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High fee

Crowded classrooms

Pros of coaching :

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No not mandatory ..you can crack exam even without coaching 

Pros of coaching

Gives you direction, discipline

Cons of  coaching :

High fee 

Crowded class rooms,which lacks personal attention to students

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Simultaneous elections

Conducting elections to both Lok Sabha and state legislatures at the same time are called simultaneous elections

Arguments in favour

• One nation one election leads to unity
• Saves money
• Focus more on governance that worrying about goverGover
• reduces black Money 

Arguments against

• one Nation one election is a unitary feature that is against federalism
• national issues above regional issues
•  According to IDFC report 77% people vote same party 
• frequent elections act like checks and balances

Border is crucial in country security policy

India share boundaries with seven countries

• Line of control(LOC) with Pakistan
• line of actual control(LAC) with China
• porous borders with Bangladesh, Myanmar

Challenges

• cross border terrorism
• illegal migrants
• arms,drug trafficking
• smuggling
• dumping
• no support from neighbourhood
• frequent conflicts
• Caption border gaps in border
• multiple enforcement agencies
• Paramilitary forces were used for internal security purposes during elections
• national security policy not implemented

Measures

• guarding - increasing outpost
• regulating - smuggling, provide identity cards
• development
• bilateral cooperation with neighbours

Uniform Civil Code

• Article 44 of Indian constitution mentions about uniform civil code under directive principles of state policy  
• Uniform civil code means having same laws to all religions
• Goa is the only state in India implementing uniform civil code
• shah Bano case is important case regarding uniform civil code

arguments in favour

• Promotes integration
• strengthen secularism
• gender justice can be achieved
• constitutional law should override religious law in a secular nation

Arguments against 

• States interference in religious matters is Against Article 25, 26 
• need to consider sentiment of religion
• synonyms to Hindu laws
• violets articles  29-30