Daily Practice Sheet 14 March 2022

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Daily Practice Sheets

14 March 2022

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • PAYMENT NETWORKS
  • MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME
  • EXCISE DUTY ON PETROL/DIESEL
  • COUNTER MAGNETS & SATELLITE TOWNS
  • GREAT ANDAMANESE TRIBES
  • BLOCKCHAIN GAMING
  • WIPO REPORT
  • STRESSED ASSETS
  • SEMICONDUCTOR AND NEON SHORTAGE

Daily Facts

Disease burden

India has about 2.4 million cases of TB in 2019, and about two million malaria cases in India per year. Alongside, in a double whammy, 50 per cent of Indian children, even if thin, stunted or normal, are already displaying biomarkers of metabolic obesity and are at risk for NCDs

Buffer stock

The buffer stock norm for wheat on April 1 is 7.46 mmt while the actual stocks are 23.4 mmt in March.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Governance

  1. Can fortification help us solve the problem of malnutrition? Critically examine. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. What is buffer stock? Discuss its significance in India’s food security regime. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Discuss the economic fallout of Ukraine war on India. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by moral responsibility in the context of international relations? [Reference: The Hindu]
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