Mainspedia - 02 May.pdf
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📌 Household Health Survey: Insurance Up, Access Still Elusive
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Despite expanded coverage under PMJAY, access to hospital care remains limited. Critically analyse the gaps in India’s health insurance framework and suggest reforms to strengthen public sector capacity for tertiary care. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/work-in-progress-on-the-household-social-consumption-health-survey/article70928796.ece
📌 Learning Outcomes and Child Health: The Early Childhood Imperative
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Examine how child health and nutrition influence learning outcomes in India, given gaps in early childhood care. What administrative measures are needed to strengthen integrated early childhood development? (250 words, 15 marks)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/learning-outcomes-and-child-health-are-linked-10666661/
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Despite expanded coverage under PMJAY, access to hospital care remains limited. Critically analyse the gaps in India’s health insurance framework and suggest reforms to strengthen public sector capacity for tertiary care. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/work-in-progress-on-the-household-social-consumption-health-survey/article70928796.ece
📌 Learning Outcomes and Child Health: The Early Childhood Imperative
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Examine how child health and nutrition influence learning outcomes in India, given gaps in early childhood care. What administrative measures are needed to strengthen integrated early childhood development? (250 words, 15 marks)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/learning-outcomes-and-child-health-are-linked-10666661/
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Which of the following is a phylum of invertebrates characterized by jointed appendages, an exoskeleton, and segmented bodies?
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12%
Mollusca
21%
Annelida
57%
Arthropoda
10%
Echinodermata
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of prokaryotic cells that distinguishes them from eukaryotic cells?
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19%
Presence of a true nucleus surrounded by a nuclear membrane
32%
Presence of membrane-bound organelles (mitochondria, ER, Golgi)
45%
Absence of a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
4%
Presence of double-stranded DNA as the genetic material
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Which of the following components of blood is primarily responsible for clotting?
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11%
Red blood cells (RBCs)
21%
White blood cells (WBCs)
60%
Platelets (thrombocytes)
7%
Plasma
A person bitten by a venomous snake is immediately given an injection containing antibodies specific to that snake‘s venom. This type of immunity is an example of:
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9%
Naturally acquired active immunity
25%
Naturally acquired passive immunity
42%
Artificially acquired active immunity
24%
Artificially acquired passive immunity
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Mainspedia - 04 May.pdf
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📌 Tackling Takedowns: Online Censorship and the Threat to Free Speech
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Critically examine whether Sections 69A and 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act 2000 violate Shreya Singhal v. Union of India and Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. Suggest safeguards. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/tackling-takedowns-on-the-government-and-online-censorship/article70935225.ece
📌 Abortion Law: Supreme Court Places the Woman at the Centre
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✍️ Q. Critically analyse how recent Supreme Court observations on removing gestational limits under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 reflect a shift towards a rights-based approach grounded in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/on-abortion-supreme-court-places-the-woman-at-the-centre-10671125/
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✍️ Q. Critically examine whether Sections 69A and 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act 2000 violate Shreya Singhal v. Union of India and Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. Suggest safeguards. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/tackling-takedowns-on-the-government-and-online-censorship/article70935225.ece
📌 Abortion Law: Supreme Court Places the Woman at the Centre
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Critically analyse how recent Supreme Court observations on removing gestational limits under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 reflect a shift towards a rights-based approach grounded in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/on-abortion-supreme-court-places-the-woman-at-the-centre-10671125/
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Mainspedia - 05 May.pdf
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📌 India-Nepal Lipulekh Dispute: A Persistent Himalayan Flashpoint
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. The Lipulekh dispute reflects legal and historical ambiguities in India–Nepal ties. Critically examine and suggest measures to manage such tensions. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/nepal-lodges-protest-against-india-over-long-running-border-dispute
📌 Great Nicobar Project: Strategic Imperative or Environmental Crime?
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✍️ Q. The Great Nicobar project is strategically essential to counter China's 'String of Pearls' and monitor the Malacca Strait, but it raises legitimate environmental and tribal concerns. Critically examine and suggest a balanced approach. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://sundayguardianlive.com/editors-choice/indias-great-nicobar-project-is-the-dragons-nightmare-188278/
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✍️ Q. The Lipulekh dispute reflects legal and historical ambiguities in India–Nepal ties. Critically examine and suggest measures to manage such tensions. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/nepal-lodges-protest-against-india-over-long-running-border-dispute
📌 Great Nicobar Project: Strategic Imperative or Environmental Crime?
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✍️ Q. The Great Nicobar project is strategically essential to counter China's 'String of Pearls' and monitor the Malacca Strait, but it raises legitimate environmental and tribal concerns. Critically examine and suggest a balanced approach. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://sundayguardianlive.com/editors-choice/indias-great-nicobar-project-is-the-dragons-nightmare-188278/
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Mainspedia - 06 May.pdf
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📌 Steady Fall of the Rupee: Challenges on Current and Capital Accounts
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Rupee depreciation reflects twin pressures on the current and capital accounts. Examine its causes in light of the West Asia conflict and existing structural weaknesses. What policy measures can the RBI and government adopt? (250 words, 15 marks)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/the-steady-fall-of-the-rupee-points-to-challenges-ahead-10674750/
📌 Solar Generation and Battery Storage: Building the Missing Bridge
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. India’s solar push is constrained by inadequate storage. Critically examine the gap between solar capacity and battery storage, and suggest measures to meet evening peak demand. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/building-bridges-on-indias-solar-generation-battery-storage/article70943412.ece
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. Rupee depreciation reflects twin pressures on the current and capital accounts. Examine its causes in light of the West Asia conflict and existing structural weaknesses. What policy measures can the RBI and government adopt? (250 words, 15 marks)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/the-steady-fall-of-the-rupee-points-to-challenges-ahead-10674750/
📌 Solar Generation and Battery Storage: Building the Missing Bridge
UPSC Mains Practice Question
✍️ Q. India’s solar push is constrained by inadequate storage. Critically examine the gap between solar capacity and battery storage, and suggest measures to meet evening peak demand. (250 words, 15 marks)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/building-bridges-on-indias-solar-generation-battery-storage/article70943412.ece
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The Union Cabinet has approved the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 to increase the number of Supreme Court judges (excluding the Chief Justice of India) from 33 to:
Anonymous Quiz
15%
35
21%
36
37%
37
27%
38
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The amendment approved by the Union Cabinet on May 5, 2026, adds Vande Mataram (National Song) to which existing Act to make its insult or obstruction a punishable offence?
Anonymous Quiz
2%
Indian Penal Code, 1860
76%
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
20%
National Symbols Act, 2024
2%
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
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Which of the following statements best explains why ‘ecocide’ is not yet a prosecutable international crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite global advocacy?
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27%
The Rome Statute requires the crime to cause direct human casualties, which ecocide does not.
24%
Ecocide is already fully covered under the existing war crimes provisions of the Rome Statute.
35%
Amending the Rome Statute requires a 2/3 majority vote of member states, which has not been achieved
13%
term ‘ecocide’ was coined only in 2024, and there has been insufficient time for legal codification.
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RARE GEOGRAPHY SOLUTION COMPILATION ONLINE.pdf
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