economy)
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30 June, 2020

• Legitimate concern (Editorial) (Internal Security)
• In 24 hours, Palestine faces an existential threat (Editorial) (International Relations)
• Grain aplenty and the crisis of hunger (Editorial) (Economic and Social Development)
• The STARS project needs an overhaul (Editorial) (Education)
• Share public data with the public (Editorial) (Internet and Social Media)
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UPSC Prelims 2020 | MCQs on Current Affairs | February 2020 Part 2 of 2 | Raus IAS

• Power of a speaker
• Fifteenth Finance Commission
• Reservation in Promotion
• Sand Mining regulation
• Technical Textile
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29 June, 2020

• Making sense of China's calculations (International Relations)
• P.V. Narasimha Rao, the subversive insider (Polity & Governance)
• 'Draft EIA notification fosters non-transparency, encourages environmental violations'- (Environment and Climate Change)
• Letter and spirit & Mapillah Rebellion (Reference) (Polity & Governance + Indian History )
• Mains Value Addition
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28 June, 2020

• Colombo plea for postponing debt repayment hangs fire (International Relation)
• PTI denting national interest: Prasar Bharati (Polity & Governance)
• South China Sea rights should be rooted in UN treaty: ASEAN (International Relation)
• Black hole merges with unusual compact object (Science & Technology)
• RBI extends borrowing time for banks (Economy)
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27 June, 2020

• Getting out of Guns, Germs and Steel Crisis- Lead Article (Indian Economy)
• Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (Current Affairs)
• Central Board of the RBI (Indian Economy)
• World Drug Report by UNODC (International Relations)
• Tensions in the South China Sea (Reference)
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26 June, 2020

• Chinese build-­up started in May: MEA + It's wait and watch on disengagement + Why China is being aggressive along the LAC (International Relation)
• Industry flags delay in China imports (Indian Economy)
• Can online learning replace the school classroom? (Polity & Governance)
• India reiterates cultural linkages with Nepal (International Relation)
• Question of the day (Polity & Governance)

25 June, 2020

• With space reforms, private sector to get level playing field (Science)
• The many questions about Favipiravir (Article) (Science)
• RBI will supervise coop. banks (Economy)
• CCEA nod for animal husbandry infra fund (Economy)
• China, Kashmir and the ghost of August 5 (Article) (I.R)
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24 June, 2020

• Government e Marketplace (Economy)
• H1B Visa ban (Economy)
• India - China Naval Contestation (International relation)
• Geo-Politics of South China Sea & its importance for India
• Why India needs a maritime strategy
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23 June, 2020

• India attends RIC Meeting (International Relations)
• China Joins UN Arms Treaty (International Relations)
• Lone Wolf Attacks- Challenges to Internal Security (Internal Security)
• Promote People Power against COVID-19 (Social Issues)
• Ambubachi Festival and Kamakhya Temple ( Art and Culture)
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22 June, 2020

• Secrecy of ballot is key to free and fair elections: SC (Polity & Governance)
• Additional funds sought for Jal Jeevan Mission (Economy)
• India's continuing two-front conundrum - Lead Article (International Relation)
• Fighting Double Pandemic; Silent Victim of Violence - Data Point (Social Justice)
• Operation Samudra Setu (Security)
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21 June, 2020

• Solar Eclipse (Science and Technology)
• Single Transferable Vote (FAQ) (Polity and Governance)
• Who does Galwan Valley belong to? (FAQ) (Internal Security)
• A Spur in the Grand rivalry (Profiles) (Internal Security)
• Govt. invites global vessel owners to flag ships in India (Economy)
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20 June, 2020

• Anti-defection law (Polity)
• Coal Sector Reforms (Economy)
• FATF (International relation)
• NDRF, PMCARES, PMNRF (Polity)
• Question for the day (Polity)

19 June, 2020

• India coasts to win in Security Council polls (International Relations)
• At the high table (International Relations)
• Can India decouple itself from Chinese manufacturing? (Economy)
• Rapid antigen testing starts in city (Science and Tech)
• Galwan: Postscript to a tragedy (Internal Security)
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18 June 2020

• A.P assembly opposes NPR, NRC - Polity
• Assessment of OIL well blowout impact begins - Env
• A presence of equitable and effective care (Article) - Social Issues
• Multilateralism in post COVID world (Article) - I.R
• With China, India has to be Aatmanirbhar - I.R
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UPSC Prelims 2020 | MCQs on Current Affairs | February 2020 Part 1 of 2 | Raus IAS

• 4th EAS CONFERENCE ON MARITIME SECURITY
• LONG TERM REPO OPERATIONS
• EASE OF LIVING INDEX INDEX 2019
• REGULATION OF RO WATER PURIFIER
• LOCUST ATTACK
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17 June, 2020

• Nepal ties and the Benaras to Bengaluru spectrum - (International Relation)
• For better conditions of work - Lead Article - (Economy)
• 20 Indian soldiers killed in face-off at Galwan - (International Relation)
• A quota case - (Polity & Governance)
• Rural India, the new viral flash point - (Polity & Governance)
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16 June, 2020

• India- China (Lead Article) - (International Relations)
• India - West Asia - (International Relations)
• Models of Development for Indian States (Polity & Governance)
• COVID Testing - (Science & Technology )
• Nuclear Arsenal - (International Relations)
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15 June, 2020

• The need for an anti-discrimination law - Lead Article - (Polity & Governance)
• Diversity & Discrimination - NCERT
• Constitutional Provisions
• Important Legislations
• Behind the curve - GST Compensation Cess - Editorial - (Economy)
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14 June, 2020

• Various kinds of Boundaries in India -(Internal Security)
• Biotic Interactions- (Environment)
• Nepal's 2nd Constitutional Amendment- (International)
• Can a COVID-19 vaccine be developed soon? )- (S&T)
• Jal Jeevan Mission - (Social Issues)
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13 June, 2020

• Reserves exceed $500 bn for the first time (Economy)
• NHRC takes note pf heath workers woes (Polity)
• Sample from Lonar lakes sent for testing (Environment)
• Food inflation accelerates 9.28 % in May (Economy)
• NGT directive to UPPCN on biowaste (Science)
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12 June, 2020

• A case for quiet diplomacy (Soft Power & Quiet Diplomacy) (International Relations)
• IITMadras top institution in govt. ranking (NIRF) (Misc)
• Lion census method outdated: experts (Canine Distemper Virus) (Biology)
• Govt. considering universal basic income, says NHRC (NHRC & UNHRC) (Misc)
• First estimation exercise of Indian gaur in Nilgiris in recent years (Indian Gaur) (Environment & Ecology)
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11 June, 2020

• Border Adjustment Tax (Economy)
• G7 Grouping - Need for a New Institution (International Relations)
• IBC Code - Analysis (Economy)
• Health Care in India- Issues (Social Issues)
• Import of Exotic Species (Environment)
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10 June, 2020

• The anatomy of anti-black racism (Society)
• Democrats unveil police reforms after Flyod's death (Polity and Governance)
• Being vocal on the right local (Indian Economy)
• Question of the Day

09 June, 2020

• LG overrules Delhi Govt. order to restrict COVID-19 treatment (Polity & Governance)
• Who's afraid of monetisation of the deficit? - Lead Article (Economy)
• The critical role of decentralised responses - Article (Polity & Governance)
• The e-diplomacy experiment & Economy to contract 3.2% in FY21 - WB - (International Relations + Economy )
• Question for the day

08 June, 2020

• Swarms of extremism (Polity & Governance)
• China's internal pressures are driving Xi's tough stance on border (International relation)
• Addressing the elephant in the room (Environment & Ecology)
• FB needs stricter policies on misinformation (Polity & Governance)
• Question of the Day

07 June, 2020

• Gross Value Added numbers and the Economy (Economy)
• Deep Sea Microplastics (Env)
• Suspend imports of Rubber : UIPSA (Economy)
• Serotonin triggers desert locusts swarm (Science)
• Figuring out COVID 19 terminologies (Science)
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06 June, 2020

• India, China hold talks, agree to resolve differences peacefully - (International Relation)
• A right time to shift pharma gears - Article - (Social Issues)
• Ahead of vote for UNSC seat, India launches campaign brochure - (International Relation)
• RBI creates Rs. 500 funds, to boost payment infra - (Economy)
• Summary for Prelims
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05 June, 2020

