Daily Practice Sheet 5 November 2020

  • November 5, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Enhanced pinaka rocket
  • Prasar bharti
  • Initial public offering
  • Paris climate agreement
  • Deshbandhu CR Das
  • Kafala system
  • IPO
  • GI tag for basmati
  • IPBES Report: Likelihood of future pandemics
  • Action Plan for Vulture Conservation 2020-25
  • Swarijist

Daily Facts

According to latest Credit Suisse report

  • India ranks fifth globally in terms of the ultra-rich population — those with wealth in excess of $50 million.
  • 78 per cent of the adult populations have personal wealth less than $10,000 or about Rs 7, 30,000.Last year it was 91%.
  • 8% of adults or 15.6 million people — enjoy a net worth of $1,00,000 and continue to own a lion’s share of India’s total wealth that increased four-fold between 2000 and 2019, reaching $12.6 trillion this year.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: History

  1. Discuss the contribution of Deshbandhu CR Das in freedom struggle.

Context: Birth anniversary

[Reference: New Indian Express]

  1. Who were Swarajist? Assess their contribution to the freedom struggle.

GS 2: Polity

  1. What do you understand by fiscal federalism? Do you think in the last 5 years states fiscal autonomy has got negatively impacted? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Discuss the role of FCI in ensuring food security in India. Comment upon its financial crisis in the recent years. Suggest remedies to make FCI more efficient and financially autonomous. [Reference: DownToEarth, Financial Express]
  2. India’s economic crisis originates from income crisis. Explain. [Reference: The Hindu]
  3. What are FPOs? Discuss their role in securing farmers interest? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science and Tech

  1. What do you understand by GI Tag? What benefit does it serve? Discuss in the context of India-Pakistan bid for GI tag for basmati rice. [Reference: The Guardian]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by charisma? Discuss what makes one as charismatic leader?
  2. What do you understand by empathy? Why this is in demand during corona pandemic?
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