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Following are today’s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions
About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 18 April 2026
Every morning, we post 2–3 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 18 April 2026
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Questions
1) Evaluate crop insurance in mitigating agricultural vulnerability. Contrast the yield versus weather-index triggers of PMFBY and RWBCIS, assessing their efficacy for farmers.
2) Analyze the ‘Trojan Horse’ of delimitation in India’s democratic design. Evaluate if mid-20th-century representation models suit contemporary federal and demographic disparities.