• Embracing Alternative Protein (Need for alternative protein) (Environment)
• India-Australia meet to strengthen ties (International relations)
• Can social media platforms be arbiter of truth (Social Issues)
• No action against employers for not paying wages (Polity & Governance)
• India vows $15 mn to vaccine alliance (What is GAVI) (International Organizations)
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UPSC Prelims 2020 | MCQs on Current Affairs | January 2020 Part 2 of 2 | Raus IAS

• Convention 190
• ADITYA L1
• Indian Ocean Dipole
• Ramsar Wetland
• Global Social Mobility index
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04 June, 2020

• India - china (International Relations)
• Power Subsidy in Agriculture (Economy)
• G11 grouping (International Relations)
• Agri-Marketing reforms approved by cabinet
• Question for the day (International Relations)

03 June, 2020

• Introduction to GSI Hybrid Course
• Remdesivir cleared for emergency use
• Electronics incentive schemes launched
• Moody's downgrades 11 banks
• Monsoon bounty
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02 June, 2020

• Cabinet committee okays 50,000 cr. infusion for MSMEs (Indian Economy)
• Can allow non-profit organisations to list on 'social stock exchanges - (Indian Economy)
• Google rejects Australia's call for payout (Indian Economy)
• A new architecture in quake - prone areas (Physical Geography)
• Prelims Summary
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01 June, 2020

• It's time for a universal basic income programme in India (Universal Basic Income ) (Social Issues)
• Too many aspirants for MGNREGS jobs (MGNREGA Analysis ) (Social Issues)
• SpaceX's spacecraft successfully docks with ISS (Commercialisation of space sector) (Science)
• Questions for the day

31 May, 2020

• Draft e-commerce policy (Why India needs a policy on e-commerce) (Economy)
• Prelims Perspective (a) Locust attack (b) G-7 countries (c) D10 club
• US cuts ties with WHO (International Relations)
• PM CARES fund not under the ambit of RTI act
• Question for the day (International Relations)

30 May, 2020

• HC asks A.P. govt. to reinstate Ramesh Kumar (Polity & Governance) (Autonomy of Election Commission)
• U.S. sanctions a double-edged sword: Hong Kong (International Relation) (Assertion of China)
• Anchoring ties with Canberra the virtual way (International Relation) (Geo Strategy and Geo Politics)
• Prelims Summary (Geo Strategy and Geo Politics)
• Question of the Day

29 May, 2020

• Working with China to resolve LAC issue - (International Relation) (Peaceful Settlement of Border dispute based on 5 Past Agreements)
• From a stand-off to a stalemate - Article - (Security) (Different areas which saw Chinese Aggression in the past)
• Beijing's Ladakh Brinkmanship - Article (International Relation) (US-China Relationship, US-India-China Geo-politics, South China Sea)
• For a reset in India-Nepal relationship - Lead Article - (International Relation) (Sagauli Treaty, Origin of Kali River, India-Nepal boundary dispute)
• i) Export Blocks - Editorial ii) FDI rises 13% to $50 bn iii) Scrapping of RBI Bonds (Export amid COVID, Rise in FDI, RBI Bonds) (Economy)
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28 May, 2020

• Agriculture Marketing Structure - Analysis (Economy) (Issues that impact agricultural marketing in India)
• Forest Rights Act 2006 & PESA Act 1996 (Polity) (Tribal Rights)
• Hong Kong Protest (International Relations) (Background of protests in Hong Kong)
• Question for the day (Environment)

27 May, 2020

• PM reviews LAC standoff with NSA, CDS & 3 Service Chiefs + Xi meet PLA, urges battle preparedness - (International Relations) (India-China border dispute, Galwan Valley Region, Galwan River)
• Oil Price Pickle - Editorial - (Economy) (Decline in Crude Oil Prices in International Market; Govt. raising tax on fuel)
• FSDC Meeting on Thursday (Economy) (Financial Development Stability Council, Origin and Functions)
• Fisheries Scheme has no relief component - (Economy) (PMMSY, Blue Revolution, Economic Package)
• Whitewash - Archives - (History & Culture) (Hunter Committee Report, Jallianwala Bagh, Rowlatt Act)
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26 May, 2020

• Criminal Defamation- (Polity and Governance) Batting for free speech (Editorial)
• A well balanced stimulus package (Editorial) - (Economy)
• Moving Beyond Geopolitics (Editorial) - (international Relations)
• Guru Arjan Dev JI - (Art and Culture)
• Purandardas - (Art and Culture)
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25 May, 2020

• For farms and farmers (Problems in Minimum Support Price) (Economy)
• Hardly the 1991 moment for agriculture (Agriculture Marketing Reforms) (Economy)
• The need for a million worksites now (MGNREGA and Migrants) (Social Issue)
• Howrah's botanical garden now a graveyard of 1,000 trees (Jagdish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden)
• Failing to perform as a constitutional court (Supreme Court & Migrant Crisis) (Polity and Governance)
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UPSC Prelims 2020 | MCQs on Current Affairs | January 2020 Part 1 of 2 | Raus IAS

• OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• International North-south Transport Corridor (INSTC)
• 'Blue dot network'
• Competition Commission of India (CCI)
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24 May, 2020

• Belt and Road Initiative - (international Initiative) (China suggests shift in BRI approach amid debt concern)
• Heat Waves- (Geography, Environment) (Heat wave conditions prevail in Odisha)
• Phase 1 trial: Adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine found safe
• Reference (International Relations and Internal Security)
• QOD

23 May, 2020

• RBI cuts repo rate again, down to 4% (Indian Economy) (Monetary Stimulus )
• Lower the temperature, defuse the issue (International Relation) (Economic stimulus for COVID-19)
• 'New security law will tighten Beijing's grip on Hong Kong (International Relation) (Geo Strategy and Geo Politics)
• Will exit Open Skies Treaty, announces U.S. (International Relations) (Geo Strategy and Geo Politics)
• Question of the Day

22 May, 2020

• Keeping the peace - Editorial - (International Relations) (India-China border dispute)
• The lockdown has highlighted stark inequalities - Article - (Economy) (Increase in Social Inequality post COVID, Lack of welfare measures by govt.)
• Finance Panel flags recovery uncertainty (Economy) (Debt to GDP Ratio to increase for states & centre, Nominal GDP)
• The Reform Act Unmasked - Archives - (History & Culture) - (Government of India Act, 1919)
• PET recycling units seek permission to import - (Science & Technology) - (Industry asks to remove import ban, PET - Polyethylene terephthalate)
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21 May, 2020

• Defense Policy reforms - Analysis (Security) (Defence reforms under COVID economic stimulus)
• Comparison of Economic Vision of India and China (International Relations) (Issues in India’s economic Vision)
• Locust attack (Environment) (Impact on Biodiversity)
• India - China Boundary issue - revision (International Relations) (Boundary issues between India and China)
• Question for the day (Geography)

20 May, 2020

• Behind new incidents, a changed dynamic along India-China Border (International Relations) (India China Relations)
• Hotter oceans spawn super cyclones (Geography) (Cyclones)
• A callous response (Social Issues) (Migrants and Governance)
• A good year for Olive Ridley turtles (Reference)(Environment)
• Prelims Practice
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19 May, 2020

• Introduction to GS Integrated Hybrid Course
• Tropical Cyclone Nomenclature (Geography and Environment) - (Odisha, West Bengal brace for Amphan)
• Draft Amendment in the Electricity Act, 2003 (Economy) - (A jolt to National Energy Security) (Editorial)
• A matter of relief (Editorial) (Economy) - (Revision of all 5 tranches)
• Stimulus to cost only about 1% of GDP (Economy)
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18 May, 2020

• GSI - Hybrid/Online program
• Centre throws open all sectors to private players + Govt. hikes borrowing limits for States by 5% (Indian Economy) (Economic stimulus for COVID-19)
• 'Punjab farmers' to go for direct seeding of rice (Polity and Governance) (Major crops and cropping pattern)
• Getting India back to the Afghan high table + 'India must not give Taliban legitimacy until it joins intra-­ Afghan talks' (International Relations) (Afghan peace talk)
• Question of the Day

