Daily Practice Sheet 20 November 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• Antimicrobial Resistance
• One health
• Doha Declaration
• TRIPS
• EIA 2020
• Willow Warbler
• Hindu marriage Act
• Safaimitrasuraksha challenge
• Data Protection law

Daily Mapping

Daily Facts:

Anti-Microbial Resistance: 700,000 deaths have been reported due to resistant infections worldwide. Antibiotics are estimated to increase body weight by five-six per cent and feed efficiency by 3-4 per cent. By 2030 economic loss due to AMR will be around $ 100 trillion.

Manual Scavenging:

Number of manual scavengers in India had come down from nearly 8 lakh in 2003 to about 13,000 in 2013. Despite Swachh Bharat Mission, this figure shot up to 42,303 in 2018.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Governance

1. What do you understand by manual scavenging? Why has the practice continued even after enactment of the law prohibiting the practice? How will The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 eliminate the practice? [Reference: Hindustan Times, DownToEarth]

GS 3: Economy

1. There is an opinion that trade deals (FTAs) have led to deindustrialization of few sectors of Indian economy. Do you agree with this? In this context, critically examine call for Aatamanirbhar Bharat. [Reference: Business Line]
2. Can Bank mergers cure the deeper malaise in the banking sector? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science and Tech

1. What do you understand by Anti-Microbial Resistance? Analyze the reasons for increasing AMR. Discuss strategies to halt the spread of AMR. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Environment

1. AMR and its relationship to human and animal morbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern medicine. In the light of the statement discuss the concept of “One health”? [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Security

1. Is India facing a two front threat? [Reference: The Hindu]

Daily Ethics:

1. Is betting moral? Critically examine the proposal to legalize [Reference: Financial Express]