Daily Practice Sheet 19 August 2022

  • August 19, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet

19 August 2022

 

Daily Prelims Topics

  • Great Indian Bustards (GIBs)
  • Tilapia
  • Inflation target breach
  • Liquidity Adjustment Facility:
  • Electricity Sector
  • SEBI new rules–AIF and VCF
  • Windfall tax
  • Blockchain Infrastructure
  • Supreme Court hears plea to monitor drug pricing
  • The historical and cultural connections between India and Thailand
  • The recent blocking of the VLC Media Player
  • Piracy Issues
  • Split over Lord Curzon gate: TMC statue politics riles Oppn, experts

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. Critically review the policies of Lord Curzon. What was their impact on National Movement? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: IR

  1. Who are Rohingyas? Examine the problems faced by them. In this context, critically examine India’s refugee policy.
  2. Discuss the strategic and economic importance of Gulf region for India. Assess India’s ties with gulf.  [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Analyze the present MSP regime? Can higher MSP alone ensure higher production and productivity or crop diversification? [Reference: Business Line] 
  2. What are freebies? How are they different from welfare schemes? Discuss their implications? [Reference: The Hindu]
  3. What do you understand by stagflation?
  4. FDI is an important monetary source for India’s economic development. In this context critically examine the recent events of many global manufacturing exiting India.

GS 4: Ethics

  1. Discuss ethical issues concerning fund utilization in the government. [Reference: Indian Express]
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