Daily Practice Sheet 29 August 2020
- August 29, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic
- State vs UGC (Disaster management Ac)
- Abuse of dominant position
- Question Hour and Zero Hour
- Sec 18 of 101stCAA
- GST Compensation Act
- Role of PCI
- Declining population of Great Andamanese:
- Protease Inhibitors
- National Digital Health Mission
- India’s National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI)
Daily Mapping
- Iduki
- Eravikulum National Park
- Strait Port
Daily Facts
- Fourteenth Finance Commission allotted 42% of central government tax revenues to States. However, Accountability Initiative’s analysis of State Budgets show that States received only 30% of central tax collections during the 2015-19 period.
- GST accounts for almost 42% of states’ own tax revenues, and tax revenues account for around 60% of states’ total revenues.
Daily Constitution
- 101st Constitution Amendment Act
Daily Commissions/ Committees
- Fourteenth Commission
Daily Mains Mantra
GS 1: Geography
GS 2: Polity
- What do you understand by” cooperative federalism”? In the wake of recent controversy related to GST compensation, how far India has achieved cooperative federalism. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Has reservation policy created inequalities within the reserved castes itself? Discuss recent Supreme Court Judgment in this regard. [Reference: Indian Express]
GS 2: Governance
- NDHM is a purposeful step towards the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal of Universal Health Coverage. Discuss. [Reference: Indian Express]
GS 2: International Relations
- What do you understand by realism in International Politics? Has India’s policy towards china realistic? [Reference: The Hindu]
GS3: Disaster Management
- Discuss the salient features of Disaster Management Act? How it empowers state governments to manage unpresented challenges during disaster. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Discuss NDMA guidelines on landslide. [Reference: NDMA]
GS 4: Ethics