Archives Q 1) Women self-help groups can bring about economic gains via joint liability and mobilization of small-scale savings. Discuss. Answer: SHGs are economically homogeneous groups of rural poor. They consist of 10-15 members and act as safety nets to achieve economic security and social well-being. Members periodically save a small amount of money and agree… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 25, 2018
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – September 26, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – September 26, 2018
Archives GS 2 Enact ‘strong law’ to cleanse politics: SC Court directs political parties to display the criminal record of candidates who contest on their ticket on their official websites. SC forms prison reforms panel The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a Committee on Prison Reforms chaired by former apex court judge, Justice Amitava Roy,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 26, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – September 26, 2018
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) What do you understand by the term “constitutional emergency”. Describe how the relationship between centre and States gets modified during the term of this emergency. Q.2) Discuss the… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – September 26, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – September 25th, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – September 25th, 2018 (Bank Merger and Bank Amalgamation)
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Bank Merger and Bank Amalgamation
Context: Government of India decided to merge three Public Sector Banks namely – Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena bank into one single entity. Though termed Bank merger it being called as bank amalgamation. The resultant entity after amalgamation will be the third largest Public Sector Bank in India after State Bank of India… Continue reading Bank Merger and Bank Amalgamation
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 24, 2018
Archives Q.1) Discuss the swarajist and no changer controversy that rose during the freedom struggle Answer: Withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement led to serious differences among the leaders who had to decide how to prevent the movement from lapsing into passivity. Swarajists: One school of thought headed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru, known as… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 24, 2018
