Following are today\u2019s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions<\/p>\n
About Mains Marathon \u2013\u00a0<\/b>This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help\/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination.\u00a0UPSC Mains Answer Writing, 13th May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n Every morning, we post 2\u20133 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam.\u00a0UPSC Mains Answer Writing, 13th May.<\/strong><\/p>\n Write your answers in the comment box, given below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n For Mains Marathon Archives click\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u2192<\/p>\n Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) While often conflated, \u2018clientelism,\u2019 \u2018patronage,\u2019 and \u2018freebies\u2019 represent distinct political practices with varying consequences for democratic governance. Critically analyze this statement, briefly differentiating between these terms in the Indian political context. Discuss how their conflation can obscure the specific harms they pose to fair elections and equitable political relationships.<\/p>\n Answer<\/a><\/p>\n 2) The International Maritime Organization\u2019s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) recently addressed shipping industry emissions. Critically analyze the key decisions taken at the 83rd session of the IMO\u2019s MEPC regarding shipping emissions. Briefly discuss the positions and responses of the U.S., oil-exporting nations, traditional maritime powerhouses, and India to these decisions.<\/p>\n Answer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following are today\u2019s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions About Mains Marathon \u2013\u00a0This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help\/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination.\u00a0UPSC Mains Answer Writing, 13th May 2025 Every morning, we post 2\u20133 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant… Continue reading [Answered] UPSC Mains Answer Writing 13 May 2025 I Mains Marathon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-337093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mains-marathon","category-mains-marathon-answers","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}