Daily Practice Sheet 16 November 2020

  • November 16, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Sex ratio
  • RCEP
  • KIIF
  • Forest rights
  • Opinion polls
  • UN peacekeeping mission
  • Gene editing in agriculture
  • Tristan da Cunha
  • Sero survey

Daily Facts

Sex Ratio:

According to “Vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System” published by the Registrar-General of India sex ratio of following states is:

  • Arunachal Pradesh recorded 1,084 females born per thousand males followed by Nagaland (965) Mizoram (964), Kerala (963) and Karnataka (957).
  • The worst was reported in Manipur (757), Lakshadweep (839) and Daman & Diu (877), Punjab (896) and Gujarat (897).

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: History

  1. Discuss the role of trade union in freedom struggle movement.

GS 1: Society

  1. What are the reasons for falling sex ration in India? Discuss its consequence. [Reference: The Hindu, The Hindu]

GS 1: Geography

  1. Discuss the regional pattern of sex ratio in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

  1. Why did India opt out of RCEP? Do you support this decision? Give your arguments. [Reference: Business Line, Economic Times]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Can PLI schemes help India become the manufacturing factory of the world? [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Science and Tech

  1. What is CRISPR-CAS9 technique? Discuss its application. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Environment

  1. Discuss the need for an independent Environment Regulatory Agency? [Reference: Indian Express] 

Daily Ethics:

  1. What do you understand by journalistic ethics? [Reference: The Hindu]
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