Daily Practice Sheet 24 July 2020
- July 24, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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On this Day
It is July 24—the twenty-ninth anniversary of the policy of economic reforms in India.
Daily Prelims Topic
- Consular access
- Global Forest Resources Assessment
- Spike protein
- Tangams
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad
- H CNG
Daily Mapping
- Gogra
Daily Facts
Food Processing Industry in India:
The food processing sector contributed 1.6% of India’s GDP in 2014-15. It made up 10.12% of GDP attributable to agriculture and 9% of manufacturing GDP during the same year”. Between 2011-12 and 2014-15, the food-processing sector grew at an annual average growth rate of 2.3 %, relative to the 1.7% growth rate in the agriculture sector. The sector is an important source of direct and indirect employment, accounting for 11.95% of formal employment in 2012-13″.
Source: NitiAyaog
Daily Mains Mantra
LAQSHYA 2021
- Discuss the reasons for growth of revolutionary nationalism. Describe the activities of the revolutionaries before and after First World War in India and abroad. Assess their role in the freedom struggle. [Reference: The Wire]
- Discuss the rise and growth of communalism in pre independent India. How far British rules was responsible for it?
OPTIMA 2020
- Why food processing industry is considered as driver of rural economy and synergy between the consumer, industry and agriculture. Explain. Source: https://optimizeias.com/food-processing-industry-in-india-scope-and-significance/
- What are the key drivers of the food processing sector? Discuss the many challenges faced by food processing industry? Source: https://optimizeias.com/food-processing-industry-in-india-scope-and-significance/
NEWSPAPER
GS 1: History
- Describe principles and objectives of Non-alignment movement? Analyze its role during cold war era. (Topic: World history)
GS 1: Geography
- Why India should worry about warming Arctic? Analyze its impacts on Indian economy and people’s livelihood? (Source: Down to earth July 15-31)
GS 2: Polity and Governance
- What is meant by social security? Describe about various social security schemes of government? (Source: Kurukshetra July)
- Critically analyze the functioning of Anti-defection law. Suggest reforms need in the law. (Source: The Hindu)
GS: International Relations
- Do you think China’s new enhanced relation with India will pose a long term threat to India’s interest? [Reference: Financial Express, Indian Expresss]
GS 3: Economy
- Pandemic has exposed the great digital divide in India. In the context of this, explore the various forms of digital divide that exists in India. Critically analyze the schemes of government in addressing these digital divide. (Source: Down to earth July 15-31)
- Unless villages do not become self-reliant, the country cannot prosper. In this context, analyze the importance of rural economy in inclusive growth. And suggest measures for prosperity of rural India. (Source: Kurukshetra July)
- Digital technologies have been at the forefront of fighting coronavirus pandemic. In light of this, explain about various technologies used by countries. (Source: Yojana July)
- Economic reforms included both macroeconomic reforms and structural reforms.
GS 4: Ethics