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 16 February 2026<\/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 16 February 2026<\/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) Examine the India-US agricultural trade framework under the 2026 interim deal. Evaluate how the strategic use of Tariff-Rate Quotas and calibrated market opening for non-native crops reconciles the pursuit of deeper bilateral economic ties with the imperative of protecting domestic farmer livelihoods.<\/p>\n Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n 2) Analyze the rationale for institutionalizing a dedicated \u2018Indian Scientific Service\u2019 (ISS) to integrate technical expertise into mainstream governance. Evaluate how such a cadre can effectively bridge the generalist-specialist divide to address India\u2019s escalating technological and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n The Hindu<\/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 16 February 2026 Every morning, we post 2\u20133 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant… Continue reading UPSC Mains Answer Writing 16 February 2026 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":[139,12],"tags":[144],"class_list":["post-356162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mains-marathon","category-mains-marathon-questions","tag-mains-marathon","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356162","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=356162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}