Daily Practice Sheet 14 July 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

14 July 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• Coffee Board launched blockchain based coffee e-marketplace
• Oppo tax evasion case:
• International laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels
• Sodium-ion battery tech
• WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world
• I2U2 Summit
• India ranks 135 out of 146 in Gender Gap Index
• Union Minister inaugurates IS4OM to safeguard Indian space assets
• Unfolding mysteries of the night sky
• Foreign Currency Deposits
• Off Budget Loans
• Suspicious transaction reports
• Special INR Vostro Accounts

Daily Facts

Society:

Mizoram has the highest 70.9 per cent ratio of female-to-male workers among those working as legislators,senior officials and managers, followed by Sikkim (48.2 per cent) and Manipur (45.1 per cent), according to a Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for July 2020-June 2021.

IR:

The Indian tech industry has directly generated $103 billion of revenue and directly employed 2,07,000 people in the US with an average wage of $1,06,360, witnessing a 22 per cent of employment growth since 2017, according to a new report from NASSCOM.

Yojna June 2022

1. Explain following terms
   • Blockchain
   • NFT
   • IOT
   • Quantum computer
   • Cloud Computing
   • Metaverse
2. What is new age technology? How have transformed our life?
3. What do you understand by digital inclusion? How has Aadhaar has helped in digital inclusion?

GS 2: Polity

1. The President is not mere a subber stamp. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

1. Relations between India and Korea have undergone major changes in recent years. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu, Orfonline]

GS 3: Environment

1. Discuss the debate between tribal rights groups and wildlife groups over the FRA. Assess its implementation. [Reference: DownToEarth, The Wire]
2. Do new 2022 Forest Conservation Rules violate FRA? [Reference: The Hindu, The Wire]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What is a bribe? [Reference: Hindustan Times]