Daily Practice Sheet 12 July 2021

  • July 12, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet

12 July 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Election of Speakers and Deputy Speakers
  • Genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded
  • Three more test positive for ZIKV
  • Nominate inspiring individuals for Padma awards: Narendra Modi
  • P.’s new population policy keeps all sections in mind: Adityanath
  • Puri decked up for annual RathYatra
  • Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged
  • Mekedatu multi-purpose project
  • Right to repair movement:
  • Suborbital
  • Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme
  • Oil prices

Daily Facts

Population:

  • According to UNDP India will stabilize its population 12 years earlier than expected.
  • At 253 million, India’s adolescent population is among the largest. Over 62% of India is aged between 15 and 59 years, and the median age of the population is less than 30 years. India’s ‘demographic dividend’ represents the potential for economicgrowth based on the age structure of the population.
  • According to the World Bank, public expenditure on education constituted 4.4% of GDP in 2019 and only 3.4% of GDP in 2020

Energy in India:

  • According to International Energy Agency (IEA), the primary energy demand in India is currently at around 900 MTOE (million tonnes of oil equivalent) in which the industrial sector accounts for around 20 per cent around 140 MTOE.
  • The industrial and commercial sector consumption, at 576,424 GWh, accounts for around 51 per cent of the total electricity consumption in India standing at 11, 30, 244GWh.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. Review the cooperative movement in India? Why AMUL model couldn’t be replicated? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

  1. What do you understand by judicial activism? How does it impact the constitution scheme of distribution of power? [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Cooperatives have played a vital role in country’s development. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

  1. What are farmer producer companies (FPCs)? How are it different from cooperatives? [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. The efficiency improvements are the mainstay of long-term power sector decarburization strategies. Discuss measures taken by government to improve energy efficiency in India. [Reference: Business Line]
  3. What do understand by demographic dividend? Discuss the challenges in tapping the potential. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Environment

  1. Discuss the impact of global warming on human health. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by spirit of service? [Reference: Indian Express]
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