Daily Practice Sheet 6 July 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

6 July 2022

Daily Facts

Cooperative movement in India:

• The cooperative movement has fostered a membership of 270 million and a network of 8.5 lakh stretching across rural India

TB

• Tuberculosis is the worst among endemic diseases, killing 1.5 million people every year (WHO)
• In India, the TB capital of the world, the disease kills some 1,400 persons every day
• With TB incidence of 2.8 million/year, India has at least 27% of the global burden. Around 423 000 TB deaths every year account for 34% of global TB deaths.
• India notified 1.9 million TB cases in 2016 of which, 1.6 million were from public sector and 0.3 million from private sector.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Society

1. What do you understand by reverse migration? Explain the phenomenon in the background of Corona pandemic. What will be its impact on economy? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 1: Geography

1. What are landslides? Why is India prone to landslides?

GS 2: Governance

1. Discuss the challenge of TB in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

1. Discuss the status of BRI project of China. What implications it has for India.

GS 3: Disaster Management

1. Do you agree that the recent landslide in Manipur is a manmade disaster? [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Economy

1. Cooperatives are models of inclusive growth. Discuss. [Reference: Business Standard]
2. Analyze the challenges faced by the cooperatives. Discuss various strategies of reform. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Law and Order

1. What is a police Commissionerate system? Discuss its impact on law and order. [Reference: The Print]

GS 3: Science

1. What is Higgs Boson? Why it is important? [Reference: The Wire]

GS 4: Ethics

1. Do lower wages in civil service cause corruption?
2. Recent instances prove that the canker of corruption has blighted the higher echelons of the civil service. Comment