Daily Practice Sheet 7 December 2020

  • December 7, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • United Nations General Assembly session on ‘Culture of Peace
  • GI Tags and WIPO
  • Gir lions

Daily Mapping

  • Shetrunji River
  • GirNational Park and Wildlife Sanctuary

Daily Facts

  • A recent report by Accenture estimated that in India transactions worth $270.7 billion are expected to shift from cash to cards and digital payments by 2023 and to $856.6 billion by 2030.
  • Value of transactions through UPI increased 89 per cent between April and November this year, while amount transacted through Bharat Bill Pay was 90 per cent higher.
  • About 60 per cent of known infectious diseases in humans and 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, according to a new report published recently by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Governance

  1. Argue for legalizing marijuana. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Digital banking without a strong and resilient digital infrastructure will not be sustainable. [Reference: Business Line, Business Line]
  2. What do you understand by the unorganized sector? Will the new labour code bill provide universal social security? [Reference: The Hindu]
  3. What do you understand by crop diversification? Discuss how it can help in solving the crop crisis? [Reference: Financial Express]
  4. The biggest challenge in the way of doubling farmer’s income is MSP trap. Discuss. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Science and Tech

  1. Discuss the link between factory farming and zoonoses. [Reference: Life Gate]
  2. What do you understand by GI Tags? Discuss its significance. [Reference: Indian Express]
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