Daily Practice Sheet 14 November 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• Qualified institutional placement
• Track 1.5 dialogue
• Diabetic retinopathy
• QRSAM
• Mining reforms
• Swami Vivekananda
• National Disaster Response Fund and State Disaster Response Fund

Daily Facts

Inequality:

The study reported that the richest 1% of the population in India owns more than four times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up the bottom 70% of the population.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: Society

1. Poverty is a product of capitalist society; an outcome of the overproduction and under-consumption. Comment. [Reference: The Wire]

GS 2: Polity

1. India’s move to regulated digital media has raised censorship concerns. How far these concerns are valid? [Reference: The Guardian, Aljazeera]

GS 2: IR

1. Discuss the dynamics of Indian diaspora in India –Canada relationship. What are other challenges in India-Canada relationship? [Reference: The Hindu, Orf Online, The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

1. India’s digital divide has remained deep and persistent. It is multi dimensional, and growing across states, within states and across gender groups. Discuss the challenge of digital divide and suggest measures to narrow it. [Reference: Financial Express]
2. An effective scrap page policy will not only help India deal with pollution and waste material from retiring vehicles, but also charter it towards green recovery. Discuss the need for a scrap page policy. [Reference: Hindustan Times, DownToEarth]
3. Industrial policy in India needs a rethink in the background of the challenges thrown by the COVID -19. Discuss

GS 3: Security

1. What do you understand by critical information infrastructure? Discuss its significance and architecture for its protection. [Reference: Orf Online]
2. Critically evaluate India’s cyber security approach. [Reference: Orf Online] 

Daily Ethics:

1. Discuss the significance of sympathy in building a sustainable society. [Reference: The Wire]