Daily Practice Sheet 7 August 2021

  • August 7, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
No Comments

 

 

Daily Practice Sheet

7 August 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • IPCC Assessment Report
  • Arabian Sea Cyclones
  • Art & Culture: Painting
  • She-cession
  • Disengagement and De-escalation along the Line of Actual Control
  • DGP Appointment
  • National Commission for Women
  • Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
  • Government Securities Acquisition Programme (G-SAP)
  • Factors to boost export

Daily Facts

Digital Divide

  • Despite having the world’s second largest online market, 50% of India’s population are without Internet with 59% for Bangladesh and 65% for Pakistan

Daily Mapping

  • Dogra

 Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. Abanindranath Tagore ushered a modern art movement in Bengal. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu, Visvabharti]

GS 1: Geography

  1. Why Arabian Sea is experiencing more cyclones more frequent in recent years? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

  1. The role of individual MPs Members of Parliament) has diminished over the years and as a result healthy constructive debate on policy issues are not usually witnessed. How far can this be attributed to the anti-defection law which was legislated but with a different intention? [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Non-functional legislatures are of no use to the country. In the light of the statement discuss the relevance of Indian Parliament. [Reference: Indian Express]
  3. Do you think Anti-defection Law has achieved its desired purpose? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: International Affairs

  1. Analyze the strategic significance of Iran for India

GS 3: Economy

  1. What do you understand by digital economy? What are the challenges posed by it? [Reference: PRS India]
  2. What do you understand by digital dividend? Analyze the challenges in realizing it in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Environment

  1. What is river linking? Do we really need river linking in India? Will it be a fruitful exercise? Explain with example of Ken Betwa Project. [Reference: Business Line, DownToEarth]
  2. What is Earth Overshoot Day? What does it signify? [Reference: DownToEarth]
Daily Practice Sheet