Daily Practice Sheet 13 December 2020
- December 13, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic
- K V Kamath Committee
- Mahakali Caves
- National Commission for Women (NCW)
- Climate Ambition Summit, 2020
- INS Virat and INS Vikrant
- Tropical Montane Grasslands
- Women’s War Memorial Complex
- Mixopathy
- Humayun Mahal
- Bhashan char
- Epigenetics
- TB test
Daily Mapping
- Bhashan Char
- Nilgiri hills
- Palani hills
- Anamalai hills
Daily Facts
Agriculture
- The average monthly income of agricultural households, according to the NABARD’s All-India Rural Financial Survey in 2016-17, was the highest in Punjab. At Rs 23,133, it was more than 2.5 times the national average of Rs 8,931 and ahead of Haryana (Rs18,496) and Kerala (16,927), with Uttar Pradesh (Rs6,668) and Bihar (Rs 7,175) far behind.
Population
- India’s TFR down “substantially” to 2.2 as per the 2018 Sample Registration System, which is part of the Census exercise, from 3.2 in 2000, when the National Population Policy was adopted.
- The actual fertility was 2.2 prevailing at the time of NFHS 4, indicating thereby that couples on an average do not want more than 2 children.
Daily Mains Mantra
NEWSPAPER
GS 1: History
- Dalit movement seeks to overcome caste hierarchy which is welcome, but at the same time it has to address problem of patriarchy within to truly universalize their goal. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]
GS 2: IR
- Examine the evolving China-Nepal ties and challenges it entails for India. Also, suggest India’s strategy to deal with evolving China-Nepal ties. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Assess the impact of normalization of ties between Israel and Arab states. How it will impact the Israel –Palestine conflict?
- Who are Rohingyas? Why are they most vulnerable population in the world? [Reference: The Hindu, India Today]
GS 3: Economy
- What do you understand by sunrise sector? Discuss challenges of the sector and role of production linked incentive schemes to make sector significant contributor of Atmanirbhar Bharat. [Reference: Indian Express]
- Big Tech companies monopolising sector threatens competition as well as diversity of choice for users with implications for global economy. Discuss in the context of recent Facebook feud. [Reference: The Hindu]
GS 3: Science and Tech
- What is epigenetics? Discuss its application. [Reference: Youtube]
GS 4: Ethics
- Accountability in governance is one of the foundational values. In this context define accountability and its role in achieving good governance through examples.
- Using camera traps secretly in forest for studying and surveying wild animals creates ethical dilemma by encroaching on privacy of people in the area. Discuss. [Reference: The Hindu]