Mains Marathon : 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – 4th November

Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words

Time: 45 Minutes

1. Despite the appointment of multiple commissions to reform the governance of police forces across the country, the government has lacked the political willpower to implement their recommendations. Discuss the issues faced by India in implementing police reforms.

Indian Express | Business Today

2. What are biosimilar drugs? List some fundamental differences between biosimilars and generic drugs.

ET | Link

3. Supreme Court last week ruled that contract workers should get the same pay as permanent workers. It held that denial of equal pay for equal work to daily wagers, temporary, casual and contractual employees amounted to “exploitative enslavement, emerging out of a domineering position”. Discuss the possible impact of the SC ruling.

The Hindu

4. What is Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)? What are the applications of IRNSS? Why is it so critical to the military?

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5. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code passed by the Parliament is a welcome overhaul of the existing framework dealing with insolvency of corporate, individuals, partnerships and other entities. Examine the impact of the Bankruptcy Act on the various stakeholders.

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