Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 8



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

Time: 40 Minutes


1.“Fidayeen warfare is, in fact, a sideshow, militarily ineffective and strategically marginal to the jihadist insurgency in Kashmir.” Examine. (GS 2)

“फिदायीन युद्ध, वास्तव में, एक तमाशा है, सैन्य अप्रभावी और रणनीतिक रूप से कश्मीर में जिहादी उग्रवाद सीमांत है।  जांच करें।

Indian Express | Link


2.The Centre has proposed amending a law to empower States and allow industries to pay wages by cheque or by direct credit into bank accounts. What can be the rational of this decision? Discuss. (GS 3)

केंद्र सरकार ने एक कानून संशोधन में राज्यों को सशक्त बनाने और बैंक खातों में चेक द्वारा या सीधे क्रेडिट द्वारा मजदूरी का भुगतान करने के लिए अनुमति देने के लिए प्रस्ताव किया है। क्या इस फैसले के तर्कसंगत हो सकता है? चर्चा करें।

The Hindu


3.What are the key features of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)? Also, discuss the pros and cons of this ranking system. (GS 3)

राष्ट्रीय संस्थागत रैंकिंग फ्रेमवर्क (NIRF) की मुख्य विशेषताएं क्या हैं? इसके अलावा, इस रैंकिंग प्रणाली के विपक्ष पर चर्चा करें।

The Hindu | MHRD


4.What do you understand by Global governance? Explain with examples. (GS 1)

आप वैश्विक शासन से क्या समझते हैं? उदाहरण के साथ समझाएँ।

UN


 


Comments

14 responses to “Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 8”

  1. thanks samarpit.. please tell me the book for indian culture

  2. samarpit Avatar
    samarpit

    Hello Rashi,

    The links only give you some information.
    You may learn structuring by looking at people who have posted answers.

  3. hii.. i have read the links but dont know how to frame my answer.. i mean how to begin with and how to conclude.. can anyone please help me

  4. aspirant Avatar
    aspirant

    But still the status is shown as pending:( in my profile

  5. ForumIAS Avatar
    ForumIAS

    Hope it is resolved now 🙂

  6. aspirant Avatar
    aspirant

    Hi frnds,the answers which I m posting are in pending,whats the issue and how to solve it

  7. ForumIAS Avatar
    ForumIAS

    Ok. Thanks.

  8. stable_graphene Avatar
    stable_graphene

    @forumias-7f07ca326ce76cdde680e4b3d568bce8:disqus, please provide a model answer for first question if possible. It was an insightful question full of learnings.

  9. ForumIAS Avatar
    ForumIAS

    Yes Sure 🙂

  10. thebatman_returns Avatar
    thebatman_returns

    4th question is on the line of this time question paper..;)
    Thank you…

  11. Purva srivastava Avatar
    Purva srivastava

    pl. add more questions frm ethics paper….it will be helpful…

  12. ForumIAS Avatar
    ForumIAS

    Done Csv.. Thanks!

  13. @forumias
    Sir,
    Pls provide GS 1,2,3 breakup.

    Thanks!

  14. Ghouse Da!!! Avatar
    Ghouse Da!!!

    I am going to start fro today, mains marathan, plz help how should i do it in less time and i am totally confused between covering static syllabus and answer writing, plz some one help with your valuable suggestions.

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