Daily Practice Sheet 22 February 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

22 February 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

Daily Prelims Topic

• Floor test
• Uthuru Thila Falhu naval base
• Excise duty:
• National Commission of Backward Classes (NCBC)
• Chamoli Lake
• Silver Antimony Telluride
• International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA)

Daily Mapping

1. Puducherry

Daily Data

Internal migration

• In the 2011 census, India had 450 million migrants.
• In 2004-05, nearly half of the informal workforce in the non-agricultural areas consisted of circular migrants. By 2017-18, every three out of four such workers consisted of these migrants.

Gross capital Formation

• Gross fixed capital formation in India fell to a low of 24.2 per cent in 2019-20 from 34.3 per cent in 2011-12

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS2: Society

1. Discuss the challenges of internal migration in India. Also suggest measures to overcome those challenges through right policy approach. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Polity

1. Discuss the need of reforms in IITs and what should be the principles guiding this reform to ensure higher standards of the IITs. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. While it is true that the big tech giants should not get free pass to the news content. At the same time care must be taken that the business model should not be altered in a way that it outsources media’s business model to the state in digital times. Comment: [Reference: Indian Express]
3. What is bicameralism? Discuss various challenges to the Parliament in general, and upper house in particular w.r.t its role in passing of legislation and holding executive accountable. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS3: Economy

1. Consumption and Investment are two growth drivers which has been the Achilles heel of the Indian economy in recent times. Discuss. Also mention the government approach to revive these two. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. The current Indian economy envisages the government’s role as the facilitator and the private sector as the driver of growth. How far you agree with this statement. Support your arguments with examples. [Reference: Business World]

GS3: Environment

1. Nature-based solutions can help in protecting conserving and restoring our natural environment. Comment: [Reference: Indian Express]
2. Renewable energy presents opportunities for an inclusive recovery after the pandemic. Elaborate. [Reference: The Hindu]