17 May, 2020

• Important announcement for Queries on E-Learn
• Govt. throws open defence, coal sectors - Introduction to 4th set of Key Economic Reforms (Economy) (Economic Reform in various sectors)
• Coal & Mining Sector Reforms - (Economy) (Reform in Coal Sector, Removal of Captive Mining)
• Coal Nationalisation
• Captive Mining
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16 May, 2020

• 3rd Tranche of Economic Stimulus (Economy)
• Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers
• Formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises (MFE)
• Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
• National Animal Disease Control Programme
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15 May, 2020

• Introduction to Gs Integrated Hybrid Course
• 2nd Tranche of announcements Economic Relief Package (Economic and Social development)
• Changes to labour laws (Polity and Governance/economy)
• Summary for prelims
• Question of the day (Polity & Governance)

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs _ Economy _ Part 3 of 3 _ Rau's IAS

• Human capital index
• Apprentice rules Amendment 2019
• International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Act, 2013
• Elephant Bond
• Strategic disinvestment
• View More

14 May, 2020

• Major stimulus package for MSMEs (Economy)
• Nature of Package offered by the government (Economy)
• Collateral free automatic loans for standard MSMEs (Economy)
• Subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs (Economy)
• Fund of funds for MSMEs (Economy)
• View More

13 May, 2020

• GSI - Hybrid/Online program
• PM announces 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package (Indian Economy)
• Riding roughshod over State governments + Reaffirm cooperative federalism (Polity and Governance)
• India may miss nutrition targets (Social Development)
• Italy, India and a common thread in partnership (International Relation)
• View More

12 May, 2020

• GS Integrated Hybrid Course Introduction
• India-Nepal Border dispute- (International Relations)
• Labour reforms in India- (Economy) Legal but not appropriate (Editorial) Equal freedom and forced labour (Editorial) Trade Unions may knock at ILO's door
• Provisions related to Rajya Sabha (Polity and Governance) The Need for a Second Chamber (Editorial)
• E- NAM - (Agriculture) (Mandis linked to e-NAM see 65% rise in count post lockdown)
• View More

11 May, 2020

• Norms issued for restart of industrial units (Disaster Management) (Norms for industrial re-opening, Important highlights of Disaster Management Act)
• Trends shaping the post-COVID-19 World - Lead Article - Lead Article (International Relations) (Changing Global Order, Emergence of Strong China, Retreat of US)
• NIV develops tests to detect Antibodies (Science & Technology) (ELISA Test for Coronavirus, Antibody test)
• Tying up with Todas to keep the virus at bay (Science & Technology) (Toda Artisans, Nilgiris, PVTG-Tamil Nadu)
• Venture Capital Fund for scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Social Issues) (Venture Capital Fund for SC/OBC promotes entrepreneurship)
• View More

10 May, 2020

• Government Borrowings (Economy) (Central government borrowings)
• Inter State Migrant Worker Act (Economy) (labour laws )
• PM CARES - Concerns (Economy) (Issues surrounding PM CARES FUND)
• Prelims perspective
• a. Lipu Lekh Pass
• View More

09 May, 2020

• Green tribunal directs LG Polymers to deposit 50 cr (Polity and Governance) (Compensation for damage to life, property and environment)
• Contempt for labour (Polity and Governance) (Labour Rights)
• Shaping Indias response in a global hinge moment (International Relation) (India Geo-strategy in Indo-pacific region)
• Prelims Summary
• Question of the Day

08 May, 2020

• Water wisdom during a pandemic (Environment & Ecology) (Water Management)
• A. Vizag gas leak claims 11 lives; over 350 hospitalized B. Toxic disaster (Editorial) (Styrene Gas) (Environment)
• Band-like clouds seen over Sun neighbour (Space) (Binary Dwarf)
• CSIR contributes to genome database (Bio-Technology) (Gene, Genome and Genome Sequencing)
• Conducting elections during a pandemic (Ref-1) (Polity & Governance) (Legislative Council)
• View More

07 May, 2020

• Resuscitating Multilateralism with India's help - Lead Article (International Relations) (Multilateral System, Global Supply Chain, Globalisation)
• A war like state and a bond to the rescue Article (Economy) (About Consol Bond, Issued in war like situation)
• Rent control amidst pandemic - Article (Polity & Governance) \ (Model Tenancy Act, 2019, Housing for All by 2022)
• Pigs die of suspected Hog Cholera in Meghalaya (Science & Technology) (Hog Cholera - Classical swine Fever - & African Swine Fever, Disease caused by virus)
• Summary for Prelims
• View More

06 May, 2020

• New Economic Model (Economy) (Problems in the present economic model)
• Steps to Boost Economic Growth : Abhijit Banerjee (Economy) (Measures to deal with Economic crisis caused by COVID-19 Pandemic)
• Status of casual labors A. Classification of workers - NSO (Social Justice) (Steps to improve status of workers in India )
• Question for the day

05 May, 2020

• Features of elearn platform
• COVID­19 and Indias fiscal conundrum (Indian Economy) (Resource Mobilisation)
• MPLADS, its suspension, and why it must go (Polity & Governance) (Issues arising out of implementation of schemes )
• Off course (Editorial) (Polity & Governance)) (Inter-State River Water Dispute)
• Prelims Summary
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs _ Economy _ Part 2 of 3 _ Rau's IAS

• Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs)
• Liquidity Coverage ratio
• Operation twist : RBI
• Monetary Policy Corridor
• Inflation
• View More

04 May, 2020

• Important Announcement from UPSC for Prelims Exam (Prelims exam-2020 deferred)
• E-Learn Platform of Raus IAS
• BRICS against COVID-19 (International Organization) (New Development Bank & BRICS)
• Tripura groups oppose settlement of Brus (Human Geography) (Bru Tribe)
• Scramble for funds as Centre tightens purse strings (Ref-1)
• View More

03 May, 2020

• Minorities panel chief charged with sedition (Polity & Governance) (National Minority Commission, Sedition, Freedom of Speech, Case Laws)
• an antibody test help tackle COVID-19? - FAQ (Science & Technology (RT-PCR Test - Antigen -direct test, Rapid Testing Kits - Antibodies)
• States scrape the barrel as revenue dry up (Indian Economy) (Drying up of state taxes and revenue)
• Documenting the last honey hunting group of Arunachal (History & Culture) (About Sherdukpen Tribe, Chi Lupo â Honey Hunter, Best Documentary Film)
• Drug Approved for use in Emergency - Remdesivir (Science & Technology) (Remdesivir - Antiviral drug - used to treat Ebola & Middle East Respiratory Syndrome)
• View More

02 May, 2020

• Trends in tax receipts (ECONOMY) (Trends in government revenues)
• Food nutrition and livelihood security : COVID impact (Economy)- (09:49) (Social impact of lockdown)
• Index of eight core industries (Economy) (Measuring industrial growth)
• BCG Vaccine for COVID-19 Prevention (Science & technology)
• Summary
• View More

01 May, 2020

• Features of elearn platform
• Governors Rule in BTAD may impact Assam alliance govt (Polity & Governance) (Autonomous District Council)
• EC vague on RTI asking if J&K is in Electoral College (Polity & Governance) (Presidential Election)
• Should govt. intervene in platform-publisher relationships? (Polity & Governance) (News Aggregator)
• Prelims Summary (Science & Technology)
• View More

30 Apr, 2020

• Study on China dams bring Brahmaputra into focus (International Relation) (India and China and control over rivers)
• By any calculus, India qualifies for UNSC permanent seat (International Relation)- (Security Council Seat for India)
• Afghan peace and India's elbow room (International Relations) (India Afghanistan Relations)
• A greater impact on women (Social Issues) (COVID and Women)
• Prelims Pointers
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs _ December_ Part 2 of 2 _ Rau's IAS

• EUROPEAN UNION GREEN DEAL
• TYPHOID VACCINE
• National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
• Global Refugee Forum
• Global Gender Gap Index
• View More

