Daily Practice Sheet 18 March 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

18 March 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Maharaja Anangpal 2/Tomar dynasty
• NCC
• Cotton Commission of India
• European Union
• International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, 2021
• District Mineral Foundation fund/Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
• NRC
• Nirbhaya guidelines
• Appropriation bill
• Bankers survey
• Amicus curiae

Daily Data

• National Rail Plan estimates a requirement of Rs 16.7 lakh crore (at today’s prices) over just the next decade, and then another Rs 10-11 lakh crore for each of the next two decades for Indian Railways transformation.
• The Railways’ share of total freight has fallen from 85-90% in the 1960s to around 28% today.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: History

1. What made Indian democracy a successful example of democracy in the developing world? Is there an erosion of democratic tradition in India? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS3: Economy

1. What is Development Finance Institutions as proposed recently? Critically examine India’s earlier experience with FDIs and potentials of new DFIs for growth. [Reference: Financial Express]
2. Privatization of Indian Railways may not be needed; yet, more private investment should be encouraged for efficient functioning. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]
3. How digital empowerment is key to making MSMEs future ready. [Reference: Indian Express]
4. What do you understand by inflation targeting? Should we reevaluate inflation targeting in India?
5. Is privatization a panacea for Public Sector Banks? [Reference: The Hindu]