Daily Practice Sheet 16 January 2021
- January 16, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
Daily Practice Sheet 16 January 2021
By
Santosh Sir
All 6 Prelims qualified
4 CSE Mains qualified
If I can do it, you can too
Daily Prelims Topics
- Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC)
- Nihang Sikhs
- National Policy on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)
- Earthquake
- Open Sky Treaty (OST)
- Houbara Bustard
- PMKVY 3.0
- COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) system
- Rabi sowing headed for record this year
Daily Facts
Global warming
According to a statement released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2020 is among the three warmest years ever recorded on Earth. In December, the global organisation had declared 2011-2020 as the warmest ever decade, with the warming trend noticed with each passing decade since the 1980s.
Daily Mapping
- Indonesia
- Netherland
Daily Mains Mantra
NEWSPAPER
GS1: Art and Culture
1. Elaborate the role of major architects in shaping modern India during the British times.
GS1: Society
1. Critically examine the Swachh Bharat Mission and also suggest how it can be made more efficient New India. [Reference: Financial Express]
GS 1: Geography
1. Why is Indonesia more prone to earthquake? [Reference: CNN]
GS2: International Relations
1. Any outstanding issue should not become irritant in another wise friendly relationship. In the context of statement elaborate on closer relationship of India-Nepal and challenges it is facing in current times. [Reference: Yahoo]
GS3: Science and technology
1. What is “herd immunity” in context of an infection? Explain the India’s vaccination with a focus on achieving herd immunity. Also, bring forth the potential challenges in vaccination at such large scale. [Reference: Indian Express]
GS3: Economy
1. What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Discuss how it can be channelised for vaccine development and government-led vaccine rollout in wake of Covid-19. [Reference: Financial Express]
GS3: Security
1. Discuss India national security challenges emerging from the borders. Also throw light on Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) in this context. [Reference: Indian Express]
Approach:
Introduce with mentioning India’s long land and coastline also making it vulnerable to host of threats. Bring out different threats a from across the border (take care to include coastal security as well). Finally, Talk about CIBMS and its benefits.
Introduction:
India with 15106.7 kms of the land border and 7516.6 kms of coastline needs an effective border management strategy for national security. Chinese border clashes and other threats existing 24*7 has enormous challenges for India’s national security.
Body: First draw India’s map showing security challenge and then talk of different dimension of challenges:
- 2-Front war: Talk of Threat from North as well as West with both China and Pakistan being allies.
- Fluid and unclear boundaries across the border, specifically in eastern border i.e., Geographically diverse and hostile border
- Island of democracy amidst anarchical and unstable states
- Border areas lack of development and peace (Ex- Concerns in J&K after art 370 and art 35 withdrawal)
- Cross border terrorism from Pakistan borders
- Coastal vulnerability (Ex- 2008 terrorist attacks)
- Golden triangle and Golden crescent threat promoting Narco-terrorism across border
Part 2: Discuss what is CIBMS and its role in border security
It is a robust and comprehensive system which integrates manpower, sensors, networks, intelligence and command and control structure. This integration aims at increased situational awareness at different levels of hierarchy for prompt and quick decision as well as response.
Significance/Concerns of CIBMS:
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Conclusion:
Border security apart from focusing of border infrastructure and aggressive strategy for defence needs to include development of border region in framework to make strategy more effective.
GS 4: Ethics
1. What is trust? Why it is important in governance? [Reference: The Hindu]