29 Apr, 2020

• Discussion on E-Learn - (Searching topics discussed in DNS)
• $1.5 Billion ADB Loan to fund COVID response (International Relation) (Loan provided by ADB to India)
• Anti-graft laws cover Deemed Universities: SC (Polity & Governance) (Officials of Deemed universities are Public Servant under Prevention of Corruption Act)
• Global Terrorism Index 2019 - slammed by NITI Aayog (International Relations) (Important highlight of 2019 Report on Global Terrorism Index)
• USCIRF downgrades India in 2020 List (International Relations) (India placed under Country of Particular Concern - CPC, US can impose sanctions)
• View More

28 Apr, 2020

• Impact of COVID-19 on geopolitics and geo economics (International Relations) (Changing of Global Order)
• RBI : Liquidity for MFs (Economy) (Liquidity scheme for Mutual Funds by RBI )
• India in the post pandemic world (Social Justice) (Steps India should take to improve the Poor and vulnerable sections)
• Virtual Proceedings : SC (Polity & Governance)
• Report : Trends in world military expenditure (Science & technology)
• View More

27 Apr, 2020

• CERT-In to conduct security audit of COVID-19 data (Polity & Governance) - (Data Security)
• At the edge of a new nuclear arms race (International Relation) - (Nuclear arms race)
• Immunocompromised (Science & Technology) - (Immune System
• CM asks people of all faiths to donate plasma (Science & Technology) (Plasma therapy)
• Prelims Summary
• View More

26 Apr, 2020

• Why pathogens travel in search of a host (Science & Technology) (Zoonotic Diseases)
• First merger of two black holes with unequal masses detected (Science & Technology) (Black Holes, Gravitational Waves)
• For BRICS, challenges and opportunities (International Organization) (BRICS and Global Governance)
• Quick nod likely for China investments (Ref-1) Economy (FDI)
• Prelims Pointers
• View More

25 Apr, 2020

• PM's help sought to bring bodies from GCC nations (International Relation) (Gulf Cooperation Council, its members)
• We will build ties in the neighborhood: Taliban (International Relation) (Negotiation between Taliban & Afghanistan govt. Implications for India)
• No plan to ease fiscal deficit targets (Indian Economy) (Escape Clause â FRBM Act)
• Troughs and crest in the pandemic response - Lead Article (International Relation) (International collaboration to tackle COVID-19)
• Wildlife Board nod for mining in Assam Elephant Reserve (Environment) (National Board for Wildlife, Elephant Reserves, Project Elephant)
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs _ December_ Part 1 of 2 _ Rau's IAS

• India State Of Forest Report
• Cop- 25
• Global Climate Risk Index 2020
• Global Innovation & Technology Alliance
• Osiris-Rex
• View More

24 Apr, 2020

• RBI to restart Operation Twist to manage yields (Indian Economy) (Bond market stabilisation)
• Repo auction gets poor response (Indian Economy) (Financing NBFC)
• Fishing in troubled waters during a pandemic (International Relation) (South China Sea)
• Australia pitches for trilateral ties (International relation) (Regional Groupings)
• Question of the day (Indian Economy)

23 Apr, 2020

• Sugarcane Pricing Policy (Economy) a) WTO sugarcane pricing Issue b) Liquidity crisis in Sugarcane Sector (Various issues related to the Sugarcane sector)
• Global Remittances- World bank (Economy)- (Slowing of Global Remittances and its impact on India)
• 100% Quota for tribal teachers (Polity ) - (Supreme Court Judgement on the Issue)
• Independence of Judiciary - Reference (Polity)
• Question of the day (Economy)

22 Apr, 2020

• A) Futures Shock (Editorial) B) Why are the oil prices in the negative terrain? (Economy) (West Texas Intermediaries and Brent Crude)
• The Key strategy is fiscal empowerment of states (Polity & Governance) (Cooperative federalism and states)
• A change in migrant policy (Social Issues) (Problems of Migration and Pandemics)
• Ill-equipped to deal with a crisis(Polity and Governance) (Science Policy and Pandemics)
• ICMR asks states to stop using rapid tests (Science & Technology)(What is rapid tests?)
• View More

21 Apr, 2020

• The occasion to revisit Sovereign's Role - Lead Article (Polity & Governance) - (Retreat of State in important public services, Revisit governmentâs role in society
• Implement Aarogya Setu, but only through Law - Article (Polity & Governance)- (Privacy concerns on Aarogya Setu App, Article 21)
• The invisible face of the fallout - Article â Article (Social Justice) - (Impact on Women due to Covid-19 pandemic, increased domestic violence cases)
• Speed of virus infection slows, doubling time rises in 18 States (General Science) - (IMF Report on world growth projections)
• Question for the Day

20 Apr, 2020

• Issues in functioning of WHO (International Relations) - (Issues with WHO’s handling of COVID Pandemic)
• Social Vaccine (Social Issues)- (Effectiveness of social vaccine in handling Pandemics)
• World Bank - Report on South Asia (Economy) - (Report on economic crisis due to COVID-19 outbreak)
• Summary
• Question of the day (Art & Culture)

19 Apr, 2020

• Features of elearn platform
• Hydroxychloroquine does not reduce viral load, randomised trial shows (Science & Technology) (Treatment for COVID-19)
• Will convalescent plasma help COVID-19 patients? (Science & Technology) - (Treatment for COVID-19)
• RT­PCR only confirmatory test, says govt. (Science & Technology) - (Treatment for COVID-19)
• Govt. nod mandatory for FDI from neighboring countries (Indian Economy) - (FDI policy of India)
• View More

18 Apr, 2020

• RBI to pump in Rs. 1 lakh crore, Helping a lending hand - Editorial, NBFC gets Rs. 50,000 crore liquidity booster, Moratorium period will not count for NPA purpose: RBI, Industry hails RBI move (Economy)
• A season of change - Editorial (Geography & Environment)
• Minor Forest Produce in Exemption List - Article (Polity & Governance)
• A virus, social democracy and dividends for Kerala - Lead Article (Polity & Governance) (Benefits of Social Democracy in Kerala, Welfare State, DPSP)
• Reference - Institutional fixes and the need for ethical politics (Anti-Defection - 20-03-20) (Polity & Governance)
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs _ Economy _ Part 1 of 3 _ Rau's IAS

• Measuring economic growth
• GDP deflator
• Economic Liberalisation
• Trends in government finance
• Fiscal deficit
• View More

17 Apr, 2020

• Categories of Workers – NSO) (Economy) (Trends in employment status)
• Virtual Reality (Science & Technology)- (Virtual Reality and telemedicine)
• Reviving Indian Economy (Economy) - (Suggestions for revival of Indian Economy)
• Depreciation Rupee (Economy) - Reference - (Previous Year Questions on Rupee depreciation)
• Question of the day (Science)

16 Apr, 2020

• Outdated data keep 10 crore out of PDS: Economists (Outdated Census Data and National Food Security Act) (Economy)
• Trump under fire for attacking WHO, Disastrous decision, India Steers clear of WHO row (WHO & World Health Assembly) (International Organizations)
• Of the places you will go (Pahari Painting Style) (Art and Culture)
• How pandemics changed the world (Spanish Flu, Black Death, Justinian Plague) (Biology)
• Thissur Pooram Festival (Art and Culture)
• View More

15 Apr, 2020

• Corona Bond - Editorial (International Groupings) (European Union, European Stability Mechanism, European Council, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Central Bank)
• U.S. approves two missile deals with India (International Relations) (India-USA deal - Harpoon Block II Air launched missile, Lightweight Torpedoes, Offset Agreements)
• Economic Liberalisation and its faults - Article (Economy) (Critical Analysis of Economic Liberalisation, Dependence of Import, lack of Manufacture)
• World Economy to contract by 3% - IMF (Economy) (IMF Report on world growth projections)
• SoI maps add heft to Aarogya Setu App - (Science & Technology) (Aarogya App, Sahyog App, Survey of India, Geospatial data)
• View More

14 Apr, 2020

• Features of elearn platform
• MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal (Polity & Governance) (Scheme for vulnerable section)
• Centre may raise loan to pay GST dues to States (Indian Economy (GST compensation to the states )
• Sacking by subterfuge (Polity & Governance) (Soft power diplomacy)
• Ambedkar and the Poona Pact (Indian History) (Important International Organisations)
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 _ MCQs on Current Affairs _ November 2019 Part 1_2 _ Raus IAS

