Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 21

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

Time: 40 Minutes

Kindly review each others answers, so that everyone improves.  

1.“Government’s proposal to have a permanent tribunal for water disputes that will subsume existing tribunals is expected to provide for speedier adjudication. But whether this will resolve the problem of protracted proceedings is doubtful”.Discuss. (GS 2)

The Hindu

2.Discuss why banning the sale and consumption of alcohol has, in India’s experience, not been an effective check against its use. Also, explain the constitutional and social causes behind putting a ban on liquor.

The Hindu (GS 1)

3.Examine the amendments proposed to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014.Will the amended law help eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities?

Indian Express (GS 2)

4.With reference to the recent Supreme Court judgment of Ms. Sandhu’s case, do you agree that gender discrimination exists in armed forces? (GS 1)

The Hindu