Consider the following statements about Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC):

1. Iran is the only major oil producing country which is not a member of OPEC.
2. OPEC is concerned mainly with oil which is the reason why Qatar has quit the bloc recently.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Prime Minister was recently awarded with the ‘Zayed Medal’ by which of the following countries?

Consider the following about RATS – Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure recently seen in news:

1. It is a permanent body of SCO created to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.
2. It is a policy making and coordinating body and does not concern with staging of exercises on ground.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following about UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):

1. Apart from economic and social issues ECOSOC also gives recommendations on environment issues.
2. It engages a variety of stakeholders like policy makers, parliamentarians, business sector representatives and NGOs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question : It has been observed that Judges are recusing themselves from hearing the cases on flimsy grounds, but the post that judges occupy gives them zero immunity from recusal, irrespective of the price they have to pay in their personal & professional life. Comment (250 Words)

Question : Some Economists like Paul Krugman (Noble Prize Winner) are of the view that India’s economic growth history is a history of jobless growth. Do you agree with this statement? If yes, what should the Government do in 2019 to create jobs along with the growth in Indian Economy?

Question : Many State Governments like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh have resorted to loan waiver for the farmers. Do you think loan waiver is the solution to India’s Farm Distress?

Question : The US Government has recently decided to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. What are the causes that have led to the Exit of US and what shall be the India’s Policy vis-à-vis Afghanistan?

Question : Supreme Court had made it mandatory for the states to select the Director General of Police (DGP) with the consent of UPSC. Do you think that this is an attack on Federalism?

Article 370 is a contentious provision in the Constitution which incites many sentiments of the general public and political parties alike. This article has been in the news numerous times due to its combative nature

Recently on 5th April 2019, South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks, giving access to super-fast wireless technology to its users. However, the buzzword around 5G technology is doing the rounds since long and has pitted major superpowers against one another to gain an edge over their rivals.

India's Parliament plays a lesser role in formulation and execution of foreign policy than in other parliamentary democracies. This is not what the founders of modern India envidaged. The record of discussions in the Constituent Assembly soon after Independence shows that India's founding elite wanted Parliament to be supreme in the conduct of international affairs.

It is an international forum that brings together the world's 20 leading industrialized and emerging economies which accounts for 85 per cent of world GDP, 80% of total global trade volume and two-thirds of its population. It serves as a convention for deliberate economic communication between industrialized and developing countries.

China recently became the third country to land a probe on the Moon on January 2, 2019 but its operation is a more significant issue since the probe landed on the dark side of the moon- a historic feat which no other country has achieved.