{"id":18323,"date":"2018-04-07T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T08:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=18323"},"modified":"2018-04-06T17:34:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T12:04:42","slug":"answers-mains-marathon-upsc-mains-current-affairs-questions-april-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answers-mains-marathon-upsc-mains-current-affairs-questions-april-6-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Answers: Mains Marathon \u2013 UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions \u2013 April 6, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/mains-marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q.1) What is e-way bill? Is it possibly an obstacle in day-to-day movement of goods or the best foot put forward? Examine. (GS \u2013 3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Introduction:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GST e-way bill system has been recently rolled out all over India as part of anti-tax evasion measures under the new tax regime. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>E-way bill:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An electronic documentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document contains details about movement of goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can be generated from the Good and Services Tax Network (GSTN).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25-50 lakh e-way bills to be generated every day, and that may even go up to 75 lakh per day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Significance of e-way bill:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key anti-tax evasion measure,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crucial part of the GST architecture,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a boost to GST revenues,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissuade tax evaders from underreporting transactions, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check instances where the entire transaction is not recorded due to connivance between the seller and buyer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Concerns rose over e-way bill:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May cause a disruption to trade,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology system may not be prepared to handle the huge e-way bill volume,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long delays in generation of GST e-way bills,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade may come to a standstill,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential scope for harassment by tax authorities,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inadequate knowledge about the process of e-way bill among vehicle drivers, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taxmen have powers to stop trucks and check e-way bills which may lead to rent-seeking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q.2) \u201cThe provisions in the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 have created pain and anguish among women from the community\u201d. Enumerate the reasons for which there has been a demand for withdrawal of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 that makes triple talaq illegal. (GS \u2013 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Introduction: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 has been protested. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Reasons for protests over the triple Talaq bill:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Criminal prosecution of the husband will result in ending the marriage without securing the wife with a surety of her economic rights. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is believed that this Bill might end up suffering similar flaw as in case of section 498A.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The matter is also anti-social as a civil contract is penalised by converting a civil matter into a criminal offence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By making the practice of triple talaq a cognizable offence under the Muslim Women Bill, it gives police officers the power to conduct an investigation without bringing it to the notice of the concerned magistrate forthwith, the moment a police officer receives a complaint, without waiting for the magistrate\u2019s order. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has raised the fear of Muslim men becoming soft targets, who the police can arbitrarily throw in jail for three years based on anybody\u2019s complain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bill talks of post-divorce matters ignoring the fact that the pronouncement (instant talaq) has already been voided in S.3 and cannot result in a divorce. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q.3) \u00a0Write short notes on:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(a) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Central Vigilance Commission (GS \u2013 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was set up by the Government in February,1964.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was recommended by Committee on Prevention \u00a0of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CVC is conceived to be the apex vigilance institution, free of control from any executive authority, monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government and advising various authorities in Central Government organizations in planning, executing, reviewing and reforming their vigilance work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consequent upon promulgation of an Ordinance by the President, the Central Vigilance Commission has been made a multi member Commission with &#8220;statutory status&#8221; with effect from 25th August,1998.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003 (No45 0f 2003) came into effect from that date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission shall consist of:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Central Vigilance Commissioner &#8211; Chairperson;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not more than two Vigilance Commissioners &#8211; Members<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(b) \u00a0\u00a0Gini Index (GS \u2013 3 )<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gini index or Gini coefficient is a statistical measure of distribution developed by the Italian statistician CorradoGini in 1912.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often used as a gauge of economic inequality, measuring income distribution or, less commonly, wealth distribution among a population<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a measure of deviation from perfect equality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coefficient ranges from 0 (or 0%) to 1 (or 100%), with 0 representing perfect equality and 1 representing perfect inequality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Values over 1 are theoretically possible due to negative income or wealth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives Q.1) What is e-way bill? Is it possibly an obstacle in day-to-day movement of goods or the best foot put forward? Examine. (GS \u2013 3) Introduction: The GST e-way bill system has been recently rolled out all over India as part of anti-tax evasion measures under the new tax regime. 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