Category: Mains Marathon Answers

Archives Q.1) Critically examine the reasons behind government’s decision to deport Rohingyas to Myanmar Answer: Recently, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called for a report from India on the deportation of a group of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. Reasons behind the decision: The Foreigners Act, 1946, fails to address the peculiar problems faced by… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 6, 2019

Archives Q.1) Teen age girls in India face some peculiar social and development related problems in India. Suggest some policy related measures for development of teen age girls in India. Answer: Teen Age Girls (TAG) Report 2018, was released by ‘Nanhi Kali’, a project by the Naandi Foundation, which works with adolescent girls. As per… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 5, 2019

Archives Q.1) What is land degradation? Discuss the causes and impact of land degradation. Answer: Land degradation refers to the temporary or permanent decline in the productive capacity of the land. Causes: Deforestation: The removal of trees and other vegetation for firewood, commercial logging or to clear land for farming and settlements is a key… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 4, 2019

Archives Q.1) The trade war between US on one side and China and Russia on the other side are signaling the beginning of a new Cold War. comment. Answer: A trade war is a situation in which countries try to damage each other’s trade, typically by the imposition of tariffs or quota restrictions. US started… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 1, 2019

Archives Q.1) Highlighting the contemporary challenges being faced by India analyse how Gandhi’s teachings can be used as a panacea in such circumstances. Answer: Some of the major challenges that appear during the 21st century India and that need to be dealt with seriously are as follows: All pervasive presence of violence and keeping it… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 31, 2019

Archives Q.1) Discuss the different components of Bharatmala pariyojana. What significance does the programme hold? Answer: Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across India. The various components under the scheme are: Economic corridors development Inter-corridor & feeder roads National Corridors Efficiency… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 30, 2019

Archives Q.1) Indo-Pacific Quad was formed in 2007 by India, US, Japan and Australia but it lay dormant since withdrawal of Australia in 2008. What are the reasons which triggered its revival in 2017 and also explain its relevance for India specifically? Answer: Importance of QUAD: The quadrilateral comes in the backdrop of growing Chinese… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 29, 2019

Archives Q.1) Loan waivers announced by governments don’t address the structural problems facing Indian agriculture. Critically examine. Answer: At least 11 States have announced schemes to waive outstanding farm loans: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Assam and Rajasthan Problems: loan waivers have “reputational consequences”; they adversely affect… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 28, 2019

Archives Q.1) “India’s health financing system is a cause of and an exacerbating factor in the challenges of health inequity, inadequate availability and reach, unequal access, and poor-quality and costly health-care services” Discuss. suggest measures for improving health financing system in India. Answer: India’s public spending on health continues to hover around 1% of GDP;… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 25, 2019

Archives Q.1) “Due to the unprecedented transformational change in the world of work, there are several transformational challenges that are bound to occur” Discuss the persistent and future challenges in the world of work with the advent of the fourth industrial revolution Answer: ILO’s report titled ‘Future of Work’ presents the challenges facing the world… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 24, 2019