Daily Practice Sheet 21 June 2021

  • June 21, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet

21 June 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Road to sainthood for Robert Schuman-the ‘father of europe ‘
  • Bharatiya Shiksha Board
  • Moderna Vaccine elicits immune response in infant model : study
  • Summer Solstice
  • Alternatives like RBI printing currency
  • Retreating monsoon rains a global phenomenon , can help study climate change
  • Biotech KISAN Programme
  • Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)
  • National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
  • Keel of additional Krivak class second frigate laid
  • Pact signed to conserve rare turtle in Assam
  • International Yoga Day 2021

Daily Facts

India –China Military Power:

  • Today, China has not only overtaken the US Navy in numbers, it is also the world’s top ship-producing nation, with the largest merchant navy, coast-guard and fishing fleet/maritime militia in the world.

Agri Exports:

  • Agri-exports touched $41.8 billion in FY 2020-21, registering a growth of 18 per cent over the previous year. 
  • Amongst the various agri-commodity exports, rice ranks first with 17.7 million tonnes valued at $8.8 billion, roughly 21 per cent of the total value of agri-exports. It is followed by marine products ($6 billion), spices ($4 billion), bovine (buffalo) meat ($3.2 billion) and sugar ($2.8 billion )

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. Explain the Indian School of Philosophy with emphasis on Yoga. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 1: Geography

  1. Discuss the significance of ports in the economic development of India. In this context explain the Sagarmala project. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. What is Summer solstice? [Reference: DownToEarth]
  3. What do you understand by retreating monsoon? [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 2: International Affairs

  1. Critically examine the asymmetry between India and China maritime poweress? How does it impact India? Is India prepared to manage this asymmetry? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. What is Development Finance Institution? Discuss the need for them? [Reference: Business Line, Business Line, Business Line]
  2. Why food inflation has been persistent in India? Discuss the challenge it poses for monetary and fiscal policy in India. [Reference: Business Line, The Print, The IGC]
  3. Discuss India’s agri export from the point of view of sustainability. [Reference: Indian Express]

Daily Ethics:

  1. What do you understand by discipline? Why it is important? [Reference: The Hindu]
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