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Following are today’s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions
About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 17 October 2025
Every morning, we post 2–3 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 17 October 2025
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Questions
1) Examine the challenges faced by public funding in heritage conservation in India. Justify the necessity of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for the sustainable preservation of national assets.
2) Critically analyze the revisionist campaign to sideline B.R. Ambedkar by elevating B.N. Rau as the Constitution’s architect. Justify Ambedkar’s central contribution.



