Daily Practice Sheet 18 February 2022

  • February 18, 2022
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Daily Practice Sheet

18 February 2022

 

Daily Prelims Topics

  • INDIAN NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY
  • MINSK II CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT
  • OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
  • ISRO’S LAUNCH VEHICLES
  • FALKLAND ISLANDS
  • ALUMINIUM- THE GREEN METAL
  • UPI
  • GREEN HYDROGEN
  • INDIA-UAE TRADE PACT
  • REFUGEE CONVENTION
  • BRINJAL
  • INDIA’S First WATER TAXI SERVICE
  • INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2021

Daily Facts

R & D Expenditure:

  • In 2018, India allocated 0.69 per cent of GDP, which is a steady decline from 0.84 per cent in 2008.
  • In comparison, China spends 2.1 per cent of GDP on science and innovation and US 2.8 per cent. The number of researchers per one lakh of population is 15 in India, while in China it is 111 and in the US it is 423. Less than 1 per cent of higher education institutes engage in research.

Road Accidents:

  • According to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways show that the number of deaths in road accidents increased from 1,42,485 in 2011 to 1,51,113 in 2019

CSE 2022

Day 93

Test

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Polity

  1. Discuss the reasons for high number of road fatalities in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

  1. Is the post-cold war security order changing? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Critically discuss the implications of CBDC (central bank digital currency). [Reference: Indian Express] 
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