Daily Practice Sheet 21 December 2021

  • December 21, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

21 December 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

Daily Mapping

  • Chile and Atacama Desert

Daily Constitution

  • Art 167

Daily Facts

  • India’s GDP growth increased to 6.2 per cent between 1992-93 and 2000-01 from earlier levels of 3.5 per cent. Between 2005-06 and 2007-08, it even touched a high 9.4 per cent. On the balance of payment (BoP) front, the 10-year itch (of going to IMF for bail out) vanished. India never went to IMF again after since 1991. In terms of poverty, too, the reforms worked, he said. Between 1993-94 and 2004-05, poverty rates fell from 45.3 per cent to 37.2 per cent.
  • In 1980, per capita income of India and China was similar, but by 2020, China’s was $10,500 as against India’s $1,900. India started the reform journey a decade later than China but in terms of prosperity, the country is many decades behind.
  • India should grow its economy at 8-9 per cent for the next 21 years to become a developed nation. Even to grow from its current size of $2.7 billion and achieve its target of a $5-billion economy from $2.7 billion now, it will have to grow at 8-9 per cent for five consecutive years.

MAINS OPTIMA 2021

CSE 2021

Day 42

Topic: Mobilization of resources and employment issues

  1. Recent SBI report witnessed accelerated formalisation. In this context explain what you understand by informal economy.  Critically examine factors responsible for increase in formalisation and decline in informal size of economy
  2. High rates of unemployment are dangerous for the economy. Explain Also Discuss the causes and suggest remedies.
  3. What do you understand about asset monetisation? How is it different from privatization? Discuss concerns and challenges.

CSE 2022

Day 47

Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government

  1. Critically examine the proposal of All India Judicial Services.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Society

  1. What do you understand by fertility rate? Discuss the implications of decreasing fertility rate. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 1: Geography

  1. Why Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world?

GS 3: Economy

  1. What do you understand by shadow banking?
  2. The lesson the country learnt is that reforms, by themselves, do not lead to higher economic growth. Examine in the context of 1991 economic reforms
  3. Have 1991 economic reforms delivered? [Reference: Business Line]
  4. What do you understand by developed country? Can India become a developed country by 2050? [Reference: Business Line]
  5. The triad of reforms, growth and equity is the only way for the country to achieve the sustained high rate of growth. Discuss
  6. Examine the problem of inequality throughout the world and India. [Reference: The Hindu]
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