Day: November 11, 2016

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IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs – 11th November, 2016
IASbaba Daily Current Affairs Quiz [Day 58]
TLP 2016 OPTIONAL – Geography [Day 64]
IASbaba’s TLP 2016 [11th Nov]: UPSC Mains GS Questions [HOT]
5. What is the mandate of National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA)? The body was in news recently. Why? Do you think drug pricing policy in India needs an overhaul? Examine.
4. Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss the above statement with examples in the context of inclusive growth of a nation. (150 words)
3. The day you joined a department known for it’s corruption, you are counseled by a group of officers about the avenues, opportunities and means to earn extra money in the system. They tell you that you need not promote illegal activities and also no one will ask you for undue favours. You just need to speed up your work and clear the files as soon as they reach your table. In lieu of this, you will get what they call it as ‘speed money’. They also try to convince you that there is no illegality involved and in fact 99% of the officers are involved in this business. Moreover, in a city like your place of posting, expensive housing and lifestyle makes it almost impossible to sustain yourself and your family with the meager salary. However, you don’t respond to them and ask for some time to think about it.
2. The Indian middle class lacks empathy for the depressed and the downtrodden masses of the society. The economic growth that scripted the transformation story of the middle class could not uplift the marginalized section. The prevalence of disparity even after years of economic reforms is a display of the utter insensitiveness and ignorance of the middle class Indians towards these sections. Is it indicative of the erosion of fundamental Indian values? Who is to blamed for this? Analyse. (250 words) (20 marks)
1. On a Sunday morning, you are flipping through the pages of a news paper. You see a news about Canada and that leaves you pondering about your own country.
TLP HISTORY [DAY 36]

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