• Contract Farming
• Electoral Bonds
• Masala Bonds
• RCEP
• Adjusted Gross Revenue
• View More

13 Apr, 2020

• Two way interaction on E-Learn
• Framework of PDS- (Economy) (Enough grains for 9 months)
• Pattachitra - (Art and Culture) (Heritage crafts village in Odisha wears deserted look)
• Kalarippayattu - (Art and Culture) (Six microsites to promote Kerala)
• Martial arts of India- (Art and Culture) (11 held for chopping off Policeman's hand)
• View More

12 Apr, 2020

• COVID-19 and Immunity - FAQ (Science & Technology) (Spike Glycoprotein; Envelop Protein; Membrane Protein; Nucleocapsid Protein; Spike binds with ACE2 Receptor)
• Holdings in Gold Backed Exchange Traded Funds at an all time high (Economy) (Gold based Exchange Traded Fund)
• State must evolve norms to help labourers return: Gadkari (Economy) (Classification of MSME, UK Sinha Committee)
• To ease lockdown, what are the options - FAQ (Disaster Management and Governance) (Steps to open National Lockdown, Alternatives)
• Return of the Native - Leatherback Turtle - Magazine
• View More

11 Apr, 2020

• Moratorium on repayment puts NBFCs in a spot (What is NBFC and how they work?) (Economy)
• Sanitation Tunnel (Bad effects of sanitation tunnel & Sodium Hypochlorite) (Science)
• Passing of Shanti Hiranand, the Begum Akhtar era is formally over (Thumri, Dadra and Ghazal Indian Art & Culture) (History & Culture)
• Saudi Russia want oil cuts finalized at G-20 talks (OPEC & OPEC+ Oil Prices) (International Relations)
• Lives and livelihood (Editorial) Reference

10 Apr, 2020

• India - Gulf Economic ties (Economy) (Impact of falling crude oil Prices India -Gulf economic ties)
• COVID Outbreak and Globalization (Economy) (Impact of COVID outbreak on the Course of Globalisation)
• Long Term Repo Operation (Economy) (Monetary policy tool of RBI)
• Plasma Therapy (Science) (treatment of COVID-19 Patients)
• Prelims Revision
• View More

09 Apr, 2020

• Financing the pandemic rescue package (Polity & Governance) (Mobilisation of resources)
• Needed, greater decentralisation of power (Polity & Governance) (Indian Federalism)
• Importance of soft power is increasing globally (International Relation) (Soft power diplomacy)
• It's time for the Red Berets (International Relation) (Important International Organisations)
• Mains Answer Value Addition
• View More

08 Apr, 2020

• Gagnyaan Mission (Science and Technology) (Amid Lockdown in Russia, Gaganyaan trainees healthy)
• Bhilwara Model of containment (Disaster Management) (A Script of action, responsibility and compassion: Edit)
• Cytokine Response and Cytokine Storm (Science and Technology) (India lifts ban on Hydroxychloroquine )
• 10 questions posed by the virus (Editorial) (Polity and Governance)
• Genome Sequencing- (Science and Technology) (Two CSIR labs start virus sequencing)
• View More

07 Apr, 2020

• MPLADS Suspended, PM, MPs to take 30% salary cut (Polity & Governance) (MPLADS, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation)
• Pench Tiger deaths raises COVI-19 Fears; New York Zoo Tiger tests positive for virus (Environment) (Pench Tiger Reserve)
• Preparing for SAARC 2.0 - Article (International Relations) (India's leadership Role in Reviving SAARC)
• Farmers are at their wits' end - Article - (Economy and Social Justice) (Global Food Security amid pandemic)
• Democracy should not permit a trade-off - Article- (Polity & Governance) (Authoritarian Nature of countries during COVID-19 Pandemic)
• View More

06 Apr, 2020

• A niggardliness that is economically unwarranted (Why Economic Package is low?) (Economy)
• Reducing farm distress during pandemic (Covid Crisis and Agriculture) (Economy)
• The mystery of low German COVID-19 fatality rates (How some countries fought COVID efficiently) (Case Study)
• Criticality of community engagement (What community engagement is important?) (Social Issues)
• India bans export of hydroxychloroquine (Hydroxychloroqunine Medicine) (Science)
• View More

05 Apr, 2020

• Falling Crude Oil Prices (Impact of falling crude oil Prices on Oil importing Nations ) (Economy)
• ICMR - Rulebook on Large Outbreaks (Guidelines on handling the CORONA Outbreak) (Social Issues)
• Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery (Applications of AI) (Science)
• COVID-19 on Surfaces (Effective disinfectants for cleaning COVID-19 from Solid surfaces) (Science)
• Prelims Revision
• View More

04 Apr, 2020

• NSA invoked against four Indore residents (Polity & Governance) (National Security and Public Order)
• Capital records wettest March in history, says Met (Indian Geography) (Changing Weather Pattern)
• Cuban doctors fighting virus around world (International Relation) (Heath Systems across the world)
• Plea seeks minimum wages for migrant workers (Disaster Management and Social Justice) (Social justice during Disaster Management)
• Questions on E-Learn
• View More

03 Apr, 2020

• Geo­fencing app to locate quarantine violators (Science and Technology)
• DRDO develops bio suit, sealant for safety gear (Science and Technology)
• Tablighi Jamaat: on a mission to purify Islam - (Art and Culture) (Reformist Vs Revivalist Movements)
• Making the private sector care for public health (Social Issues)
• Safe Forests, Safe People (Social Issues)
• View More

02 Apr, 2020

• Centre defines J&K Domicile Rules (Polity & Governance) (New Domicile Rules, The J&K Reorganisation Order, 2020)
• RBI relaxes Export & Ways and Mean Advances Rules (Economy) ( Including Ad hoc and Treasury Bills)
• Thinking National, Acting Local Article (Polity & Governance) (Financial powers of NITI Aayog )
• The Battle to set Oil Prices Article (International Relations) (Energy War between Russia, Saudi Arabia and USA)
• Indian Defence Export & Import - SIPRI (Defence) (SIPRI report, Decline in Import & Increase in Export of defence equipment)
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 _ MCQs on Current Affairs _ November 2019 Part 1-2 _ Raus IAS

• Iran's Nuclear Program
• India Justice Report
• Minimum Support Prices
• Nagaland
• Solar dynamics
• View More

01 Apr, 2020

• The cost of cure for COVID-19 (Medicines, IPR and Compulsory License) (Science and Technology)
• Supreme court upholds the right to discuss COVID-19 (Right to discuss and Media) (Polity and Governance)
• China clashes with Indonesia's fishing fleets (South China Sea Conflict) (International Relation)
• China-India celebrate 70 years of diplomatic association (India China Relations) (International Relations)
• Three quasi-subspecies of virus in circulation in India (COVID-19 VIRUS and India) (General Science)
• View More

31 Mar, 2020

• COVID-19 Related Important Themes (Important Themes related to COVID -19 from UPSC perspective)
• Cauvery River (Indian geography) (Map location - prelims)
• Forest fires (Environment) (Important Aspects of Forests for prelims)
• COVID 19 And Food Security (Social Issues) (Impact of CRORNA outbreak on Global Food Supply chains)
• Questions on E-Learn

30 Mar,2020

• Deep Void in global leadership (WHO's Functioning amid COVID response) (Social Issues)
• Deep Void in global leadership (Global collective action against nCOVID-19) (Social Issues)
• Gallery launches virtual tour of collection (Indian modern Painters) (Art and Culture)
• US Air Force cancels Red Flag Exercise (many other Defence Exercises) (Defence)
• Himalayan Ibex a distinct Species (Environment)
• View More

29 Mar, 2020

• PM sets up new fund to fight virus - (Polity and Governance)
• Centre tells States to set up camps for migrant workers (Polity and Governance)
• Centre plans classes in distance mode - (Polity and Governance)
• Why has Kerala sought a relaxation of FRBM rules - (Indian economy)
• All shook up - (Indian economy)
• View More

28 Mar, 2020

• India to join Solidarity Drug trial of WHO - Social Issues
• India to set up Electronic Platform to fight COVID-19 - International Relations
• Shift upscaling food rationing now - Lead Article - Social Issues
• RBI Cut rates, allows loan moratorium; RBI's gun boom; Home and Auto EMIs, credit card dues deferred; Liquidity flood gates opened - Economy
• Arunachal Pradesh tribes revive indigenous lockdown rituals -History & Culture
• View More

