Daily Practice Sheet 2 October 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

2 October 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• Putin slams West and US for ‘double standards’; cites plundering of India & Africa
• UNEP calls Nord Stream methane leak ‘biggest-ever’; plume over Europe fading-
• Professors of practice
• Over 6000 trees illegally cut in Corbett Reserve
• Medicinal fungi may be suitable for identifying novel drugs
• Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
• How can India reduce its impact on global warming-
• New varieties of Basmati by ICAR
• Hydrogen Valley Platform
• Industry Research & Development Fellowship Programme (IRDFP)
• Saga of Freedom: Known & Lesser-known Struggle
• Poshan Utsav
• Contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in freedom movement

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. How difficult and different would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi?
2. Discuss how the Satyagrahas of Gandhi removed the spell of fear among Indians and thus knocked off an important pillar of imperialism
3. Gandhi’s mystique consisted of a union of original ideas with a remarkable flair for tactics and an uncanny insight in the mass mind.
4. “Gandhi restrained mass movements, yet he retained his popularity among the masses.” Comment.

GS 1: Society

1. What do you understand by reproductive autonomy? Discuss recent SC judgement.

GS 2: IR

1. What is UN Charter? Discuss its significance.

GS 3: Economy

1. Discuss the external sector vulnerability of India. [Reference: The Print]