Daily Practice Sheet 20 February 2021

  • February 20, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

20 February 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Australia’s News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill 2020
  • NASA’s Perseverance 9th spacecraft to land on MARS
  • Garden tourism
  • Project MAQUID
  • Mercury rising but Delhi continues to see dense fog
  • SVAMITVA
  • Coronil
  • Alaknanda river’s clear green blue giving way to muddiness
  • Ek Bharat Sreshta Bharat
  • UN Human Rights Council
  • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

Daily Mapping

  • India-China recent areas of dispute

  • Uttarakhand Areas impacted by flood

Daily Facts

Investment

Employment

A McKinsey Global Institute report says that labour market hit by pandemic will lead to 18 million being forced to find new occupation by 2030 in India.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS2: Society

  1. Mother tongue is an important means for learning and communication for community’s progress. Elaborate. Discuss challenges to existence of mother tongue due to globalization. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Polity

  1. The freedom of speech and right of peaceful protests are non-negotiable human rights. Comment in the context of recent farmers protest and arrest of the activists.
  2. An emerging consensus on big tech regulations reflect internal contradictions of the libertarian model put in place in the wake of globalization so far. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express, Indian Express]

GS2: Governance

  1. Critically evaluate the University Grants Commission decision to permit select IITs under the ‘Institutions of Eminence’ category to set up campuses abroad. Too many IITs, unrealistic expectations.
  2. Critically examine the SC judgements in upholding rights and dignity of women against sexual harassment in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: International Relations

  1. QUAD is not a platform which is just a tactical platform for India, rather a strategic one. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Discuss the role of India as Net Security provider in region. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Discuss the need of indigenous Footwear Sizing system and steps being taken for this. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Evaluate the role of the Monetary Policy Committee in India’s inflation targeting. Also, discuss if it needs change in approach in current economic outlook. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS3: Security

  1. Social media has proved to be a double-edged sword. Comment. In this context discuss need of amendment in India’s IT act. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by environmental ethics? How it helps to conserve our environment?
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