Category: Mains Marathon

  • Mains Marathon : Current Affairs Questions – August 29

    1.Critically analyze how Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 will be helpful in curbing the total disregard for the rights of the surrogate mother and child. Also highlight the criticism against ban on commercial surrogacy. Link 1   Link 2 2. Pakistan, by waging a constant propaganda battle against India on the waters issue, risks undermining the Indus treaty.…

  • Mains Marathon – Essay test -1

    Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks: 250 Section ‘A’ 1. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” (Gandhi ji) 2. Elderly population is not the burden but dividend for the society 3. Role of Supreme Court in present…

  • Mains Marathon-GS test -3

    Read the following questions and answer them by clicking the links below ( 200 words each  / 1 Hour Duration). 1. Ellora cave is a unique art-historical site in the country as it has monasteries associated with the three religions. Substantiate. 2. The socio-cultural regeneration of the India of the nineteenth century was occasioned by the colonial…

  • Mains Marathon : Current Affairs Questions – August 26

    Read the following questions and answer them in your own words in not more than 200 words: Time: 45 Minutes 1. Fat tax introduced by Kerala, is not comprehensive in nature because of exclusion of equally unhealthy Indian street food. It is also said to be not in coehrence with international trade agreements under WTO. Discuss…

  • Mains Marathon 2016 – GS Test -2

    Read the following questions and answer them by clicking the links below ( 200 words each  / 1 Hour Duration) 1. 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. 2. Treaty of Versailles was supposed to bring stability, but it brought another…

  • Mains Marathon : Current Affairs Questions – August 25

    Read the following questions and answer them in your own words in not more than 200 words: Time: 45 Minutes 1. Open defecation has long been a major health and sanitation problem in India. Critically analyze the policy measure taken by government to eliminate the problem of open defecation. Link 1 | Link 2  2. Collapse of…

  • Answered Mains Marathon – 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – August 24

    Click here for Answers list Click on the questions below for reference material [Answered] Uniform civil code is needed not only to deal with the problem of having differentiated laws based on religion but also to promote gender justice. Comment. [Answered] The law must uphold the dignity of women irrespective of the marital status. In…

  • Mains Marathon : Current Affairs Questions – August 24

    Read the following questions and answer them in your own words in not more than 200 words: Time: 45 Minutes 1. The law must uphold the dignity of women irrespective of the marital status. In this context, critically analyse the need for criminalising marital rape in India.  Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3  2. Uniform civil code is…

  • Answered Mains Marathon – 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – August 23

    Click here for Answers list Click on the questions below for reference material [Answered] Skill India without  Make in India is an empty agenda. Critically analyse. Also highlight steps taken by the government to promote manufacturing in India. Why has it not been successful? [Answered] Discuss the rationale behind the recent Amendment to the RBI…

  • Answered Mains Marathon – 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – August 23

    Click here for Answers list Click on the questions below for reference material [Answered] Skill India without  Make in India is an empty agenda. Critically analyse. Also highlight steps taken by the government to promote manufacturing in India. Why has it not been successful? [Answered] Discuss the rationale behind the recent Amendment to the RBI…