Daily Practice Sheet 18 March 2021

  • March 18, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

18 March 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Maharaja Anangpal 2/Tomar dynasty
  • NCC
  • Cotton Commission of India
  • European Union
  • International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, 2021
  • District Mineral Foundation fund/Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
  • NRC
  • Nirbhaya guidelines
  • Appropriation bill
  • Bankers survey
  • Amicus curiae

Daily Data

  • National Rail Plan estimates a requirement of Rs 16.7 lakh crore (at today’s prices) over just the next decade, and then another Rs 10-11 lakh crore for each of the next two decades for Indian Railways transformation.
  • The Railways’ share of total freight has fallen from 85-90% in the 1960s to around 28% today.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: History

  1. What made Indian democracy a successful example of democracy in the developing world? Is there an erosion of democratic tradition in India? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS3: Economy

  1. What is Development Finance Institutions as proposed recently? Critically examine India’s earlier experience with FDIs and potentials of new DFIs for growth. [Reference: Financial Express]
  2. Privatization of Indian Railways may not be needed; yet, more private investment should be encouraged for efficient functioning. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]
  3. How digital empowerment is key to making MSMEs future ready. [Reference: Indian Express]
  4. What do you understand by inflation targeting? Should we reevaluate inflation targeting in India?
  5. Is privatization a panacea for Public Sector Banks? [Reference: The Hindu]
Daily Practice Sheet