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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 14, 2019

Archives Q.1) What do mean by bank mergers? What are the issues and challenges in merging banks? Answers: Amalgamation is different from merger. In amalgamation, as in the present case, old banks are destroyed for creating a new entity.  In case of merger of SBI associates with SBI, all are merged into an existing entity(SBI).… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 14, 2019

Must Read News Articles – February 15th, 2019

Archives GS 2 SC sends Delhi power tussle case to larger Bench The issue is now referred to CJI to be placed before a three-judge Bench Stress points of democracy Across the world, democracy is in obvious retreat, with authoritarian tendencies on the ascendant. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 15th, 2019

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 13, 2019

Archives Q.1) Why should India have a strong Witness Protection Scheme? Name some famous cases where the accused were let out after the witnesses turned hostile? Answer: Recently, Supreme Court has approved Witness Protection Scheme and asked the states to enforce it. Need for Witness Protection Scheme: Victims and witnesses of serious crimes are particularly… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 13, 2019

Must Read News Articles – February 14th, 2019

Archives GS 2 Citizenship, triple talaq Bills lapse The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, that had set off a series of violent protests across the northeastern States, lapsed on Wednesday as the government failed to push it through Rajya Sabha despite a last- ditch effort on Tuesday. Along with the Citizenship Bill, the triple talaq Bill… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 14th, 2019

[Video] IFS Rank 57 Vivek who broke his arm ( but not his spirit ) before IFoS Mains.

“Sir, we need to meet. I have a problem that we need to discuss. I am your student.” About a week before the IFoS Mains, Vivek dropped by, with a broken arm, looking for a scribe that would appear for the Mains for him. Embarrassed, he asked – Sir, will UPSC even allow a scribe?… Continue reading [Video] IFS Rank 57 Vivek who broke his arm ( but not his spirit ) before IFoS Mains.

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