Following are today’s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions
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Questions
1) Examine the Supreme Court’s advisory opinion on the Governor’s role against the Constituent Assembly’s vision of an ‘ornamental’ office. Evaluate if elevating this office to ‘Olympian heights’ disrupts the federal balance and the democratic mandate.
2) Critically analyze the marital rape exception as a colonial legacy rooted in patriarchal notions of female identity. Evaluate whether the pursuit of ‘matrimonial sanctity’ justifies the infringement of a woman’s fundamental right to bodily autonomy and dignity.




