Daily Practice Sheet 19 January 2022

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

19 January 2022

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Devas-Antrix deal
  • Front running in Stock Markets
  • Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
  • 5G Telecoms – a threat to Airline Safety
  • DigiYatra Scheme
  • Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948
  • Holy See
  • IAS (Cadre) Rules 1954
  • Illegally Intercepted Messages Violate Fundamental Rights
  • Reform Linked Borrowing
  • National Commission for Women (NCW)
  • New Capital of Indonesia

Daily Mapping

  • Western Ghats

Daily Facts

MSME

  • India has 6.33 crore MSMEs that employ 40% of the country’s non-farm workforce, contributing nearly 25% of services output and 33% of manufacturing output.
  • Almost 99% of the MSME firms in India are in the ‘micro’ segment.
  • It provides employment to over 11 crore Indians and contribute over 29% to the GDP.
  • The micro segment with 6.30 crore entities (accounting for 99.4% of the MSME pool), the small segment with 3.31 lakh (0.52%) and the medium segment with 0.05 lakh (0.01%) make up the estimated strength of the sector; 3.24 crore (51%) are based in the rural area and 3.09 crore in the urban areas.

CSE 2022

Day 71

Topic: Popular Movement

  1. Discuss the genesis and growth of Naga Movement in India. Analyze the contentious issues which are holding back the peace deal?

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. Silent Valley movement contributed more to the growth of environmental consciousness. [Reference: Indian Express, The Hindu, divahspriklawnotes]

GS 1: Geography

  1. The Western Ghats perform important hydrological and watershed functions. Discuss

GS 2: Polity

  1. What do you understand by anti-development thesis? Explain with examples from India.

GS 3: Economy

  1. Why MSME sector is important for inclusive growth. Discuss the factors that impede growth of this sector? [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Environment

  1. Discuss the importance of ecosystem of western ghat for Indian subcontinent? Why are Western Ghats under threat?
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