Current Affairs Based Mains Drill – 20 August 2021

Q) What do you understand about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? With the burden on judiciary increasing day by day, can ADR Mechanisms prove to be effective? Discuss. Why this question? Issue of current importance. Key demand of the Question  Explain what is ADR, its types and how it can be effective in handling the burden on Indian judiciary. Directive Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments. Introduction  Start with giving an idea about ADR. Body In the first part, discuss the various types of ADR and their practise in India. In the next part, discuss the advantages of using ADR mechanisms. Conclusion Conclude with a way forward. for Model Answer

 

Q) On a broader level, one big learning from the pandemic has been that India can’t wish away the informal sector. And neither can it be assumed that the fortunes of the formal and informal sectors move together. Examine. Why this Question? Important part of GS Paper-III. Key demand of the Question  Examine the need for focusing on the informal sector in India and catering to their vulnerabilities, especially after the pandemic. Directive Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. Introduction  Start with an introduction about the informal sector in India. Body  In the first part, categorically discuss the problems of the informal sector and how their integration to the formal sector completely is not a viable solution. In the next part, mention the steps that need to be taken in this regard by the government to promote inclusive growth that takes both formal and informal parallelly. Conclusion  Conclude with a way forward. For Model Answer

 

Q) The signing of the Accords has removed a significant strategic obstacle for New Delhi — that of a trapeze wire delicate balancing act India has had to play out between the Arab Gulf and Israel over the decades. Examine. Why this Question? Important part of GS Paper-II. Key demand of the Question  Discuss in details about the Office of the Speaker and why in recent times it has been surrounded by controversies. Suggest measures for course correction.  Directive Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. Introduction  Start with an introduction about the Abraham Accords. Body  In the first part, discuss the significance of India’s cooperation with both Israel and Arab Gulf and how it was difficult to maintain a balance between its two very important strategic partners. In the next part, discuss the significance of the Abraham Accord in this context. Conclusion Conclude with a way forward. For Model Answer

 

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