Author: ForumIAS
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Mains Marathon-Reference material- August 29-Current Affairs
Reference material for the current affairs portion of Mains Marathon for August 23 – August 27 will be provided shortly. 1. Critically analyze how Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 will the total disregard for the rights of the surrogate mother and child. Also highlight the criticism against ban on commercial surrogacy. The process of surrogacy entails…
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9 PM Daily Brief – 1st September 2016
Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief (1st Sept. 2016) NATIONAL [1]. Return land to Singur farmers: SC The Hindu Context:- Supreme Court on 31st Aug quashed the CPI (M)-led West Bengal government’s acquisition of 997 acres of agricultural land for Tata Motors’ Nano (small car) plant in Singur. What did the judgment…
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Mains Marathon 2016 : 5 Questions on Current Issues – September 1
Read the following questions, and answer them in not more than 200 words. Time: 45 minutes Question 1: How does India’s interests in Africa differ from China’s? Discuss key areas of cooperation between India and the African subcontinent? Link | Link | Question 2: There is need not only to fix minimum wages, but also…
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Must Read News Articles of the Day – September 1
The Hindu National/ Front Page Return land to Singur farmers: SC : The Supreme Court , in a landmark decision says the land, acquired by Tata Motors to set up a plant, be returned to the farmers. It was the Singur land deal that led to the fall of Communist government in West Bengal. The brunt…
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Mains Marathon – Current affairs 22nd August – reference material
1. Flash floods in India’s urban areas are not merely nature’s fury but manmade disasters. Discuss in the light of recent events. What policy measures can be taken to counter this? Flash floods usually result from intense storms dropping large amounts of rain within a brief period. Flash floods occur with little or no warning…
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Must Read News Articles of the Day – August 31
The Hindu National/ Front Page Water table rises in Ganga basin but so does salinity – The water table in Ganga basin has risen, but so has salinity and arsenic content. Plants likely to turn less thirsty as climate warms, says study – A warming planet might not dry out Earth as much as previously believed, because plants…
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Mains Marathon- GS Test 3 – Reference material
1. Ellora cave is a unique art-historical site in the country as it has monasteries associated with the three religions. Substantiate. Ellora caves are situated north-west of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra, built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty There are 17 Hindu (caves 13–29), 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12) and 5 Jain…
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Mains Marathon – GS test 2 – Reference material
The prosperity which World War 1 brought to US, also became the very reason for the great depression of 1929. Discuss. Also, highlight it’s global impact. After world war, when the rest of the capitalist world was recovering from the destruction caused by the war, USA began her industrial expansion based on major advances…
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Mains Marathon – GS test 1-Reference material
1.Was capitalism a cause or effect of the Industrial Revolution? What factors led to the rise of Capitalism? Capitalism and Industrial revolution Pre-capitalistic system of product was restrictive. Its historical basis was military conquest. The victorious kings had given the land to their paladins. On the other hand, they themselves were the main customers of…
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Mains Marathon- GS Test-4
1.El-Nino is said to be the cause behind low rainfall in majority of the states while it caused higher rainfall in Tamil Nadu and Andhra pradesh in previous year. Why ? 2. In early 1980’s a hole in the Ozone layer of Antarctica started appearing, now it has begun healing. Elaborate. 3.Floods have been reported in…
