Daily Practice Sheet 7 December 2021
- December 7, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet
7 December 2021
Daily Prelims Topic
- Plant-Based Chewing Gum that ‘Traps’ Coronavirus
- La Nina and North-East monsoon
- Millets
- Environment-Related Offences
- Lateral Entry into the Civil Services
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- Lesser Duty Rule (LDR)
- Russia–Ukraine Border Map
- The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)
- Article 3 of the Constitution
- Section 43D (5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)
- Banking Reform Committees
- Limiting Antibiotics Use In Crops
- Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary
- e-office Project
- Personal Recognisance (PR) Bond
- Maitri Divas
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Daily Constitution
- Article 3
Daily Facts
Nutrition:
- The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 shows negligible gains in nutritional outcomes among under-five children
Millets:
- Dryland agriculture that has occupied 68 per cent of the area under cultivation and produced 44 per cent of food requirements.
- Sorghum, pearl millets, and a range of small millets can thrive in varying agro-climatic regions.
- The millets market globally is estimated at $9 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $12.5 billion. India is the largest consumer and accounts for 38 per cent of global demand.
- FAO data reveals that in India, millets’ area under cultivation has averaged at 108 lakh hectares and reported a dispersion of 27 lakh hectares between 2000 and 2019. The average production is estimated at 111 lakh tonnes showing a dispersion of 29 lakh tonnes with average productivity of 1,041 kg a hectare in the corresponding period. Further analysis shows that millets area under production has a negative 2.25 per cent Compounded Annual Growth Rate between 2000 and 2019, while production CAGR is only 0.08 per cent. However, the productivity exhibits a positive 2.38 per cent CAGR.
- ICRISAT reported that between 1962 and 2010, India’s per capita consumption of millets fell significantly from 32.9 kg to 4.2 kg per year.
CSE 2021
Day 30
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies, their structure and mandates
Refer: Mains Master Notes on UN @75
CSE 2022
Day 21
Topic: Biotechnology
Refer: Mains Master Notes on Biotechnology
Daily Mains Mantra
GS 1: Geography
GS 2: Polity
- Successful democracy is a holistic idea; it encompasses both procedural and substantive aspect. How does Indian democracy fares? [Reference: Indian Express]
- India has been described as electoral autocracy. Do you agree with this opinion? In this context, discuss the challenges faced by Indian democracy. [Reference: Indian Express]
- The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 shows negligible gains in nutritional outcomes among under-five children. Where is government missing? Analyze. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Critically examine the pros and cons of the lateral entry in the government. [Reference: Indian Express]
GS 3: Economy
- What are millets? Why are they important? Discuss the need of change in cropping pattern. [Reference: Business Line]
- Discuss the concerns of RBI regarding digital lending. [Reference: Business Line]
GS 3: Security