Daily Practice Sheet 13 February 2021

  • February 13, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

13 February 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Inter-state Workmen Act
  • Collegium
  • Losar
  • Leader of Opposition
  • News Showcase
  • Affordable Rental Housing Complexes scheme (ARHCs)
  • Tax buoyancy
  • Hot money

Daily Mapping

  • Ethiopia

Daily Facts

Various scheme outcome with focus on poor

  • Households which are being electrified under Saubhagya since 2017 October, are more than 2.67 crores
  • Total value of orders placed on government e-market place; it is Rs 8,22,077 crore
  • The length of the roads sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, strictly between 2014-15, is 2,11,192 km
  • More than 1.76 crore houses have been completed under PM awasyojna.

Anti-biotic resistance

  • CDDEP researchers had warned that the world’s antibiotic consumption could double from 2015 levels by 2030, sans policy intervention
  • The use of antibiotics had shot up 65% from 2000 levels by 2015, and the WHO had already flagged antimicrobial resistance as a global health emergency by then

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS1: Society

  1. Autonomy of higher institutions is of high importance for quality. In this context discuss the controversy between the govt and IIM. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Recent controversies seem to have put big tech and state against each other everywhere. Discuss the issues involved and possible framework for cooperation between two. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Elaborate the concept of inclusive growth. Discuss how Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCS) can contribute to inclusive growth. [Reference: Financial Express]
  2. Failure of priority sector lending needs rethink on new Agri-Banking model. Elaborate. In this context discuss the need of a new Bhartiya Kisan Bank (Indian Farmers Bank). [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Science and tech

  1. What is anti-biotic resistance? Discuss the causes of rise in anti-biotic resistance and how policy response and implementation to it has been a major factor driving. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS3: Environment

  1. What is carrying capacity? Discuss how the development approach has been responsible for violating the carrying capacity of fragile Himalayas leading to extreme events. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by integrity? Explain with the examples how integrity is essential in all aspects of life. [Reference: Indian Express]
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