27 Mar, 2020

• 1.7 lakh crore lockdown package rolled out (Economy)
• G-20 Commit $5 trillion to combat coronavirus scare (International Organization)
• Trace, Test, Treat model helps South Korea control virus (Case Study)
• Of Chinese statistics and Keqiang index (Economy)
• Speed at which virus spreads is shocking (General Science)
• View More

26 Mar, 2020

• RRBs Recapitalization - Economy
• Measures to Minimize impact of lockdown on poor sections - Economy
• Why a lockdown of 21 days - Science
• Traditional new year festivals - Art & Culture
• Indelible Ink - Economy
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs _ Indian Polity & Constitution _ Part 4 of 4 _ Rau's IAS

• Freedom
• Equality
• Equal protection of law
• Rights
• Citizenship
• View More

25 Mar,2020

• Anti Viral protection of Hand Sanitisers - (Science & Technology)
• Health preparedness of Indian against COVID-19 (Social issues)
• Development of Vaccine for COVID-19 - (science & Technology)
• Administrative measure to be taken to mitigate the shock from COVID-19 - (Polity and Governance)
• Practice Questions

24 Mar, 2020

• What is "Flattening the curve”? - (Social Issues)
• Preventive drug for health care workers cleared - (Social Issues)
• A pandemic, an economic blow and the big fix (editorial) - (Economic development)
• Long live the Nations-state - (Polity and Governance)
• The Maoist trap (reference) - (Social Issues)
• View More

23 Mar, 2020

• Lockdown in 80 districts to contain COVID-19 - Polity & Governance
• Not an unfettered Right - Right to intervene in state's sovereignty - Article - Polity & Governance
• The perils of an all-out lockdown - Lead Article - Economy
• Picking up quantum technology baton - Article - Science & Technology
• Seizure of Afghan meth on high seas - Geography
• View More

22 Mar, 2020

• COVID - 19 Vaccine development
• Schemes for Electronics Sector
• Olive Ridley Turtle
• Reunion Islands
• AYUSH wellness centers under NAM
• View More

21 Mar, 2020

• Happiness Report 2020 (Reports and Index)
• Kalam Nath resigns ahead of floor test in MP (Polity & Governance)
• Defence procurement draft released (Polity & Governance)
• Blunting the economic impact of the pandemic (Economy)
• Crime and Punishment (editorial) (Polity & Governance)
• View More

20 Mar, 2020

• Speaker to decide cases of anti-defection within reasonable time frame - Editorial - Polity & Governance
• Giving Human Rights Commission more teeth - Lead Article- 3. Polity & Governance
• Challenges for State Universities - Article - Social Issues
• Rupee breached 75 to a dollar, hits record low - Economy
• Practice Question

19 Mar, 2020

• NDRF Preparedness for COVID 19 - (Disaster Management)
• Judicial Independence- (Editorial, Polity and Governance)
• Judicial Independence 2 - (Lead Article, Polity and Governance)
• Call Data Record - (Polity and Governance)
• Autonomy of Minority Institutions - (Polity and Governance; Indian Society)
• View More

18 Mar, 2020

• COVID-19 Testing- (Science and Technology)
• A case for more Policewomen- (Editorial, Social Issues)
• Battle ready LCA Tejas takes to the sky- (Science and Technology)
• POSEIDON (P-8I) - (Science and Technology)
• Pamban Bridge, Dhanushkodhi- (Geography)
• View More

17 Mar, 2020

• RBI's Focus on liquidity is correct (Economy)
• Closing the gender gap in science (Social Issues)
• A. From Virtual conferencing to real leadership (International Relations)
• Clarification
• Practice Question

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs Current Affairs of October 2019 Part 2 of 2

• Mamallapuram Summit
• CARICOM
• BHIM 2.0
• Purchasing Managers Index
• Global Competitiveness Index
• View More

16 Mar, 2020

• SAARC - Video Conference on COVID 19
• Electoral Reforms
• Cinematograph amendment bill 2019
• Practice Questions

15 Mar, 2020

• Is the global economy headed for recession - FAQ, COVID-19 hurts textile exports - Economy
• How does soap use help in tackling COVID-19 - FAQ - Science & Technology
• MP's panel concerned at Defence fund shortfall - Security
• Yes Bank & AT1 Bonds - FAQ - Economy
• Practice Questions (i) SIRT1 Gene (ii) Superhydrophobic coating

Analysis of the Economic Survey 2019-20 Vol 2 | Ch 3, 6, 8 and 9 | Part 4/4 | Rau's IAS

• Basic Details about Balance of Payment (BoP)
• Trends in Balance of Payment (BoP)
• Top 5 Exports and Export Destinations
• Trends in Merchandise Exports from India
• Top 5 Imports and Major Exporters to India
• View More

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Part 2 of 2 Rau's IAS

• Edible-Nest Swiftlet
• Sangai Deer
• Wild Water Buffalo
• Panna, Nokerek and Panchmarhi
• Simlipal TIger Reserve
• View More

14 Mar, 2020

• Essential Commodities Act 1955 - polity
• Floor test and no confidence motion -Polity
• Temples of Critical thinking (Article) - Social Issues
• Puducherry LG - Govt Tussle - Reference - Eco
• Practice Questions

13 Mar, 2020

• Road Safety - Polity and governance
• Failure of OPEC Plus Deal - IR
• Social Media Regulation - Polity and Governance
• Currency Swap - Indian Economy
• Environment Impact Assessment - Environment
• View More

12 Mar, 2020

• Ruling against Judicial Transparency - Polity & Governance
• Madras HC Judgement on role of Lt. Governor in Puducherry - Polity & Governance
• Economic Uncertainty rises - Indian Economy
• COVID-19 now a Pandemic - Social Issues
• States asked to Invoke Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 - Polity & Governance
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09 Mar, 2020

• Missing at birth (Social Issues)
• Having an ear to adivasi ground (Social Issues)
• Though hunters lose interest in red panda, traps still snare endangered mammals (Environment and Ecology)
• Clarification-1 (No green shoots of a revival in sight) (Economy)
• Practice Questions

08 Mar, 2020

• Sexual harassment at Workplace Act 2013 - Social Issues
• Centre invites bids for BPCL sale - Economy
• ECI unveils roadmap for reforms - Polity and Governance
• Practice Questions

07 Mar, 2020

• Centre cannot brand organisations political: SC - Polity & Governance
• SC upholds 2018 order on land acquisition - Polity & Governance
• India joins Indian Ocean Commission as Observer - International Relations
• Financial Crisis at YES Bank, RBI provides Reconstruction Scheme
• Delimitation panel for J&K, Northeastern states set up - Polity & Governance
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs | Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity | Part 1 of 2 | Rau's IAS

• 13th COP of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
• 25th COP of UNFCCC (Madrid)
• Ramsar Convention
• UNDP
• Environment Impact Assessment
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06 Mar, 2020

• 104th Constitutional Amendment Act , 2020 - Polity
• Suspension and expulsion of MPs - Polity
• Sedition - should it be scrapped? (Article) - Polity
• Freedom in the world report 2020 - Polity
• Saroglitazar for NASH - Science
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs Current Affairs of October 2019 Part 1 of 2

• Indo - Pacific regional dialogue
• Green Bonds
• Domestic systemically Important banks (D-SIBs)
• International Monetary Fund – Quotas
• Zero budget natural farming
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05 Mar, 2020

• Non proliferation of Nuclear weapons treaty - NPT - IR
• Ban on Cryptocurrencies Revoked - Economy
• Merger of Banks - Analysis - Economy
• WTO - Appellate Body - Mains Question - Economy
• Afghan deal - IR
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04 Mar, 2020

• Interlinking of Rivers in India - (Environment)
• Farm Loan waiver - (Economy)
• Black Carbon - (Environment)
• CVC and CIC - (Polity and Governance)
• Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - (International Relations)
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03 Mar, 2020

