Daily Practice Sheet 22 December 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• Srinivas Ramanujan/National Mathematics day
• India International Science Festival
• Leopards
• District Mineral Foundation
• Aligarh Muslim University/ Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Article 19 (2) – Reasonable restrictions
• India-Vietnam
• IBC

Daily Mapping

• Port of Dover
• Vietnam

Daily Facts

Financial inclusion

By 2019, 72 percent of all women had bank or savings accounts that they report as being able to use themselves.

Access to essential services

Ninety-eight percent to fall households had access to electricity, nearly 70 per cent to improved sanitation, and 60 per cent to clean cooking fuel

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the contribution of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Governance

1. What is the mandate of District Mineral Foundation? Critically assess its functioning throughout India. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: IR

1. Is SAARC a failed mission? Is it futile to revive it?
2. Europe is increasingly seen as an important geopolitical and economic partner in Indo-Pacific framework by India. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

1. What do you understand by inflation targeting? Why it is a big challenge in India? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science

1. Discuss the legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What the ethical issues involved in rising inequality? Is it justified to tax wealthy and go for distributive justice.