Daily Practice Sheet 27 February 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

27 February 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

Daily Prelims Topic

• Model Code of Conduct
• Vellore mutiny
• Haemorrhagic Septicemia
• Khelo India Games 2.0
• India’s core industries output sees marginal 0.1% rise
• RBI for retaining inflation target band
• Caracal (Critically endangered)
• Recession
• Fiscal Deficit
• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) integrated into the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS)

Daily Facts

Science:

India’s Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) is currently around 0.6% of GDP. This is quite low when compared to the investments by the U.S. and China which are greater than 2%. Israel’s GERD is more than 4%

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Polity

1. Do you think it is time to scrap sedition law? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: Governance

1. Discuss the challenge of rising NCDs in India. In this context, analyze how far National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) is geared to tackle it. [Reference: Business Line]
2. Can Self Help Group help eliminate poverty? [Reference: Times Of India]

GS 2: IR

1. India-US relationship is going through patch. What are the irritant’s in the relationship. Give suggestions to improve it.

GS 3: Economy

1. Examine the disconnect between Sensex and real economy.

GS 3: Science

1. The National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy in 2016 aims to stimulate a dynamic vibrant and balanced intellectual property rights system. Discuss. [Reference: The Hindu]
2. Discuss the evolution of science policy in India. Analyze the features of National Science Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 (STIP2020). [Reference: The Hindu]

Daily Ethics:

1. What do you understand by spiritual quotient? Why it is in demand now a days.