Daily Practice Sheet 8 July 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

8 July 2022

Daily Mapping

Sakhalin: It’s an island in Russia.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Polity

1. Who is a nominated member? How he/she is different from elected members? Why Rajya Sabha does have nominated members? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: IR

1. FTAs are no longer about “trade liberalisation” alone, but about strategic partnerships. Discuss in the context of India’s recent FTAs. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Economy

1. Critically examine causes behind rising Current Account Deficit. [Reference: The Hindu]
2. The past 30 years have seen the inexorable rise of income inequality in India. Discuss the factors responsible. [Reference: EPW]

GS 3: Environment

1. What are environmental crimes? Why are they rising in India? Does recent attempt to decriminalise environmental offence help in tackling these crimes? [Reference: The Wire, DownToEarth]

GS 3: Science

1. What is virotherapy?
2. What is augmented reality? Discuss its applications.

GS 4: Ethics

1. What is cooling off period? Explain how it helps in protecting integrity in civil service.
2. What do you understand by quid pro quo? [Reference: Indian Express]
3. What is collusive corruption? What do you understand by probity? What do you understand d by stigma? Discuss its impact on LQBT community. [Reference: The Hindu]
4. Do politics and ethics/ principles go together? [Reference: EPW]
5. What is restorative justice? How it is different from retributive justice? [Reference: EPW]