Daily Practice Sheet 16 July 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

16 July 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Why the Amazon forests are no longer acting as a carbon sink
• Government Issues two Gazette Notifications for Jurisdiction of Krishna & Godavari River Management Boards
• Why the Hubble telescope is working in ‘safe mode’
• How pandemic disrupted DTP, measles vaccination of kids
• As monsoon advances, how Doppler radars help track, forecast weather
• IFC invests $16.5 m in MedGenome
• Can UV-C technology effectively kill off the coronavirus?
• High tide flooding?
• KisanSarathi launched to facilitate farmers to get ‘right information at right time’
• India’s investments in Afghanistan
• Simpler drone rules in the offing
• COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, DhanaurUddyam
• Kamarajar 119th birth anniversary

Daily Mapping

• Zaranj-Delaram Highway
• Salma Dam

Daily Facts

• To lower the carbon footprint and reduce reliance on petrol, the Centre has targetted a fuel standard of 20 per cent ethanol by 2030.
• This move will require about 10 billion litres of ethanol every year and about ₹500 billion to build additional biorefineries.
• It will save $4 billion for the exchequer annually .

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the contribution of Kamraj in post-independent India. [Reference: The States Man]

GS 1: Society

1. Why various politically powerful castes are claiming for backward status. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. The Covid-19 pandemic has been the greatest disruptor of globalisation in the history of the modern world. In this context explain globalization as a process and challenges it faces. [Reference: HBR ORG]

GS 1: Geography

1. What do you understand by high tide flooding? Is the risk increasing due to climate change? [Reference: DownToEarth]
2. Explain the phenomenon of tides. [Reference: National Geographic]

GS 2: Polity

1. What is a hate speech? Does constitutional guarantee of free speech include hate speech as well? [Reference: Indian Express]
2. What do you understand by Rule of Law? Discuss various threats to rule of law in India. [Reference: India Times]

GS 2: International Affairs

1. Discuss the significance of Afghanistan for India.

GS 3: Environment

1. Discuss the food-fuel conundrum in the context of bio fuel. In this context, analyze National Policy on Biofuels–2018 (NPB–2018). [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Security

1. What are drones? Discuss their applications and potential misuse. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by humane state? [Reference: The Hindu]