Daily Practice Sheet 2 April 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

2 April 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• BIMSTEC
• NCBC
• Small saving Schemes
• Land records and services index
• C-band spectrum
• EXERCISE SHANTIR OGROSHENA-2021
• Dadasaheb phalke award
• Colourable legislation
• FRP
• NIIF

Daily Data

MGNREGS

• 1st time since its introduction over 11 crore people joined it in 2020-21.

GST

• Gross goods and services tax (GST) collections came in at Rs 1,23,902 crore in March (February sales), the highest monthly mop-up since the tax’s launch in July 2017.
• It crossed Rs 1-lakh-crore mark for the sixth month in a row reflecting optimism in economy.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS2: Governance

1. Citizen-centric governance will come from governance-centric electorate. Explain. What needs to be done to achieve citizen-centric governance in this context: [Reference: PIB]
2. To avoid squandering gains made in women’s participation in higher education, India must fix their poor economic participation. Comment: [Reference: Financial Express]
3. What do you understand by doctrine of colorable legislation? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS3: Economy

1. Relatively poor availability of clear and updated land titles remains a hurdle for rural economy. Explain. Also discuss measures for land titling reform to revive rural economy. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS3: Environment

1. What do you understand by climate justice? Explain the relevance of climate justice amidst the call of sustainable development in current times. [Reference: Indian Express]