Daily Practice Sheet 1 August 2021
- August 1, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet
1 August 2021
Daily Prelims Topic
- India will take over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
- The Food and Agriculture Organization warns Hunger Hotspots
- Light pollution
- Herd immunity
- Controller General of Account
- ASI breathes life into 17th century Dutch cemetery
- Vanishing Permafrost
- End to end genome sequencing
- Stellar mid-life crisis
- Reverse gear in some bacteria that can be mimicked for bio imaging
- Dholavira
Daily Facts
Service Exports
- Services exports from India, which were $17 billion in 2001-02, jumped to $205 billion in 2020-21.
Daily Mains Mantra
GS 1: History
- Dholavira was the first such excellent example of town planning with mathematical precision both arithmetic and geometry. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Why did English succeeded over other Europeans? [Reference: The Hindu]
GS 2: International Affairs
- Discuss the mandate of UNSC. How long India has to wait for the permanent seat? [Reference: Hindustan Times]
- Discuss the role India can play at UNSC as a non-permanent member. [Reference: Business Line]
GS 3: Economy
- What is Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? What are the risks in adopting CBDCs? [Reference: The Hindu]
GS 3: Science
- What do you understand by genome sequencing? In this context discuss the potential benefit of Human Genome Project. [Reference: The Hindu, Web Ornl]
GS 3: Environment
GS 4: Ethics