Daily Practice Sheet 18 June 2020

On this Day

In the year 1858, while fighting against British troops in Gwalior, Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi took her last breath.

Daily Mapping

• Galwan River

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the causes of Revolt of 1857. Can it be called first war of independence? Source: NCERT, Bipin Chandra

GS:Governance

1. What do you understand by good governance? Discuss good governance initiatives in India. [Reference: PIB]

GS:International Relations

1. Form cannot replace substance in bilateral relationship. Comment in the light to recent developments in India-China relationship. [Reference: The Hindu, Tribune India] 

2. Do you think that China’s emergence as one of the largest trading partners of India has adversely affected the settlement of the outstanding border problem? [Reference: Economic Times, Financial Express]
3. What do you understand with China’s peaceful rise? Is China’s peaceful rise over? (Daily Discussion @ 9M YOUTUBE LIVE ) [Reference: The Hindu, Indian Express]
4. Critically examine the relevance of multilateral organization like UN in today’s world order. [Reference: Hindustan Times]

GS 3: Economy

1. Critically examine the recent ordinances on agriculture. Will they achieve their intended objectives? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by courage? Explain with example different types of courage. (Daily Discussion @ 9M YOUTUBE LIVE ) [Reference: Indian Express]
2. “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones”. Explain.