Daily Practice Sheet 19 June 2020

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DAILY FACTS

According to a study by ICRIER, property tax contributes to around 20 per cent on an average to total revenues of ULBs in India, and the average per capita property tax collection was ₹421 in 2017-18.

 Daily Mains Mantra

GS:Governance

1. What do you understand by Alternate Dispute Redressed? Discuss its relevance. [Reference: The Hindu]
2. Critically examine the challenges faced by ULBs especially in the field of finance.[Reference: The Hindu Businessline]
3. Only reform in political parties can bring substantial change in election system. In this context, discuss the need for reform in political parties? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS:International Relations

1. What is the mandate of UNSC? Analyze the objective of India as UNSC Non-Permanent member enunciated by MEA(‘NORMS’) [Reference: The Hindu]
2. Can China and USA escape the Thucydides Trap? [Reference: The Atlantic]

GS 3: Economy

1. Can India replace China as the next factory of the world? Why make in India didn’t succeed? [Reference: The Hindu] (Daily Answer Writing Discussion@9 PM)
2. FDI inflows into India is skewed in favour of service sector in place of manufacturing sector. Discuss the reasons for the pattern. [Reference: The Hindu] (Daily Answer Writing Discussion@9 PM)
3. How far do you agree that the primary reasons for the high NPAs is the prevalence of poor corporate governance. [Reference: The Hindu Businessline]
4. How far India’s dependence on Chinese imports impacts the options India has to tackle its borders with China? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by value based position in International affairs? How it is different from realist position?
2. What do you understand by probity? [Reference: Indian Express]
3. What are the qualities of good judge? [Reference: Indian Express]
4. What do you understand by conscience? What role it plays in ethical decision making?
5. What is fairness?