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Archives Q.1) Recently Supreme Court has condemned the incidents of mob lynching and suggested some measures to deal with it. In the light of the statement discuss the concerns raised by Supreme Court and preventive, remedial and punitive measures suggested by it to deal with Mob Violence and Lynching. (GS-3) Answer: Recently, Supreme Court asked… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 26, 2018

Archives Q.1) Explain how South African experiment prepared Gandhi JI for leader ship of the Indian National struggle. What were the reasons behind Gandhi ji’s non-participation in the national movement immediately after his return to India? (GS-1) Answer: Gandhi led the struggle against discrimination of Indians settled in South Africa from 1893 to 1914. How… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 25, 2018

Archives Q.1) How Artificial Intelligence (AI) based healthcare solutions can help in making healthcare services more proactive? What are the challenges that may prove to be disruptive in development of India as an AI powerhouse? (GS-3) Answer: AI is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. AI can be used to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 24, 2018

Archives Q.1) With reference to Indian national movement, why did Mahatma Gandhi choose “Salt” as weapon during Dandi march 1930 to fight Britishers? Ans.)Introduction The salt tax has had a long history. With the establishment of the rule of the East India Company in India, it was considered to be a good source of income.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 23, 2018

Archives Q.1) Nipah is a near perfect example of an emerging infectious disease and the intensive steps taken by Kerala to contain its spread, has lessons for other states. Discuss. Answer: Nipah Virus (NiV) infection is a newly emerging infection in both animals and humans. The natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 19, 2018

Archives Q.1) “States are under obligation to prevent lynchings and mob violence and such incidents cannot happen by the remotest chance”. In the light of statement state the reasons of recent rise in mob violence in India and failure of state in stopping them. Answer: India has witnessed a rise in mob aggression in the… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 18, 2018

Archives Q.1) “India, intrinsically, has all the characteristics needed to be among the world’s leading soft powers but has not been able to adequately leverage its ‘soft power’ in matters of foreign policy”. Explain Answer: Soft Power refers to the ability co-opt rather than coerce as a means persuasion. India, with its civilizational values, history,… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 17, 2018

Archives Q.1) Ujjawala scheme is playing a central role in social empowerment, still few bottlenecks arehindering major positive shift at ground level due to this scheme. Explain and suggest somemeasures for improvement. Answer: Under PM UjjwalaYojana, five crore LPG connections are to be provided to BPL households. The identification of eligible BPL families will be… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 16, 2018

Archives Q.1 India has recently achieved 100% of village electrification. Critically examine. Also mention the benefits of 100% rural electrification. Centre government has announced that the country has achieved 100% of village electrification. An electrified village is defined as one that has the following: Provision of basic infrastructure such as distribution transformers and lines in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – May 15, 2018