Daily Practice Sheet 5 August 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

5 August 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• RBI Monetary Policy Highlights
• Unsung tribal freedom fighters
• Harness the potential of Ocean resources.
• Increasing the forest cover
• Decline in Quantity and Quality of Ground water
• The Earth has recorded its shortest day since the 1960s — why are we spinning faster and what impact can it have?
• CJI Ramana names Justice U.U. Lalit as successor
• What are rare earth elements and why is India keen to join a global alliance to ensure their supply?
• The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022 and why it relates to only two States
• Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the contribution of tribal movement in freedom struggle.
2. Discuss the reasons behind tribal uprising during British rule.

GS 1: Geography

1. Availability of groundwater resource and its extraction depends upon a number of factors. Discuss

GS2: Governance

1. Discuss the need for a data protection law. Why was the Personal Data Protection Bill withdrawn?
2. What is a freebie? Why it so controversial in Indian politics?

GS 3: Environment

1. The biggest problem facing the India agriculture is fast-depleting groundwater and its degrading quality. In this context, discuss the need to shift the cropping pattern.
2. Concept of ‘Lifestyle for the Environment’ enunciated by PM Modi harnesses the power of individual and collective action across the world to address the climate crisis. Discuss

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by environmental Ethics?
2. Are freebies moral?