Daily Practice Sheet 11 November 2020

  • November 11, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

Daily Facts

  • The global Marine plastic Pollution footprint is estimated to be 8-10 million tonnes annually—equivalent to dumping one truck of garbage into the ocean every minute
  • A rough estimate suggests that close to 150 million tonnes (mt) of plastics have already polluted our oceans, and most of it originates from land (that is, it is not dumped into the ocean directly from vessels etc).
  • Plastic packaging accounts for more than 62% of all items (including non-plastics) collected in international coastal clean-up initiatives.
  • According to World Economic Forum 32% of all single-use packaging escapes collection systems.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: Geography

  1. Why northern India cities face severe pollution problem compared to coastal cities like Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai etc.? [Reference: The Print]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Discuss the functioning of Supreme Court as a Constitutional Court. [Reference: Barandbench]

GS 2: Governance

  1. Discuss the several flaws in the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act relating to its implementation. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science and Tech

  1. What do you understand by wearable technology? Discuss various concerns and issues in use of wearable technology. [Reference: Wikipedia]

GS 3: Disaster Management

  1. Explain how Disaster Management Act, 2005 institutionalized disaster management in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Environment

  1. What are green crackers? How are they different from tradition crackers? [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Discuss the growing problem of marine plastic pollution. [Reference: Financial Express]
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