Category: Mains Marathon Answers

Archives Q.1) Recently cyclone Titli struck in same month as Phailin and Hudhud, but still the forecasting department failed to notice its arrival. In light of this, discuss the reasons for poor forecasting of cyclones. Also mention how cyclone  Titli, Hudhud or Phailin,was different from the 1999 Super Cyclone, in terms of casualties. Answer: Most severe… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 17, 2018

Archives Q.1) ‘India has a share of 1.5% in the world in the total electronic hardware manufacturing’. What are the challenges government facing in promoting electronics manufacturing.  Elaborate on the draft National Policy of Electronics 2018. Answer: Of the country’s total demand for electronics, between 50-60% of the products and 70-80% of the components are imported.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 15, 2018

Archives Q.1) Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.Comment on the progress made in India in this regard. Answer: The four dimensions of this SDG are affordability, reliability, sustainability and modernity. Importance in achieving SDGs: Energy is critical and people with no sustainable access… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 11, 2018

Archives Q.1) ‘International trade is an engine for inclusive economic growth’. Comment. Answer: How it helps in inclusive growth: It helps the small and weak countries economies’ through trade with large and powerful countries. Equal market access to all members nations through systems life WTO create big and powerful markets for countries. The success of Asian… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 10, 2018

Archives Q.1) What are millets? Discuss advantages of millets over traditional crops and steps taken by the government to recognise and promote millets in India. Answer: Millet is a collective term referring to a number of small-seeded annual grasses that are cultivated as grain crops, primarily on marginal lands in dry areas in temperate, subtropical and… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 9, 2018