Column: Approach to Current Affairs for TSPSC exams

Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article on subject-specific approach to current affairs for Telangana State Public Service Commission exams. History & Culture • Milestones – all important events in history, historical places, heritage monuments and so on which completed 10 years, 25 years, 50 years and 75 years are important. Example: […]

Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article on subject-specific approach to current affairs for Telangana State Public Service Commission exams.

History & Culture
• Milestones – all important events in history, historical places, heritage monuments and so on which completed 10 years, 25 years, 50 years and 75 years are important.
Example: JallianwalaBagh incident happened in 1919; 2019-20 marked 100 years of the incident.

Q. Who amongst the following was associated with the Jallianwala Bagh incident?
1. General Dyer
2. Satyapal
3. Rabindranath Tagore
Code:
A. All the above
B. 1 Only
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 3
Answer: B

• Recognition of Heritage Sites – Any international or national recognition of a heritage site is important. For example – the most important development in recent times in Telangana is the recognition of Ramappa Temple as a UNESCO world heritage site. Questions may be asked as follows:

Q. Consider the following statements about Ramappa Temple and identify the correct statement/s
1. Ramappa temple is the first heritage site in Telangana to be recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site.
2. The carvings of the Perini dance are found on the walls of the temple

Code:
A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C

• Festivals
All important cultural festivals in the news are important.
Example: Sammakka Sarakka Jatara is being conducted this year.

Q. Consider the following statements on Sammakka Sarakka Jatara and identify the correct statement/s
1. It is the largest tribal religious congregation in the world, held every two years.
2. The Jatara symbolises the traditions and heritage of the Koya tribal people.
3. The festival begins during the month of Magha, on Suddha Pournami i.e. full moon day in the evening when Sarakka is traditionally brought from Kanneboyinapalle village in the forest, and then placed on an earthen platform which is raised under a tree.
Code:
A. All the above
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 3 Only
Answer: A

Economy
This is the most dynamic subject in the syllabus. Reasons being
• The policies of the government change frequently depending on the global scenario and the local requirements.
• The subject includes a lot of data that changes frequently.
• Economy for competitive exams is not just the theory part of the economy. It also includes social development for which the government initiates a number of measures in the form of schemes, policies and missions.

The most important developments that a candidate should focus on in the Economy are:
• Terms – a number of new terms are used to explain and define new developments and measures in the economy.

Example – Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao proposed “helicopter money” during the lockdown imposed due to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Helicopter Money:

• This is an unconventional monetary policy tool aimed at bringing a flagging economy back on track. It involves printing large sums of money and distributing it to the public. Under such a policy, a central bank “directly increases the money supply and, via the government, distributes the new cash to the population with the aim of boosting demand and inflation”.

• Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said helicopter money can help states come out of this morass. He asked for the release of 5 per cent funds from GDP by way of Quantitative Easing (QE).

• Policies – are of two types – social policies and economic policies. Social policies of the government deal with social development whereas economic policies focus on the economic growth of various sectors and the country. A policy of the government on a particular sector or issue or subject spells out its vision (aim) and approach (measures) towards that sector or issue or subject.

Example – National Education Policy was drafted by a committee chaired by K Kasturirangan.

The committees associated with the policy; the purpose and highlights of the policy; any targets set under the policy; the previous policies on the same subject as a backgrounder should be covered.

Q. Consider the following statements about NEP 2020. Identify the incorrect statement/s
1. The policy replaces the 10 2 structure of school curricula with a 5 3 3 4 curricular structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively.
2. It aims to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education including vocational education from 26.3% (2018) to 50% by 2035.
Code:
A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: B

To be continued…

By Shikara Academy

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