• Problems of Nuclear reactor (Article) - Economy
• Sanction for prosecution (Article) - Polity
• State funding of elections - polity
• Purchasing manager's index and IIP - Economy
• Pension scheme for traders, shopkeepers and self employed - Economy
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02 Mar, 2020

• US-Taliban peace deal and India (International Relation)
• Whither tribunal independence (Polity and Governance)
• Water crisis looms large in Himalayan, region finds study (Environment & Ecology)
• India is host to 457 migratory fauna, shows latest CMS list (Environment & Ecology)
• Practice Question

1 Mar, 2020

• US Strikes a deal with Taliban to end 18-year long Afghan War - International Relations
• PM Modi launches 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) - Indian Economy
• Astronomers discover 17 new planets - Science & Technology
• Presence of Colistin resistant bacteria of food origin in gut - Science & Technology
• Bringing back Cheetahs will be a big challenge - LACONES - Environment
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29 Feb, 2020

• Changes made in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana - Economy
• (i) Growth slows to 4.7% in Q3 (ii) Core Sector grows 2.2% - Economy
• States lethargy among cough syrup poisoning (Diethylene Glycol) - Article
• Regional Bonding - Editorial - International Relations
• Karnataka to allocate funds for Kalsa-Banduri Project - Environment
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Analysis of the Economic Survey 2019-20 | Ch 7 & 10 | Part 3/4 | Rau's IAS

• Agriculture and Food Management
• Trends in contribution of Agriculture to India's GDP
• Trends in Growth rates of Agriculture
• Trends in Gross Capital Formation in Agriculture
• Trends in Cropping Pattern
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28 Feb, 2020

• Mekong - Ganga cooperation
• Chief of defence staff - Analysis
• Aadhar - performance in Welfare schemes
• Practice Question

27 Feb, 2020

• When to call army? (Polity & Governance)
• Cabinet gives clearance for Technical Textile Mission (Indian Economy)
• Assam at the centre of fresh border row (Polity & Governance)
• In Rakhigarhi, anxiety trumps history (History and Culture)
• Still no finality, the third time round (Ref-1) (Polity & Governance)
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26 Feb, 2020

• Rights, Duties and Constitution
• Blue Dot Network
• None of the above NOTA in elections
• Apache and Seahawk helicopters
• Practice Questions

25 Feb, 2020

• The unassailable key words for judiciary (Article) - Polity & Governance
• Is Praise of PM a bad idea?
• Why is an independent judiciary important for democratic country
• Salient features of judicial independence in Indian Constitution
• Possible erosion of Judicial independence
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs Current Affairs of September 2019 Part 2 of 2 Rau's IAS

• RBI Report on External debt
• RBI - Report on State Finances
• PMC crisis - Deposit Insurance and credit guarantee corporation
• PMC crisis - Cooperative Banks
• Infrastructure Investment Trust
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24 Feb, 2020

• Demographic dividend - challenges and solution (Article) - economy
• Subterranean fish of Meghalaya - Env
• Need for Reservation for SC ( Article ) - Polity
• Payyanur and Freedom struggle - History
• Olive Ridley turtles - Env
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23 Feb, 2020

• Government eyes Public Private Fund to give R&D a shot in arm - Science&Technology
• 4 Banks under PCA being monitored - Indian Economy
• Implementation challenges in PMMVY - Social Issues
• Tardy pace of farm schemes- PM KISAN and KCC Scheme - Indian Economy
• GSI denies reports on Gold Deposits in UP - Indian Geography
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22 Feb, 2020

• India - USA
• Road Safety
• FATF - Grey listing - reference
• Criminalisation of politics - reference
• India - Maldives - reference
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Analysis of the Economic Survey 2019-20 | Ch 2, 4 & 5 | Part 2/4 | Rau's IAS

• Fiscal Developments
• Basic Understanding about Public Finances- Revenue and Capital Account
• Macro-view of Public Finances
• Fiscal Developments in Revenue and Capital Account
• Economic Survey recommendations on Efficient management of Public Finances
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21 feb, 2020

• Gearing up to fight the next big viral outbreak (Disaster Management, Social Issues)
• Vacant SEZ land to be used for affordable housing: Awhad (Economic Development)
• AR Rahman's NGO get FCRA license (Polity and Governance)
• Trump Card (Reference-1) (International Relations)
• ART of life (Reference-2) (Polity and Governance, Social Issues)
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20 Feb, 2020

• Cabinet Mission Plan - (Modern History)
• India US trade deal - (International Relations)
• India's Defence Framework - (Security)
• 22nd Law Commission - (Polity and Governance)
• ART Regulation Bill 2020 - (Social Issues)
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19 Feb, 2020

• Mayor and Urban Local Body (Article) - Polity
• Innovations in healthcare sector (Article) - Social Issues
• Impact of US Trade Action (Article) - Economy
• Panchayat By-polls - polity
• Food grains Production Trends - Economy
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18 Feb, 2020

• Issue with Central Armed Police Forces
• State of India's Birds report 2020
• RBI Long term Repo Operations
• SC - Permanent Commission for Women Army officers
• Practice Questions

17 Feb, 2020

• In Political micro-targeting, the Vulnerable Indian Voters - Polity & Governance
• RBI's Consumer Confidence Survey - Indian Economy
• Wayanad Tiger Reserve Proposal fails to find favour - Environment
• Poll Panel working on remote voting system - Polity & Governance
• ISRO readies for the launch of GISAT-1- Science & Technology
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs - Current Affairs of September 2019 - Part 1 of 2 - Rau's IAS

• UN Climate Action Summit
• Great Indian Bustard
• Microplastics
• Blob
• Access to the internet
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16 Feb, 2020

• Shah Faesal booked under Public Safety Act - Security
• ISRO to launch 10 EO Satellites in 2020-21 - Science & Technology
• Radio aids revival of dying tribal language - Asur - Geography
• Urban Heat Islands in India - Environment
• Why has LPG Prices seen a sharp rise? - FAQ - Economy
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15 Feb, 2020

• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Pangolin - (Environment)
• Criminalisation of Politics - (Polity and Governance)
• Adjusted Gross Revenue (Reference) - (Economy)
• One Asia Two Perspectives (Clarification)
• Practice Questions

Analysis of the Economic Survey 2019-20 Chapter 1: State of Indian Economy (Part 1 of 4)

• Brief details about the World Economy in 2019-20
• Trends in India's GDP Growth Rates
• Trends in contribution of Different Sectors to India's GDP
• Major Drivers of India's GDP in 2019-20
• Decoding India's Slowdown: Drag of Financial Sector on Real Estate
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs | Geography | Part 2 of 2 | Rau's IAS

• Crops
• Happy seeder
• Monsoon
• Madden Julian Oscillation
• Gas Hydrates
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14 Feb, 2020

• Medical Devices Amendment Rules 2020 - Polity
• USTR removes India from Developing Countries list - Economy
• Konark Sun temple - Art & Culture
• The Future of Earth report 2020 - Env
• Towards a new world order ( Article) - Economy
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13 Feb, 2020

• Rajasthan seeks higher Central Assistance for Water Scheme - Polity & Governance
• Bill to regulate pesticide business gets green light - Polity & Governance
• Awareness Drill - 2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise - Security
• Cabinet clears Major Ports Authority Bill - Polity & Governance
• Nutrition and Budget's fine print - (Article) - Social Issues
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12 Feb, 2020

• Delhi's Education Model (Article) - polity
• Lokpal - Need and issues in implementation (Article) - Polity
• Manual Scavenging - Social Justice
• Gig Economy - economy
• Bill to amend ST list - polity
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11 Feb, 2020

• Reservation as right (Polity and Governance)
• Safeguarding the delta (Polity and Governance)
• Supreme Court upholds changes to SC/ST atrocities law (Polity and Governance)
• US nod for sale of air defence system to India (Science and Technology)
• Review court can refer questions to larger bench (Polity and Governance)
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs (07-Feb) from Geography - Part 1 of 2

• Geomorphology
• Climatology
• Oceanography
• Global Map Locations

10 Feb, 2020

• Refugee Policy of India - (International Relations)
• Human Trafficking in India - (Social Issues)
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy - (Social Issues)
• Cheetah Reintroduction (Reference) - (Environment)
• Bodo Accord (Reference) - (Polity and Governance)
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09 Feb, 2020

