Daily Practice Sheet 21 May 2021

  • May 21, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

21 May 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • BARGE P305
  • Notifiable disease
  • Collegium system
  • CoviSelf
  • Droplet vs Aerosol
  • Sovereign Gold Bond
  • Corpse flower
  • Block chain
  • National Archives of India (NAI)
  • A-76
  • INSRajput
  • Air borne transmission of covid
  • Bee day
  • Coviself testing kit
  • Aerosol
  • NCPRC

Daily Mapping

  • Nepal

Daily Constitution

  • Art 311 (c) (2)
  • Right to life and liberty

Daily Data

Climate change (Impacts)

  • The University of Leeds had found the world has lost a whopping 28 trillion tonnes of ice between 1994 and 2017; for perspective, that is over 1.2 trillion tonnes of ice lost per year in about two decades, while , till 1994, the ice-loss had been some 800 billion tonnes a year
  • The world is already warmer by 1.1 degree C than it was in pre-industrial times, and is on the path to get warmer by over 2 degree C by 2100, even with current climate action by countries
  • by 2100, the sea-level could be rising 10 times faster than today. (study published in Nature)
  • A study in Scientific Reports projected, in 2020, that 300 million would be exposed to inundation and episodic coastal flooding by 2100 and the value of the global assets threatened by these episodes at $6-9 trillion due rising sea levels.

Public Health:

According to the World Bank India had 85.7 physicians per 1,00,000 people in 2017 (in contrast to 98 in Pakistan, 58 in Bangladesh, 100 in Sri Lanka and 241 in Japan), 53 beds per 1,00,000 people (in contrast to 63 in Pakistan, 79.5 in Bangladesh, 415 in Sri Lanka and 1,298 in Japan), and 172.7 nurses and midwives per 1,00,000 people (in contrast to 220 in Sri Lanka, 40 in Bangladesh, 70 in Pakistan, and 1,220 in Japan).

  • The latest data narrative from the Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA), Ashoka University, shows that this has been stagnant for years: 1% of GDP 2013-14 and 1.28% in 2017-18 (including expenditure by the Centre, all States and Union Territories)
  • State spending constitutes 68.6% of all the government health expenditure
  • India has among the highest out-ofpocket (OOP) expenditures of all countries in the world, i.e. money that people spend on their own at the time they receive health car

 

Daily Mains Mantra

Mains 2021

Daily Mini Practice – 30 Minutes

Topic:

Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government, Pressure Groups and Formal/Informal Associations and their Role in the Polity

 

1. Discuss Strengths and Weaknesses of the Existing Structure of the government of India administrative structure. What reforms are needed to make it more people-centric?

Hint: The question in very clear as it asks about the strength and challenges of the existing administrative structure and reforms in current context.

Introduction (I): Talk of executive as part of the state as provided in the Part 5 of the Constitution. This has developed into a broad administrative structure.

Body (B): 1) First talk about the strength of the structure.

2) Mention about the weakness of the administrative structure (Use 2nd ARC recommendations).

3) Finally suggest measures to make it more people-centric (refer notes and 2nd ARC recommendations)

Conclusion (C): Administrative structure as part of the permanent executive is very significant and needs to be oriented towards the people.

2. Do you think Supreme Court in last few years has drifted from rights-based Court to executive Court? Give your arguments. [Reference: The Hindu]

Hint: The question asks about the apparent shift in the SC’s role with it being pro-active towards politically sensitive cases and executive matter, rather than focussing on it more important rights-based role as envisaged in the Constitution.

Introduction (I): Explain what is meant by right-based court and how the court is envisaged as the protector of the FRS.

Body (B): 1) First of all talk about how the SC has been continuing its efforts as the rights-based court. Give examples: Right to privacy judgement, right to freedom of religion judgements, right to health in recent pandemic etc.

2) However, the SC’s major time in recent times has been assigned to the politically sensitive cases. Give examples and also talk of its impact on its right-based role.

Conclusion (C): The SC must be pro-active in the constitutionally assigned role of the protector of the FRs.

3. What do you understand by contempt of court? Examine if democracy in India needs contempt of Court laws?

Hint: The question is straightforward and has been in news too often most recently in Prashant Bhushan case. Here, you have to argue for and against its need in Indian democracy today.

Introduction (I): Define contempt of court and explain it entails both civil and criminal punishment which is considered out of sync with modern democracy with focus on liberty.

Body (B): 1) First of all discuss why contempt of court may not be needed in current times (Ex- Liberty, fair criticism of the court’s judgements, accountability of the judiciary etc.)

2) Discuss need of the contempt of court (Ex- Judicial independence, Reasonable restriction etc.).

Conclusion (C): Write recommendations of any commissions or own recommendations (like making it a civil offence only).

Newspaper

GS1: Society

  1. Gender gap in India is a multi-dimensional problem. Elaborate. Also throw light on major factors which acts as a roadblock and what should be done. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS2: Polity

  1. Citizens-led group or fact-finding missions act as a self-constituted, extra-constitutional, “parallel judicial system”, that did not have any authority in law and must not be relied up on in judicial form. Critically examine the statement in context of groups role in democracy. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Critically comment upon the poor health infrastructure in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS2: Governance

  1. Hunger crisis in India has further worsened due to Covid-crisis. Examine What steps must be taken to address the problem with focus on vulnerable groups. [Reference: Indian Express]
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