Daily Practice Sheet 2 September 2020
- September 2, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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On this Day
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Second World War ending.
Daily Prelims Topic
- Adjusted Gross Revenue
- NSA and Preventive Detention
- Sree Narayana guru
- AstroSat
- Green Term Ahead Market
- Precision medicine
- Coral reefs
- Project Insights
Daily Mapping
- Paschim Jalefa
Daily Facts
This according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2019, every hour in India
- 48 people die in accidents
- 16 die by suicide
- 1 person dies due to forces of nature (lightning, flood, heat etc)
- 50 road accidents happen in which 50 are injured and 18 die
- 3 people die from heart attack
The deadliest hours
- Most road accidents (83,097 out of 4,37,396) were reported between 6 pm and 9 pm, accounting for 19% of total road accidents.
- Most railway accidents (4,518 out of 27,987) took place between 6 am and 9 am, accounting for 16.1% of total railway accidents.
Source: TOI
Daily Mains Mantra
NEWSPAPER
GS 1: World History
- How was World War II different from World War I? [Reference: History Daily]
- Why has there been no world war after World War 2?
GS 2: Governance
GS 2: IR
- The success of India’s look east policy depends upon the economic development of the landlocked Northeast states which in turn depends upon access to Indian Ocean through Bangladesh. How far [Reference: The Diplomat, Business Line]
GS 3: Economy
- There are mainly three elements in the Atmanirbhar package — relief, rehabilitation, and structural reforms. [Reference: Business Line]
- Discuss the role played by ICMR in bio- medical research and public health. [Reference: Frontline]
GS 4: Ethics