Category: Mains Marathon Answers

Q.1) “In recent years, attack on stubble burning has increased due to its contribution to rising air pollution.” In light of this discuss how stubble burning cause air pollution. Suggest some measures to tackle stubble burning menace in India. Answers Q.2) “Recent incidents like Pegasus snooping scandal, expose the vulnerability and threat of cyber-crimes to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 5, 2019

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