September 11 news(click on the news item to open the links)
1.Freedom of speech and related questions are very important
Sedition? Seriously?
2. Inter state river water disputes,mullaiperiyar etc have factual contents for prelims and analysis bases qns in mains. ref 2009 gs mains qnsSharing water
3. Fishermen issue is a serious issue between Indo-srilanka and tamilnadu in particular
4.three important aspects-civil society movements,nuclear power,indo-russia relations
5.Civil society movements like kudankulam,narmada bachao,omkareshwar dam have not been highlighted by the electronic media compared to anna hazare movement
civil society topic is important for public administration and sociology also
6.Public policy-salient features of proposed bills and schemes are important
7.migrants issue in indo-pak relations
8.Public policy in health sector.most prelims qns are related to public policy in social sector-esp health and edn
9.International- Afghanistan issue is very imp to India. us withdrawal by 2014 has made india give more imp to afghan to counter pak
10.kofi annan six point plan is also important and relevant to this news
11.Tagore house boats "padma"and "chopola"-probable 2 marker in culture
12.Very important technical info reg coalgate scandal other than political news reg it
13.parameters like debt to gdp ratio and debt service ratio are probable definitions that can be asked as they are very vital to judge economy's health
14.Question on ailing power sector are expected after the power blackout which affected 20 states in july
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Todays puzzle
A peasant is convicted in China. He gets the death penalty. The judge allows him to say a last sentence in order to determine the way the penalty will be carried out. If the peasant lies, he will be hanged, if he speaks the truth he will be beheaded. The peasant speaks a last sentence and to everybody surprise some minutes later he is set free because the judge cannot determine his penalty.What did the peasant said?
The peasant said " I shall be Hanged "....
ReplyDeleteThe peasant said " I Shall be hanged.. "
ReplyDeleteI shall be hanged!
ReplyDeleteReason: If he lies, he will be hanged. So, he speaks the truth. The judge sets him free.
the prisoner will be saying 'i will be hanged", as that was actually he tried to convey. means he speaks truth but if he speaks truth he will be beheaded.,so then it will be determined he was not speaking truth.. judge will be in diellemma so he decided to set prisoner free... cleverly the prisoner escapes the punishment
ReplyDeletenice initiative,it will help the aspirants to filter the unnecessary news and grab the important ones for current affairs..thanks
ReplyDeleteThe peasant said, "I shall be hanged".
ReplyDeletehe said the last sentence in chinese
ReplyDeleteThe peasant said, "I shall be hanged!".
ReplyDeleteIf he lies, he will be hanged. So, what he said was true.
So he must be beheaded.
But now what the peasant said becomes untrue if beheaded.
Therefore, the judge cannot determine the penalty.
Hence, he was set free.
I shall be hanged...!
ReplyDeletei shall be hanged
ReplyDeletei shall be hanged is the last sentence.........he ll neither lie nor tell the truth
ReplyDelete"I shall be hanged".
ReplyDelete-If he is lying he will be hanged so its not a lie,If he is telling the truth he will be beheaded so its not a truth again.so he is set free-
Answer : "I will be hanged"
ReplyDeletethe answer is "i shall be hanged" as it is neither a true nor a lie he will be set free anyway
ReplyDeleteThe peasant said: 'I shall be hanged!' If the peasant was lying, he would be hanged. But that's what the peasant was saying. So he speaks the truth. But if he speaks the truth, he would be beheaded, so then he was not speaking the truth. So it is impossible for the judge to determine whether the peasant is speaking the truth or not. So the judge can't determine the penalty and sets the peasant free.
ReplyDelete