Category: Mains Marathon Answers

Q.1) “According to All India Survey on Higher Education 2018-19 share of enrolled minorities still continue to be under-represented given their share of the total population.” Discuss various reasons for such under-representation. Suggest some measures to improve minority enrolment in higher education. Answers Q.2) “There is a need to build a “defence industrial ecosystem” in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 1, 2019

Q.1) “India’s relations with Saudi Arabia are one of the most important bilateral relationships in its extended neighbourhood.” Evaluate. Answers Q.2) “The power to transform the world flows from the collective non-violent energies of ordinary men and women.” Comment. Answers Q.3) What are various objectives of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)? Discuss its role in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 30, 2019

Q.1) “A recent study reported that 36 million Indians face flood risk due to climate change.” In light of this discuss how India should prepare itself to mitigate the threat of disasters posed by climate change? Answers Q.2) “With rising tensions and recent conditions of destabilisation in Afghanistan India need to figure out how to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 31, 2019

Q.1) “India’s foreign policy is undergoing a series of fundamental transformations in terms of its underlying narratives and processes.”. Discuss. Answers Q.2) “The basic human rights cannot be denied on the basis of gender differences, religion or on the basis of ‘race’.” Comment. Answers Q.3) What do you understand by the term ‘genome sequencing’? Discuss… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 29, 2019

Q.1) “Schools in India has failed in inculcating scientific spirit and rational temper among Indians”. Critically analyse. Answers Q.2) “The rise in India’s ranking in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey is a positive development”. In light of this discuss what led to this improvement? What else need to be done? Answers… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 26, 2019

Q.1) ““Impartiality of the Judiciary is cornerstone of any healthy democracy.” Comment. Answers Q.2) “Long-held assumptions and alignments rooted in the legacies of colonialism and the ideology of the Cold War are making way for new configurations and partnerships.” In light of above statement discuss the need of reforming NAM under current geo-political realities. Answers… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 25, 2019

Q.1) “Reforms and polices which aim to weed out adverse practices often lead to disruptions and fail to achieve its objectives.” Comment. Answers Q.2) “In the world of intelligence, information is the principal currency.” In this context illustrate how information plays an important role in security of any nation? Answers Q.3) Discuss various reasons for… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 24, 2019

Q.1) “The rise of Asia represents the beginnings of a shift in the balance of economic power in the world and the future will be shaped partly by how Asia exploits the opportunities and meets the challenges.” In light of this statement, discuss the role of India in realising Asian Century. Answers Q.2) “Mere police… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 23, 2019

Q.1) “PM-KISAN scheme will not only lead to welfare of farmers, but can act as an important tool for India’s economic growth.” Discuss. Answers Q.2) “Trade strengthens peace and there needs to be a revised strategy towards restarting cross-Line of Control trade.” Comment. Answers Q.3) What do you understand by the term Brexit? What are… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 22, 2019

Q.1) “Appeasement of castes whether upper or lower by politicians for vote bank politics has led to strengthening of caste system in India.” Comment. Answers Q.2) “The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 has failed to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work.” In light of this discuss various reasons… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 21, 2019