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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 17, 2018

Archives Q.1) “India, intrinsically, has all the characteristics needed to be among the world’s leading soft powers but has not been able to adequately leverage its ‘soft power’ in matters of foreign policy”. Explain Answer: Soft Power refers to the ability co-opt rather than coerce as a means persuasion. India, with its civilizational values, history,… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 17, 2018

Must Read News Articles – July 18, 2018

  Archives GS 1 Accept gay relationships, says SC judge Public acceptance of people in gay relationships will help meet health concerns and control the spread of HIV A review of Mandela’s legacy He expanded our capacity to rethink politics in terms of empathy, forgiveness, and values GS 2 Make lynching a separate offence, SC… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 18, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 18, 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) “States are under obligation to prevent lynchings and mob violence and such incidents cannot happen by the remotest chance”. In the light of statement state the reasons of… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 18, 2018

Section 377

Context: The Supreme Court is presently hearing a number of petitions to strike down Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 377 What is section 377? Section 377 states “Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either… Continue reading Section 377

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 16, 2018

Archives Q.1) Ujjawala scheme is playing a central role in social empowerment, still few bottlenecks arehindering major positive shift at ground level due to this scheme. Explain and suggest somemeasures for improvement. Answer: Under PM UjjwalaYojana, five crore LPG connections are to be provided to BPL households. The identification of eligible BPL families will be… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 16, 2018

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