Daily Practice Sheet 17 October 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

17 October 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• E-shram portal
• COP26 climate conference
• PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan
• Heavy Rain And Landslides Over Southern Kerala
• Antibodies produced during Dengue
• Bitcoins
• Jackie Chan Gecko
• IMD Alerts
• Carl Vinson
• The National Security Guard (NSG)
• Army Air Defence Procurement
• Immoral Traffic Prevention Act
• Medical Devices Rules 2017
• National Water Policy 2012
• Molnupiravir
• DLX1 Protein
• Zeolite oxygen concentrators

Daily Facts

Malaria:

• In 2019, according to the WHO, there were an estimated 229 million cases of malaria, and the estimated deaths were 4, 09,000. About 67% of the deaths were among children aged under five, the group most vulnerable to malaria. Furthermore, 94% of the cases and deaths due to malaria occurred in the WHO African region, a disproportionately high share of the burden

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Who was freedom fighter Udham Singh? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

1. Discuss the reasons why India lags behind its neighboring countries in Global Hunger Index. What according to you can be done to correct this deplorable situation? [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Economy

1. How far fears that organic farming is a threat to food security valid? Explain with example of Srilanka. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Environment

1. In the background of COP 26- discuss the achievements of Conference of Parties. [Reference: Active Sustainability]