Daily Practice Sheet 22 June 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

22 June 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• Humpback whales migration to Australia’s coasts from Antarctic waters.
• Record high temperatures and devastating wildfires in Europe
• Suggestions to include wetland conservation in upcoming biodiversity, climate change negotiations
• MoEF & CC’s compliance module for environmental clearance
• Anti-defection Law
• Gold refining gains ground as prices surge
• American warship fired a warning flare at an IRGC speedboat in Strait of Hormuz
• Registration norms may be relaxed for small e-commerce businesses
• CBI arrests 5 for taking bribe to exempt Biocon drug from trial
• India’s emerging twin deficit problem
• RBI puts a stop to credit lines on non-bank prepaid instruments
• Study flags emergence of drug-resistant typhoid strains

Daily Mapping

• Barak River

Daily Constitution

• 10^th schedule

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Geography

1. Why Assam floods every year? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: Polity

1. An important consequence of the anti-defection law is the hollowing out of our legislatures. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Environment

1. What are wetlands? Why are they important? Why are they considered kidneys of our ecosystem? [Reference: DownToEarth, The Wire]
2. Critically examine MOEFCC notification regarding compliance of. [Reference: DownToEarth]
3. Do you think the recent Environmental performance index report is an indication that we need to reflect and improve our environment? [Reference: Mongabay]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by hypocrisy? Why it is unethical? [Reference: Business Line]