Daily Practice Sheet 14 January 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

14 January 2022

Daily Constitution

• Article 246 of the Constitution mentions three lists in the Seventh Schedule — union, state and concurrent lists.

Daily Facts

Inequality

The global economic gap will widen by 2024

CSE 2022

Day 66

Topic: Issue of Official Language

1. Critically review the official language controversy. Why the issue which had disappeared from the political scene is again resurfacing?
2. Reorganization of the states on the basis of language is a major aspect of national consolidation and integration. Discuss what made linguistic reorganization of the states necessary.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Polity

1. Social accountability is public accountability through civic engagement. Explain. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. Accountability has in recent years moved from being supply side of a right, closer to being articulated as a right itself. [Reference: Indian Express]
3. What is social audit? What does it involve? How useful it for local community. [Reference: WBPRD]
4. Without delegation of funds, functions and functionaries, local governments are unable to respond to pressure from citizens who demand greater efficiency in this matter. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

1. “A life not lived for others is not a life.” –Mother Teresa. What do you understand by the quote in the present time? [Reference: Indian Express]
2. What lessons can be drawn from the life of Mother Teresa. [Reference: Indian Express]