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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 28, 2018

Archives Q.1) What are the primary forces that influence ocean currents? Discuss with examples the influence of ocean currents on climate. Answer: Ocean currents represent the flow of a regular volume of water in a definite path and direction. The primary forces that influence the currents are: Insolation – Heating by solar energy causes the… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 28, 2018

Must Read News Articles – December 29th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Assault on boys punishable by death The government on Friday approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, to bring punishments for sexual assaults on boys on a par with those against girls. These include the provision of death penalty when the child is under 12 years… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 29th, 2018

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 27, 2018

Archives Q.1) Discuss the causes of increasing human-animal conflict in India. What guidelines have been provided by Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change Guidelines to prevent and address Human-Animal conflicts? Answer: Reasons for increasing conflicts: Shrinking habitat affecting the population drastically Increased killing of people due to destruction of crops of farmers Development… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 27, 2018

Must Read News Articles – December 28th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Govt. not required by Supreme Court to frame triple talaq law There was no pressure whatsoever on the government from the Supreme Court to enact a law on triple talaq. Snooping or saving? Proposed rules for online monitoring should balance legitimate interest with privacy Are India’s laws on surveillance a threat to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 28th, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 28, 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 primary forces that influence ocean currents? Discuss with examples the influence of ocean currents on climate. Q.2) Give an account of various tribal uprising during… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 28, 2018

Must Read News Articles – December 27th, 2018

Archives   GS 2 Sex workers, lawyers seek to amend language of anti-trafficking Bill The anti-trafficking Bill, set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha, has triggered disquiet among sex workers and lawyers about the proposed law’s potential to criminalise all adult sex work in the absence of a clear distinction between the victims of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 27th, 2018

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