Daily Practice Sheet 20 October 2020

  • October 20, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Fertilizer Subsidy
  • Assam-Mizoram dispute
  • What are asteroids?
  • District Development Council
  • Benefits of SWAMITVA
  • Debt and Its impact

Daily Facts

Debt:

  • The IMF projects the fiscal deficit as a proportion of GDP in emerging markets and middle-income economies (EMMIEs) as a group to rise from 4.9 per cent in 2019 to 10.7 per cent in 2020 

Rural Economy:

  • Rural economy contributes 25-30% to the GDP.

MSME:

  • Share in national gross value added is about 32%.
  • Provide employment to about 111 million workers.
  • Share of MSME-related products in exports was about 48% during 2018-19.
  • The government is gearing to increase their contribution in the gross value added to 50%, and in exports to 75%. 

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Governance

  1. Poverty is no longer a rural centric situation, it has become a pan Indian-Phenomenon. [Reference: DownToEarth]
  2. Make a case of universalization of anti-poverty programmes. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 2: IR

  1. What constitutes nation’s power? Make a comparison between India and China. How has the difference evolved in the last 50 years? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. The Covid crisis has raised government debt the world over. Discuss the impact of public debt on the economy. [Reference: Business Line]
  2. Rural revitalisation is key to Aatmanirbhar Bharat. It should be driven by promoting agro-industries and linkages between farm and non-farm sectors. Discuss various strategies to achieve this. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Environment

  1. “National Green Tribunal is viewed by many critics as a hindrance to economic development.” Evaluate and give arguments in support of your answer.
  2. Discuss the reasons for growing number of urban floods in India. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Security

  1. What is Doha Agreement between US and Taliban? Critically examine its implications for India’s security. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by intolerance? How does it impact communal harmony? [Reference: Business Line]
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