Archives Q.1) Describe the significance of 73rd Amendment Act in the Constitution of India. Discuss the extension of this amendment to Schedule Areas. Answer: Panchayati Raj or the system of rural local self-government was constitutionalised through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. It has been established to build democracy at the grass root level. It… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 28, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 27, 2018
Archives Q.1) Social stigma and poor state capacity come in the way of tackling mental health problems in India. Discuss. Answer: A study conducted by WHO in 2015 shows that 1 in 5 Indians may suffer from depression in their lifetime. Due to the stigma associated with mental illness, a lack of awareness, and limited access… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 27, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 26, 2018
Archives Q.1) What do you understand by the term “constitutional emergency”. Describe how the relationship between centre and States gets modified during the term of this emergency. Answer: Article 355 imposes a duty on the Centre to ensure that the government of every state is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. In… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 26, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 25, 2018
Archives Q 1) Women self-help groups can bring about economic gains via joint liability and mobilization of small-scale savings. Discuss. Answer: SHGs are economically homogeneous groups of rural poor. They consist of 10-15 members and act as safety nets to achieve economic security and social well-being. Members periodically save a small amount of money and agree… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 25, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 24, 2018
Archives Q.1) Discuss the swarajist and no changer controversy that rose during the freedom struggle Answer: Withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement led to serious differences among the leaders who had to decide how to prevent the movement from lapsing into passivity. Swarajists: One school of thought headed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru, known as… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 24, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 20, 2018
Archives Q.1) According to UN report, Infant deaths in india are highest in the world. Discuss the causes and suggest the solutions to tackle this problem. Answer: 3 infants die every two minutes on an average in India. Causes: Poor state of mother’s health. Most of the women continue to be anaemic and undernourished. Poverty… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 20, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 19, 2018
Archives Q.1) What challenges do rapidly increasing e-waste pose to environment and human health? Highlight the existing e-waste management practices in India. Answer: Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. Challenges to environment: Effects on air – eg.,burning wires to get the copper in them by open air burning can release hydrocarbons into… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 19, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 18, 2018
Archives Q.1) Our system acts very much like a sponge, drawing up all the good things from the banks of the Ganges and squeezing them down on the banks of the Thames. Analyse the statement in the context of Drain of Indian wealth during British Era. Answer: The process of drain of wealth took away the… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 18, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 17, 2018
Archives Q.1) Discuss the problems being faced by sugar industry in the country, along with probable remedial measures and government initiatives being employed to help the industry. Answer: Challenges faced by sugar industry: Low Yield of Sugarcane: Although India has the largest area under sugarcane cultivation, the yield per hectare is extremely low as compared to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 17, 2018
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 14, 2018
Archives Q.1) “Emergency was a constitutional and political crisis” How far was the declaration of emergency justified? Discuss the major impacts of the emergency. Answer: Though emergency is imposed due to a political crisis, it is justified on the following grounds. Need for emergency: Dr B R Ambedkar observed that: ‘All federal systems including American are… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 14, 2018
