Operation Peace Spring Turkey has launched a military operation called Operation Peace Spring against the Syrian Kurdish militia (YPG) in Northeast Syria just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area. The YPG was the USA’s ally in the war against the Islamic state. Kurds The Kurds are one of the indigenous peoplesin the current south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, […]
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GEMINI system GEMINI (GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information) is a new marine information dissemination system. It is to provide disaster warnings to fishermen by utilizing GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) satellite systems of the AAI and ISRO. It is a portable device which receives data from the GAGAN satellites and sends
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INSTRUCTIONS: All questions are compulsory. The number of marks carried by a question/part is printed against it. SECTION ‘A’ 1.(a) What are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three of these with suitable examples. (150 words) 10 1.(b) What do you understand by the term ‘public servant’? Reflect on the expected role of public servant. (150
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Enumerate the indirect taxes which have been subsumed in the goods and services tax (GST) in India. Also, comment on the revenue implications of the GST introduced in India since July 2017. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Do you agree with the view that steady GDP growth and low inflation have left the
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Do you think that constitution of India does not accept principle of strict separation of powers rather it is based on the principle of ‘checks and balance’? Explain.(10) “The Central Administration Tribunal which was established for redressal of grievances and complaints by or against central government employees, nowadays is exercising its powers as an independent
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