Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 1, 2018 Pre-cum-Mains GS Foundation Program for UPSC 2026 | Starting from 5th Dec. 2024 Click Here for more informationQ.1) Recently cabinet has raised custom duty on imports of non-essential goods. Should countries regulate imports ?Q.2) Describe the instruments of direct democracy and differentiate them from indirect democracy. Discuss the doctrine of popular sovereignty as embodied in the Preamble of India. Q.3) The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act is known as Mini-Constitution of India. Comment. Also discuss how the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act nullified various provisions of 42nd amendment and restored the democratic nature of India’s polity..Q.4) Discuss how the relationship between fundamental rights and Directive Principles has evolved in the Indian Constitution along with the Supreme Court observations.