Daily Practice Sheet 9 February 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

9 February 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

Daily Prelims Topic

1. Landslide Lake Outburst Flood (LLOF)
2. Proglacial lake
3. Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
4. National Monument Authority
5. D614G mutant
6. Chipko movement
7. World’s smallest reptile
8. UNHRC
9. India’s First geothermal energy Project
10. Parliamentary panel on 5g
11. Kisan Rail
12. Vijaynagar

Daily Facts

Farmer Suicide

• According to National Crime Records Bureau, 10,281 farmers had committed suicide in 2019, despite the fact that in the six years leading up to 2019-20, 10 states had announced farm loan waivers totalling Rs 2.14 lakh crore.

Climate change

• The shrinking of the world’s ice is now following the worst-case climate change scenario outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; a study by researchers at the University of Leeds has found that the world has lost a whopping 28 trillion tonnes of ice between 1994 and 2017.
• Chinese glaciologists have projected a 43 per cent decrease in the glacial area on average by 2070, and 75 per cent decrease by the end of the 21st century at the current exponential warming rate
• Certain models predict that an increase of 2 degrees Celsius by 2070 would result in 45 per cent of the present of large and medium size glaciers and 70 per cent small glaciers having an area under 10 sq km disappearing.

Healthcare:

Andhra Pradesh has among the highest public health insurance coverage scores (71.36%, NSS 75), but still has an out-of-pocket spending share much above the national average (72.2% of total health expenditure). In contrast, Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) with a much lower public health insurance coverage (3.87%, NSS 75) has a lower out-of pocket (46.4%)

Daily Constitution

• Article 161
• Article 72
• Art 25 B

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS1: Society

1. Discuss the role of mother tongue as the medium of instruction in promoting education. In this context elaborate the measures taken by the government so far. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 1: Geography

1. The Indian climate and the Himalayan ecosystem represent a mutual feedback relationship. Discuss in the context of recent Glacial Lake Outburst Flood. [Reference: Business Line]

GS2: Polity

1. Freedom of press is essential for a thriving democracy. In this context what are the challenges Press in India is facing. Also, suggest measures to overcome those. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Governance

1. Can insurance model provide for universal health care for all Indians? Critically examine the Union Budget 2021 in this regard. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS2: International Relations

1. Indian diaspora has been a source of strength for Indian Foreign Policy. Explain this with examples from the role in Western countries. Discuss challenges of counter mobilisation of Indian diaspora entails for Indian foreign policy in current times. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS3: Economy

1. Discuss how the 15^th Finance commission recommendation can boost Indian agriculture significantly. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS3: Environment

1. Comment on the development vs environment debate. Discuss need of ecological-risk focus for development as a must in today’s world. [Reference: Financial Express]
2. What is glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF)? While discussing vulnerabilities of the Himalayas from GLOF bring out how prepared India is for such events. What more needs to be done to address such disasters. [Reference: Indian Express]
3. How far climate change is responsible for glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF)? [Reference: Business Line]

Daily Ethics:

1. What do you understand by compassion? Discuss the need for compassionate justice. [Reference: The Hindu]

Context: TN Governor Remission

2. What do you understand by reformative justice? How it is different from retributive justice?

Context: TN Governor Remission