Daily Practice Sheet 21 October 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

21 October 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Africa’s melting glaciers fuel drought worries
• ‘Earthshine’ levels show the planet is dimming
• Bio-enzymes from kinnow
• Facebook wants to rebrand itself for the ‘Metaverse’
• Election of Deputy Speaker
• Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is named after Manipur
• UNEP production gap report
• Vigyan Prasar workshops
• Northern climes no longer safe haven for migratory animals
• The Global Threat Assessment report 2021
• Maharishi Valmiki
• C TAP

Daily Facts

Carbon Credit

• Developing countries, particularly India, China and Brazil, gained significantly from the carbon market under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. India registered 1,703 projects under the CDM which is the second highest in the world.
• Total carbon credits known as Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued for these projects are around 255 million which corresponds to an overall anticipated inflow of approximately U.S. $2.55 billion in the country at a conservative price of U.S.$10 per CER

Development Assistance:

• India provides development assistance of $6.48 billion and receives assistance of $6.09 billion annually from key partners as Official Development Assistance (ODA).

CSE 2021 MAINS (Static)

DAY 3

Time: 30 Minutes 

1. What do you understand by informalisation of labour? Discuss the cause for this phenomenonin Indian economy.

Source: Mains Master Notes

2. What do you understand by employment elasticity? Discuss the causes for falling employment elasticity in the post LPG 1991 period.

Source: Mains Master Notes

3. Discuss the need for inclusive growth in India. Also examine how can covid pandemic impacted the goal of inclusive growth.

Source: Mains Master Notes

4. How serious is the employment problem in India? Do you think it may lead social and political problems?

Source: Mains Master Notes

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Do you think the role of violent acts of defiance was diminished by overplaying the impact of the non-violent movement? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: IR

1. Analyze India’s development assistance as an integral part of its foreign policy. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

1. What are FPOs? Can they help in raising farm incomes? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Environment

1. What is Clean Development Mechanism of the Koyoto Protocol? Critically assess the implementation of Article 6 of Koyoto protocol. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Science and Technology

1. What do you understand by genetically modified food? Discuss the regulatory regime for GS crops in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Security

1. What do you understand by cyber warfare? Discuss the need to reimagine national security policy in the wake of growing adoption of cyber technology. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

1. Discuss the principles enshrined in UNFCC.
2. What do you understand attitude? Discuss the process of attitude change. [Reference: The Hindu]