Daily Practice Sheet 16 October 2020

  • October 16, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Per capita Income: Concept and India’s rank and comparison
  • Chapter Proceeding
  • World Food Day and 75th anniversary of FAO
  • NBSA
  • International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)
  • KISAN RAIL AND operation green
  • Indomethacin drug
  • Centre to borrow for states and Capital receipts to states
  • M sand
  • European Union

Daily Mapping

  • Musi river
  • Himayat Sagar Reservoir
  • Araku valley
  • Thailand
  • Taiwan Strait

Daily Facts

Parliament:

  • The number of Bills that have been referred to parliamentary committees has shrunk dramatically from 68 (71 per cent of the total) in the 15th Lok Sabha to 24 (25 per cent of the total) in the 16th Lok Sabha — and zero in 2020.

Farmers and Agriculture

  • 86% of farmers have less than 2 hectare of land in India contributing to 60% of the food production and 50% of fruits and vegetable.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: Society

  1. Discuss the invisible ‘gendered’ problem in agriculture. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Do you think there has been decline in the role of Parliament? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Governance

  1. Discuss the challenges in achieving the target of zero hunger challenge by 2030. How far the present food security system of India is capable of achieving it. [Reference: The Hindu]
  2. What do you understand by systems approach and whole government approach? How can it improve effectiveness of government schemes? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Make a case for doing away with MSP. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Disaster Management and Environment

  1. Why Indian cities are are becoming more vulnerable to floods? [Reference: The Hindu, DownToEarth]
  2. What do you understand by wetlands? Discuss their role and functions.

GS 4: Ethics

  1. The idea of justice occupies centre stage both in ethics and legal philosophy. Why is justice so important in society?
  2. Values are subjective and contextual. Comment. [Reference: Business Line]
  3. Can marketers have morals? [Reference: Business Line]
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