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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 9 November 2026
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2 questions · write first, then compareGS-315 marks250 words
Q1. The government says every district is now free from Naxal violence. Discuss the factors behind the decline of Left Wing Extremism and the steps needed to prevent its revival.
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Introduction: Left Wing Extremism began at Naxalbari in 1967 and at its peak affected over 230 districts in nearly 20 States, with up to 2,000 attacks a year. On 8 November 2026, the Prime Minister said this was the first Diwali when every district is free from Naxalism; a February 2026 review had listed only seven affected districts.
Factors behind the decline: (1) Security: the 2015 National Policy and Action Plan, more central forces, better intelligence and a free hand to forces; no Central Reserve Police Force death on duty in the past year, a first in 47 years. (2) Choking funds: action against extortion networks and fake currency cut supply lines. (3) Development: over 15,000 km of roads, over 9,500 mobile towers, nearly 175 Eklavya schools and about 50 Industrial Training Institutes, plus bank branches and post offices. (4) Surrender and rehabilitation policies.
Preventing a revival: (1) settle land and forest-rights claims and enforce the Fifth Schedule and the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996; (2) rehabilitate surrendered cadres with skills and jobs; (3) shift from central forces to trained State police and community policing; (4) ensure fair compensation and consent for mining and displacement; (5) keep watch on urban support and funding networks within the law.
Conclusion: Security operations cleared the forests; lasting peace needs justice, development and good governance that reach tribal people.
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Q2. China's export licences on capital goods such as tunnel boring machines and solar equipment have exposed India's import dependence. Examine the risks and suggest a strategy to build resilient supply chains.
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Introduction: From 18 November 2026, Chinese exporters of tunnel boring machines need licences under China's dual-use export rules, and curbs on solar-manufacturing equipment are proposed. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has begun a push to make 100 critical items in India.
Risks: (1) Infrastructure delays: projects such as the 508-km Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail depend on these machines. (2) Solar gap: India makes about 233 gigawatts of modules a year but only about 30 gigawatts of cells and about 2 gigawatts of ingots and wafers. (3) Cost: shifting to Europe or Japan can raise costs by 20–40%. (4) Trade deficit with China above $100 billion this financial year. (5) Past disruptions in rare earth magnets.
Strategy: (1) Make at home: production-linked incentives for polysilicon, wafers and capital goods; the ₹7,280-crore rare earth magnet scheme; the tunnel boring machine plant in Tamil Nadu. (2) Diversify sources: partners such as Japan, the European Union and the United States; use trade agreements and the Quad. (3) Stockpiles of critical inputs and long-term contracts. (4) Research and skills for precision machinery. (5) Trade defence against dumping, used within World Trade Organization rules.
Conclusion: Self-reliance does not mean isolation; it means having enough options so that no single country can use supplies as a weapon.
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