Archives Below are the suggested answers of UPSC Mains Marathon Current Affairs Questions – August 14. Note: The suggested answers are indicative only, and not exhaustive. 1. India must regain its role as a prime mover of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Critically analyze India’s role in SAARC to counter China’s aggression. Do you think SAARC is relevant… Continue reading Suggested Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 14
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UPSC Mains Anthropology Optional Questions – Test 5
Archives Test 5 : Anthropology Optional Mains Marathon ANTHROPOLOGY PAPER 1 SYLLABUS – CHAPTERS 9 & 10 1. Define race. Explain the biological basis of racial classification. 2. What do you mean by genetic frequency? Explain the principle of Hardy Weinberg law. 3. What do you understand by Mendelian laws of Genetics? Comment on the… Continue reading UPSC Mains Anthropology Optional Questions – Test 5
Economics Optional Test 4 for UPSC Mains 2017 : Mains Marathon
Archives Here is the 4th Economics Mains Marathon Optional Test. Click Here for Mains Marathon Economics Optional Plan Economics Mains Marathon : Test-4 Test 4 If both the countries in David Ricardo’s model of international trade have comparative advantage in their exports, then demonstrate the mutual gain for these countries, taking trade as an indirect method… Continue reading Economics Optional Test 4 for UPSC Mains 2017 : Mains Marathon
UPSC Mains 2017 Botany Optional – Test 4 : Mains Marathon
Archives Dear Friends, Here is the 4th Mains Marathon Botany Optional Test. We have decided to move section wise with the basic understanding of each topic of every paper. In the mid-September we will do the complete paper every week so that you can get the feel to complete the paper before real exam (October… Continue reading UPSC Mains 2017 Botany Optional – Test 4 : Mains Marathon
Must Read News Articles – August 18
Archives GS 1 Art and culture Monumental legislation: (The Hindu, Editorial) The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which is pending in the Lok Sabha, attempts to address the issues confronting construction for public works due to proposed plans running through ‘prohibited’ area. GS 2 India and neighbors ‘Pangong scuffle a… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 18
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 18
Archives 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. 1. Low income of farmers results into large incidence of farmers committing suicide all over the country. What needs to be done to address farmer’s suicide? Suggest steps to increase farmers’… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 18
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 17, 2017
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Search blue 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 17, 2017
Read the thorough summary of the following editorials by clicking on the links below Having a minimum wage law is a mistake: (Live Mint, Editorial) A bill for the goodwill of workers or the contrary? The architecture of censorship: (The Hindu, Editorial) Making way for censorship to take a wrong turn India aims to widen… Continue reading Search blue 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 17, 2017
New Metro Rail Policy gets Cabinet nod
Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a new metro policy for expanding and regulating metro rail services in cities across India. Introduction: This is the first such policy prepared by the union since metro rail operations began in Delhi in 2002 Presently, metro projects with a total length of 370… Continue reading New Metro Rail Policy gets Cabinet nod
Making way for censorship to take a wrong turn
Context: Censorship exists in India to such an extent that citizens face crisis of speech and expression. It is only because censorship is both easy and efficient to accomplish. Explanation: What is censorship? The suppression or control of ideas, public communication and information circulated within a society is termed as censorship. The freedom of speech… Continue reading Making way for censorship to take a wrong turn