Daily Practice Sheet 7 August 2020

  • August 7, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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On this Day

  • In 1905, Swadeshi Movement was launched 
  • Abanindranath Tagore birthday

Daily Prelims Topic

  • 103rd Amendment
  • Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome 
  • Bench mark interest rate
  • Starship 
  • Swadeshi movement
  • Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
  • Sangam period 
  • Priority sector lending
  • Kisan rail
  • Monetary Policy Committee
  • Repo Rate
  • Headline Inflation
  • Standard assets Vs NPA
  • Current Account
  • Cash Credit (CC)/ overdraft(OD)
  • LIBOR
  • CAG Appointments

Daily Mapping

  • Hubei and Henan
  • Porbandar, Mangrol, Veraval

Daily Facts

  • India slipped to the 102nd position in the Global Hunger Report of 2019 that ranked 117 countries. 

SC judgments:

  • Indra Sawhney & Ors v Union of India

Articles:

  • Articles 15 and 16
  • Article 145(3)
  • Article 46

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1:  Modern History

  1. Discuss the causes and outcomes of the swadeshi movement.
  2. How did the Indian painters and sculptors contribute to the nation’s freedom movement?

GS 1: Art and Culture

  1. How the Bengal School of Art Changed Colonial India’s Art landscape

          Context: Abanindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary [Reference: Artisera]

GS 2: Polity

  1. What is basic structure of the constitution? How it safeguards our constitution? Illustrate with example. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Governance

  1. Poverty and hunger remains the biggest challenge in India. Critically examine the strategy of successive governments in alleviating this problem. [Reference: The Hindu]
  2. The National Education Policy (NEP) is a comprehensive reappraisal and revamping of education that is adapted to the changing needs of today. In this context discuss the need to emphasis on vocational education. [Reference: The Hindu, Live Mint]

GS 3: Economy

  1. What is priority sector landing? How it is helpful in inclusive development? [Reference: Live Mint]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. Discuss the moral dilemma in use of nuclear weapons. [Reference: Carnegie Council]
  2. What do you understand by indifference? Is Indian middle class indifferent to the problems of poor and marginalized sections of society? If yes, what can be the reasons? [Reference: The Hindu]
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