Author: ForumIAS
-
Mains Marathon : 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – 25 October
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links below in not more than 200 words Time: 45 Minutes Q1). Examine the reasons for the low tax-to-GDP ratio in India. Suggest measures to improve this condition. Live Mint Q2). How does P-Notes affect the financial system in India? Discuss the measures taken by SEBI…
-
Mains Marathon : 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – 24 October
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links below in not more than 200 words Time: 45 Minutes Q1). Discuss the relevance of the Legislative Councils in the States. Do you think they should be scrapped? Why or why not? Indian Express Q2). How does the Western Model of Secularism differ…
-
Must Read News Articles – October 24
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Delay in justice delivery keeps investors away: Foreign investors are still wary of India’s labyrinthine and delayed justice delivery mechanism. Excalibur to hold the fort now: Army plans to induct the assault rifle as stopgap till a better model is procured. India falls short in female literacy: India’s school education…
-
Mains Marathon – GS Test 20
Read the below questions carefully and answer them in your own words by clicking individual links, in not more than 200 words each Time: 1 Hour Total Marks : 10 x 8 = 80 Marks CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE QUESTION PAPER – GS TEST 20 1. Critically examine the implementational challenges in achieving a…
-
Must Read News Articles – October 23
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL PM warns of ‘surgical strikes’ on black money: Declaration of Rs. 65,000 crore through voluntary disclosure scheme. Seven months after last AG, petition in HC seeks one: Court cannot do much about it as the petition is seeking for the appointment of a constitutional post as opposed to…
-
Essay Test 9 – 23rd October
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ESSAY TEST 9 QUESTION PAPER Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks : 250 Time: 3 hours Section A Every man is a reformer until the reforms tramp on his door. One is not born a woman, but…
-
Must Read News Articles – October 22
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL BCCI gets one more chance to adopt reforms, revamp structure: The Supreme Court on Friday prima facie concluded that BCCI’s top administrators are an impediment to the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee’s efforts to reform Indian cricket. U.P. tops list of rights cases lodged by NHRC: Uttar Pradesh had the highest…
-
Mains Marathon : 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – 21 October
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links below in not more than 200 words Time: 45 Minutes Q1). Discuss the various features of India’s nuclear Doctrine. Is there a need to revisit the Doctrine? Critically examine. IDSA | Link Q2). Discuss the key recommendations of the T.S.R. Subramanian committee on the New Education…
-
Must Read News Articles – October 21
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL WTO members stay committed to development: The World Trade Organization (WTO) head, Roberto Azevêdo, has said that no member country has sought long-standing issues, including food security-related, to be taken off the negotiating table of the Doha Round. No need to panic, card holders told: National Payments Corporation of India…
-
Mains Marathon – GS Test 19
Read the below questions carefully and answer them in your own words by clicking individual links, in not more than 200 words each Time: 1 Hour Total Marks : 10 x 8 = 80 Marks CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE QUESTION PAPER – GS TEST 19 How can the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) trilateral highway boost the…
