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 UPSC GS MAINS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over  the nation ? Elaborate with examples. The basic idea is that within a bigger, overarching culture we can develop and sustain a different culture is called cultural pockets. Perhaps, more than in any other part of the world, India is a country where people have come to acquire multiple identities based on region(example : North India, North-East India , Deccan and South India), language (ex : Hindi, Tamil and Telugu), religion (Ex: Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhists, Jain and Sikhs) , etc . Each set of these and other identities corresponding to a distinct set of social relations, i.e., a distinct social structure. However, there are threats which bind many of them together. Therefore, understanding Indian Social structure is necessary because it explains our relation with each other in our society. It tells us what kind of social institutions exist in society and how they got modified over a period

 UPSC GS MAINS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS How is the Indian Concept of Secularism different from the western model of Secularism? Discuss. Secularism is a doctrine that opposes all form of inter-religious and intra-religious dominations. All secular states have one thing in common that they are neither theocratic nor do they establish a religion. The western model of secularism denotes separation of religion and state as mutually exclusive i.e. the state will not intervene in the affairs of religion and in the same manner religion will not interfere in the affairs of the state. The western model of secularism is a negative concept. Indian secularism is fundamentally different from the western secularism. Indian secularism is fundamentally different from the western secularism. Indian secularism does not only focus on religion-state separation but the idea of inter-religious equality is crucial to Indian Conception. Indian secularism took a distinctive form as a result of interaction between w

 UPSC GS MAINS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS The Bhakti  Movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a famous Hindu mystic saint and key revivalist in the Vaishnavite movement in Bengal during the sixteenth century. He was one of the most renowned and celebrated proponent of the Vaishnavite School of Bhakti that centers around the absolute devotion to Lord Krishna. For Chaitanya, the sole means by which one can reach god in the purest form through devotion or bhakthi. The Bhakthi movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Chaitanya was an exponent of the Radha-Krishna Cult. Chaitanya's exposition of Rasalila  is one of the most profound contribution in the Indian Society. His teachings were meant for all and his followers included low caste Hindus and even muslims. He embraced the so called Chandala and the society opressed classes. He also laid emphasis on mor

 UPSC GS MAINS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS What do you understand by Umpire Decision Review System in Cricket? Discuss its various components. Explain how silicone tape on the edge of the bat may fool the system. The Umpire Decision review System(UDRS) is a technology based system used in wicket to assist match officials with their decision - making on fields umpire may choose to consult the third umpire(known as umpire review) and player may also request for third umpire decision to reconsider on field umpire  decision (known as players review) . The components of UDRs are: 1. Television replays , including slow motion. 2.Hawkeye or virtual eyes to track the path of the ball. 3.Snickometer: microphone to detect small sounds made as the ball hits pad or bat. 4.Hotspot: IR imagining system that shows where the ball has been in contact with the ball or the pad. This system was a gossip issue after Ashes 2013 in England, as the use of silicon tape on bat was questioned. The hotspot used in the