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What is the importance of good early childhood education in child development? Discuss various provisions regarding primary education in draft National Education Policy. Answer What is stagflation? What steps should be taken to control stagflation in Indian economy? Answer In the coming decade, India’s cities need to focus on governance and sustainable development. In light… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 16, 2020

Subsidies are not a sustainable solution to underlying problems, rather it is a burden on fiscal purse. Comment. Answer Buddhism played an important role in spreading Indian culture across the globe in ancient times. Elaborate. Answer What is meant by middle powers in international relations? How aligning with other middle powers would help India rise… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 15, 2020

What are various new age threats to Indian security? Discuss how India should prepare itself for these threats. Answer What are the reasons for the high child mortality rate in India? Suggest some measures to control child mortality in India. Answer Write about major teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Discuss its relevance in present time. Answer… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 14, 2020

What is carbon tax? Do you think carbon tax can help in reducing air pollution in India? Suggest some measures to reduce air pollution in India. Answer What is financial inclusion? What are the challenges to financial inclusion in India? Discuss various government measures for the same. Answer The spread of dengue in India has… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 13, 2020

What is Corporate Governance? What are the weaknesses in corporate governance in India? Also, discuss the importance of ethically-based corporate governance. Answer What are the major varieties of coal in India? Discuss various issues associated with coal mining in India? Answer Discuss the role and significance of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). How it would… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 11, 2020

What is strategic disinvestment? Discuss its need and significance for Indian economy. Answer What is quasi-federalism? Is India a quasi-federal state? Answer Despite differences, India and China need to come together for a multilateral, rules based world order. Comment. Answer Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 10, 2020

What do you understand by the term radicalisation? What are various reasons for growing radicalisation in the society? Discuss its consequences and measures needed. Answer A focus on developing human capital and employment generation can help India to become a $5 trillion economy. Comment. Answer What is the Indian Ocean Dipole? What are its characteristic… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 9, 2020

Recent Citizenship Amendment Act, has a significant impact on India’s secular image with deeper foreign policy implications. Do you agree? Answer Discuss the need and importance of preserving India’s linguistic diversity. What measures are needed for the same? Answer What is the importance of Gaganyaan mission to India? Discuss various challenges related to the mission.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 8, 2020

What are the various reasons for the failure of Tuberculosis control in India? Suggest some measures to prevent Tuberculosis in India. Answer What are the key areas of reforms if the WTO has to survive in the present context of unilateralism and protectionism? Answer With millions suffering from hunger and tonnes of food grains rotting… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 7, 2020

What are the advantages of offshore wind energy projects to onshore projects? What are the challenges for offshore projects in India? Answer What are the major causes of forest fires in India? Discuss its impact on the forest ecosystem. Suggest some measures to tackle it. Answer Discuss the reasons behind the success of Swachh Bharat… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 6, 2020