• Keep agri, dairy products out of US trade deal - International Relations
• Modi flags Tamil concerns to Mahinda - International Relations
• West Bengal growing Arsenic Resistant rice - Environment
• Loktak Lake- Sunday Magazine- Environment
• Polo's first ponies - Sunday Magazine - Culture
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07 Feb, 2020

• India, African countries resolve to fight terror - Lucknow Declaration - (International relations)
• India to study Air Corridors with Central Asian countries - (International relations)
• For a Data Firewall - Editorial - (Science & technology)
• Listening to the call of the Informal - Lead Article - Economy
• Panel suggests steps to curb child porn - Social Issues
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UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs (24-Jan) from Indian Polity & Constitution - Part 3 of 4

• Removal of Judges of Supreme Court
• Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
• Judicial Review
• Governor
• State legislature
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Analysis of Union Budget 2020-21 ( Part -II)

• Initiatives for the Financial Sector
• Initiatives for improving Governance
• Taxation Proposals
• Budget at a glance
• Analysis of the Budget

06 Feb, 2020

• Trust formed for Ram Temple Construction: PM - Polity & Governance
• Purifying Water - Editorial - Environment
• Course correction for Speaker's Office - Article - Polity & Governance
• Fashioning the Framework of a New India - Lead Article - Economy
• Co-operative Banks to come under RBI purview - Economy
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05 Feb, 2020

• Continuity and fiscal follow-through (Economy)
• Navy to the rescue (International Relations/Organisation)
• A case of maritime presence adrift (International Organisation)
• Beyond Preparedness (Disaster Management)
• Practice Questions

04 Feb, 2020

• Camel in the tent (Article) - Social Issues
• Towards Cooperative Federalism (Article) - Polity and Governance
• Locust Swarms - Environment
• NCOV, sate calamity in Kerala - Disaster Management
• Practice Questions

Analysis of Union Budget 2020-21 (Part-1)

• Importance of Budget from the UPSC Perspective
• Important Themes of the Union Budget
• Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development
• Wellness, Water and Sanitation
• Education and Skills
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Prelims Target 2020 August Part 2

• Land degradation fund
• Bonn Challenge
• Ocean and Climate platform
• Amazon fund
• WTO Developing Countries
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3 Feb, 2020

• Falling short of aspirations (Article) - Economy
• Budget's blurred social sector vision (Article) - economy
• Archeological sites as Iconic Tourist sits - Culture
• Global Misery Index - Economy
• Flame throated Bulbul - Env
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02 Feb, 2020

• Booster Shot & Theme of Union Budget 2020-21 - Economy
• No more Double Taxation on Dividend - Economy
• Affordable Housing gets a leg up - Economy
• Steep Increase in customs duty to keep Chinese toys out of reach
• State's Tax share to stay at 42% - Economy
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1 Feb, 2020

• Wealth creation - (Economy)
• Entrepreneurship and Wealth Creation (Economy)
• Government intervention hindering free market (Economy)
• Network Products Export (Economy)
• Ease of Doing Business (Economy)
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31 Jan, 2020

• Environmental Flow Norms for Ganga - Environment and Ecology
• Artificial Ripening of fruits - General Science
• Brexit - International Issues
• Practice Questions

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs (17-Jan-20Part - 2) from Indian Polity & Constitution

• Previous Year Questions - President, Prime Minister & Council of Ministers
• President
• President
• Prime Minister & Council of Ministers
• Council of Ministers
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30 Jan, 2020

• Time limit on anticipatory bail violates personal liberty: SC - Polity & Governance
• Cabinet nod for raising abortion limit to 24 weeks - Social Issues
• A mindset problem - Editorial - Economy
• Time to prioritise Education & Health - Lead Article - Social Issues
• Will Trump's peace plan help resolve Israel-Palestine crisis - Editorial - International Relations
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29 Jan, 2020

• 10 more Ramsar Wetland sites - Env
• Reintroduction of Cheetah - Env
• Bhakt Ramsadu - History
• Reorganisation of railway board (Article) - Economy
• The continuing theme of uncertainty (Article) - I.R
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28 Jan,2020

• Utility of Legislative Councils - (Polity)
• Criminalisation of Politics - (Polity)
• Bodo Accord - (Internal Security)
• Merits of Bt Cotton - (Science and Tech)
• Air India Divestment (Reference) - (Economy)
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27 Jan, 2020

• Four stages of constitutional interpretation (Article) - Polity
• Hypersonic Glide Vehicle - Avangard (Article) - Science
• Oslo Accord 1993 - I.R
• Financial Action Task Force (Article) - I.R
• MGNREGA - Issues and achievements - Economy
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25 Jan, 2020

• Cane farmers flag Brazil's WTO Case against India - Economy
• Justice for Rohingya - Editorial - International Institutions
• Centre seeks to revamp childcare scheme in urban areas - Social Issues
• Fifty years on, new fears for repatriates - Article - International Relations
• Aspirants with criminal past should not get ticket, EC tells SC - Polity & Governance
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24 Jan, 2020

• Will the Budget suspend the FRBM's fiscal deficit goals - Economy
• Corruption Perception Index - International Organisations and Indices
• Budgeting for jobs, skilling and economic revival - Economy
• Sagarmatha Dialogue - International Relations
• Practice Questions

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs (24-Jan) from Current Affairs August 2019 – Part 1 of 2 Rau's IAS

• INF Treaty
• Coalition for disaster resilient Infrastructure
• IMPRINT India
• Fermi Bubbles
• Eastern economic Forum
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23 Jan, 2020

• Ending Inaction- SC Judgement on Anti-Defection (Editorial) - Polity & Governance
• Think Climate Change Action, act Glocal - Environment & Biodiversity
• Myanmar's growing dependence on China - International Relations
• Vyommitra- Humanoid Robot for Gaganyaan Project - Science & Technology
• The Flawed spin to India's cotton story - Science & Technology
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22 Jan, 2020

• Bilateral Investment Treaty- (Economy)
• Freedoms Under article 19 - (Polity and Governance)
• Thirty Meter Telescope - (Science and Tech)
• Electoral Bonds - (Polity and Governance)
• Practice Questions

21 Jan, 2020

• Naga-Kuki Truce - Security, Social Issues
• NEAT Platform - Social Issues
• Su 30- MKI - Science and tech
• Universal Health Coverage - Social issues
• Practice Questions

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs from Current Affairs and Static Rau's IAS

• What is Prelims Target 2020?
• How questions will be framed?
• Schedule

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20 Jan, 2020

• Governor - Position and Powers (Article) - Polity
• Make In India - Reasons for failure (Article) - Economy
• K-4 Ballistic Missile and Nuclear submarines - Science and tech
• Irrawaddy Dolphin and Chilika Lake - Env
• Lone eagle sighted in Andhra Pradesh - Env
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19 Jan, 2020

• Australian Bushfires - Environment
• Stagflation - Economy
• Coronavirus - Science and Technology
• Article 131 (Reference) - Polity and Governance
• Practice Questions

18 Jan, 2020

• National E-Mobility Mission Plan - Science and Technology
• GSAT - 30 - Science and Technology
• National Cyber Forensic Lab - Security Issues
• Indo-US Relations - Blue Dot Network
• Practice Questions

UPSC Prelims 2020 Practice MCQs (17-Jan) from Current Affairs July 2019 – Part 2 of 2 Rau's IAS

• Generalized System of Preferences
• BRICS - PARTNIR
• 5G Communications Technology
• Overseas Bonds
• Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme
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17 Jan, 2020

• USA and China Sign Phase-I of the Trade Deal - International Relations
• No SC Relief to the Telecom Operators - Indian Economy
• India to invite Imran Khan for SCO Meet - International Relations
• Bru Refugees to be settled in Tripura - Social Issues
• Telecommunication Consumer Education and Protection Fund - Indian Economy
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15 Jan, 2020

• Kerala Govt. challenges CAA - Article 131 & 256 - Polity & Governance
• Hallmarking made must for Gold Jewellery - Economy & Polity
• Theological Thicker - Article 25 & 26 - Editorial - Polity & Governance
• The long wait for empowered Mayors - Lead Article - Polity & Governance
• The risk of a Domino Effect - Article - International Relations
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