Daily Practice Sheet 13 August 2020

  • August 13, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Cellular Jail
  • Krishi Megh
  • Student Entrepreneurship Programme
  • Recession vs Slowdown
  • kirtana Vachamagocharame, Tyagaraja
  • Stimulus
  • Adaptive vs Innate Immune system
  • Environment Protection Index
  • Immunogenic

Daily Mapping

  • Belarus

Daily Facts

Aging population:

  • According to a report by the Ministry of Statistics in 2018, the number of citizens over the age of 60 jumped 35.5 per cent, from 7.6 crore in 2001 to 10.3 crore in 2011. This is an all-time high since 1950, and is almost twice the rate at which the overall population grew.
  • In the same period (2001-2011), India’s overall population grew by 17.7 per cent. This shows that ageing will emerge as a key social challenge in the future.
  • India’s age dependency ratio is also growing, standing at 14.2 against 10.9 in 2001. Age dependency ratio signifies the ratio of older dependents (above 64) to the working-age population (15-64). In contrast, ageing economies such as Japan have an age dependency ratio as high as 42 while Belgium has 28. [Source: Business LIne]

Environment:

  • India’s ranking in biennial global Environmental Performance Index report 177th out of 180 countries in 2018.
  • The Lancet, 12.4 lakh deaths i.e. 5% of all deaths in India in 2017, could be attributed to air pollution

SC judgments/ committee:

Important law commission reports

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: History

  1. Discuss the causes behind tribal uprisings during British role. List some important tribal uprisings and its leaders. [Reference: PIB]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Is Indian democracy degrading? Give your arguments with examples. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Starting from inventing the basic structure doctrine, the judiciary has played a highly proactive role in ensuring that India develops into a thriving democracy. In light of the statement, evaluate the role played by judiciary in achieving the ideals of democracy. [Reference: Indian Express]
  3. Defections are only the manifestation of certain unhealthy trends in our political life. In this context, critically analyze the anti-defection law. Has it failed? Discuss the reasons. [Reference: Indian Express, Indian Express]
  4. The presidential system is superior to the parliamentary system precisely because it is much less likely to be subverted by a dominant political party or a corrupt culture. Do you agree with this? Should India adopt presidential system? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Governance

  1. Discuss the problems associated with ageing population. Is India prepared? [Reference: Business Line]
  2. Discuss the need for a new vaccination strategy in the wake of covid pandemic.

GS 2: IR

  1. Discuss the role played by diaspora in maintaining India-US relationship. [Reference: Indian Express, Lowy Institute, ICWA]

GS 3: Science and tech

  1. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is no longer confined mainly to the launching of satellites, but it has been constantly enlarging its role in development activities. Discuss. [Reference: PIB]
  2. Do you think move to ban 101 Defence imports items is a major step towards making India self-reliant? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Disaster management

  1. The recent fires in Vijayawada and Ahmedabad at hospitals have pointed to the lack of fire safety measures. In this discuss the causes for fire accidents and suggest measures needed to avert it. [Reference: Indian Express]
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