Daily Practice Sheet 18 December 2020

  • December 18, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Manas, Orang, Laokhowa National Park
  • DilliGharana/ QawwalBachche
  • Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) Aerosols
  • UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
  • Corporate tax
  • India on USA’s currency watchlist
  • National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
  • Reserved Price
  • ANEMIA MUKT BHARAT
  • Yogasana as a sport

Daily Mapping

  • Turkey
  • Mediterranean sea bordering countries
  • NATO Countries

Daily Facts

  • India’s effective trade deficit with China (after including Hong Kong) dropped only by about $4 billion i.e., from $59 billion in FY18 to close to $55 billion in FY20

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: Society

  1. Recent pandemic has exposed structural concerns in Indian education system accessibility and quality. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 1: Geography

  1. Analyze the geological and environmental vulnerability of building dams in the Himalayas. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Discuss the various facets of All India services and examine various patterns of conflicts and cooperation between Union and States IN Indian federalism. [Reference: India Today]

GS 2: Governance

  1. Providing access to affordable food is a must to tackle under nutrition challenge. Discuss.
  2. Discuss the challenges posed by online classes. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

  1. Examine India’s “Neighbourhood First policy” effectiveness in ensuring regional cohesiveness. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Analyze the India’s multifaceted bilateral relationship with the UK in the light of the recent 10 –year road map. [Reference: Hindustan Times, MEA]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Indian civil aviation has been undergoing one of its worst crises. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]
  2. Elaborate the potentialities of PPP and digital technology combining to make healthcare accessible to all. [Reference: Financial Express]
  3. Digitization has led to more focus on digital infrastructure by diverting part of funds from physical infrastructure like roads as right way for utilizing opportunity under digital revolution. Critically examine. [Reference: Financial Express]
  4. What do you understand by currency manipulation? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Environment

  1. Waste to Energy has many advantages; however they are many operation challenges. Discuss. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Science and Tech

  1. What is cryptocurrency? Discuss the potential as well as need of regulation for crypto currency. [Reference: Indian Express]

Daily Ethics:

  1. What do you understand by fiduciary duty? Is medical data of patient in the hands of doctors and hospitals comes under fiduciary?
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