Current Affairs Based Mains Drill – 25 May 2021

Q) As and when we emerge on the other side of the pandemic, bolstering public health-care systems has to be the topmost priority for all governments. Discuss. Why this question? Issues of current importance  Key demand of the Question  Importance of an efficient public health system in a country and ways to achieve that Directive Discuss- back up the answer by carefully selected evidence to make a case for and against an argument, or point out the advantages and disadvantages of the given context and finally arrive at a conclusion. Introduction  Introduce by giving statistics about the expenditure on the healthcare sector in India and compare with other countries. Body In the first part, highlight the issues plaguing the Indian healthcare system. Use statistics from different reports if possible. In the next part, highlight the measures that need to be taken to plug in the loopholes in the healthcare sector. Conclusion Conclude with a way forward. For Model Answer

 

Q) The desperate need for vital medical supplies has paved the way for their black marketing. In this context, discuss the various implications that black marketing can have during the pandemic and suggest measures to deal with them.  Why this Question? Issue of current importance.  Key demand of the Question  Problems arising out of black marketing of vital medical supplies and measures to deal with them.  Directive  Discuss- back up the answer by carefully selected evidence to make a case for and against an argument, or point out the advantages and disadvantages of the given context and finally arrive at a conclusion. Introduction  Mention what is black marketing and how it is currently rising. Body  In the first part, mention the problems due to black marketing of essential medical supplies.  In the next part, suggest measures that can be taken. Conclusion  Conclude with a way forward.  For Model Answer

 

Q) With the US moving ahead with its plan to make an exit from Afghanistan, there are concerns of a set of issues arising from it for India as well as South Asia to a great extent. Comment. Why this Question? Issue of current importance Key demand of the Question  Explain how the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and rise of the Taliban can lead to larger security issues. Directive  Comment- here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon. Introduction  Start with giving an overall view of the US’s plan to make an exit from Afghanistan. Body  In the first part, mention the issues that can penetrate after the US's exit. Focus on implications in India and South Asia. In the next part, highlight the approach that needs to be adopted in the future to deal with such issues. Conclusion Conclude with a balanced view of the issues and the larger role that the world can play in mediating peace in Afghanistan. For Model Answer

 

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