Archives Q.1) ‘Given the procedural and logistical challenges that holding of simultaneous elections pose, it would be far more productive for political parties to focus on basic electoral reforms and find ways to curb excessive election expenditure’. Discuss. Guidelines Provide procedural and logistical challenges Describe the need for basic electoral reforms and curbing excessive election expenditure… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 21, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – August 22, 2018
Archives GS 2 SC scraps NOTA option for RS polls A three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, held that the option is meant only for universal adult suffrage and direct elections and not elections held by the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote as done in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 22, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 22, 2018
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) Critically assess the need of military reform in India, giving special importance to recommendations of Naresh Chandra Committee. Q.2) Discuss the factors behind India’s ailing indigenous defense manufacturing.… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 22, 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 21st, 2018
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 21, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 20, 2018
Archives Q.1) What are the reasons of urban flooding in India? Discuss the mechanism available to deal with urban flooding and why it has proved to be ineffective in times of need? GS-3 Answer: Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in more densely populated areas, caused by rainfall overwhelming the capacity of… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 20, 2018
Must Read News Articles – August 21, 2018
Archives GS 2 Modi letter calls for positive engagement In the first official communication with the new administration in Islamabad, Mr. Modi called for building good neighbourly ties for security and prosperity in the region. Stay with RCEP India must not take the easiest way out on the trade deal and walk out of talks… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 21, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 21, 2018
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) ‘Given the procedural and logistical challenges that holding of simultaneous elections pose, it would be far more productive for political parties to focus on basic electoral reforms and… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 21, 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 20th, 2018
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 20, 2018
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