Daily Practice Sheet 22 August 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

22 August 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• Gross State Domestic Product
• US jobs-recession paradox
• Generalized System of Preferences (GSPs)
• Chinese companies and associated rules in India
• How phase-changing materials can build green structures
• Sequence for a just future: Can safeguards for digital genomic data from biodiversity be ensured
• Overseas borrowing, a double-edged sword?
• A toothy solution for stem cell harvesting
• ‘Forcible’ Aadhaar-voter ID linking

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Geography

1. What are cloudbursts? Why are they common in Himalayan states? Why are they difficult to predict? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Polity

1. What do you understand by ‘Mandalisation’ of Indian politics? Discuss its implications. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

1. Critically analyse the challenges in implementation of the MSP. [Reference: The Quint]
2. Discuss the challenges in achieving India’s energy transition. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Environment

1. Are cloudbursts increasing because of climate change? [Reference: Indian Express]
2. What are “forever chemicals”? What harm do they cause? Suggest measures to handle them? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Security

1. India is building one of the largest centralized FRT surveillance systems in the world called the National Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS). What are its possible applications? Why civil society is concerned about use of such technology without much debate. [Reference: The Hindu]