Mains Marathon : 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – 14th November

Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words

Time: 45 Minutes

1. What do you understand by Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? India signed a historic civilian nuclear deal with Japan during the annual bilateral summit held in Tokyo recently. Discuss the mutual benefits of this deal for both the nations.

The Hindu | UN

2. The Centre’s demonetisation drive will help lower inflation. As the black money goes out of the system, the money supply will shrink to some degree. This will reduce the inflation rate in the absence of any open market operations (OMO) by the RBI. Critically discuss.

The Hindu

3. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has written to the Centre demanding a higher wage ceiling of Rs.25,000 per month for its social security schemes raising the possibility of more workers being added to the provident fund pool. What is the rationale of this demand?

The Hindu

4. Critically analyse the costs and benefits of Indo-Russian relationship.

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5. The recent anti-black money initiative of the government could mean a policy reform bigger than the GST. What is Black money and what are its determinants? Analyze the effect of Black Money on Indian economy.

Indian Express