Archives GS 2 Reality check In addition to the basic requirement of a legal framework under which the extension or curtailment of the term of any Assembly is constitutionally permissible, simultaneous elections would demand a massive increase in the number of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units. Sovereignty and sensitivity… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 20, 2018
Category: INITIATIVES
This category contains all the Initiatives by ForumIAS such as
a) Must Read news Articles
b) Mains Marathon
c) Prelims Marathon
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 20, 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) 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 dealing… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 20, 2018
Must Read News Articles – August 19, 2018
Archives GS: 3 PM Modi announces Rs. 500 crore aid Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs. 500 crore to rain-battered Kerala after reviewing the flood situation, even as rescue operations continued in Pathanamthitta and Thrissur districts amid heavy rain. Revise trade laws, tariffs: U.S. Ambassador Calling upon India… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 19, 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 18th, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – August 18, 2018
Archives GS 2 How the ‘deep state’ gamed the system The peaceful transition to a new electoral force represented by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is seen by some as further proof of an evolving system where civilian politicians, by drawing their power from mass electoral politics, are emerging from the shadow of an army-dominated state.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 18, 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 17th, 2018
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 17, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 16, 2018
Archives Q.1) Supreme Court is hearing a plea challenging constitutional validity of adultery law. Critically examine the reasons for which adultery law is being challenged. Answer: Adultery refers to extra-marital voluntary sexual intercourse. Provisions in Section 497 of Indian Penal Code mandates a maximum punishment of five years in prison for the man who had consensual… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 16, 2018
Download: Prelims Marathon July, 2018 Compilation (MCQs , Answers and Explanations)
Friends, We are releasing the Prelims Marathon (or Daily Quiz) Compilation for the month of July, 2018. Download the ForumIAS Prelims Marathon (July, 2018) Compilation by Clicking Here. For all other Important Downloads: Visit our Downloads Page About Prelims Marathon Initiative: The Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2018. About 5-7 Daily MCQs, excluding Saturday and Sunday. The questions are published in the… Continue reading Download: Prelims Marathon July, 2018 Compilation (MCQs , Answers and Explanations)
Must Read News Articles – August 17, 2018
Archives GS 2 How statistical information can be used The Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act of 2017 authorises the Centre to decide the manner in which statistical information collected can be used. The original Act of 2008 had restricted the data collected to be used only for statistical purposes. GS 3 Odisha to showcase its… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 17, 2018
