Daily Practice Sheet 24 September 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• Laser Guided ATGM
• Central Pollution Control Board
• National Rural Health Mission
• Plastic Parks
• National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System
• Hallmarking of precious metals
• Carbon neutral
• G4
• Cess
• Poverty

Daily Mapping

• Macquarie Harbour
• Lothal

Daily Facts

Renewable energy:

• The share of clean energy in India’s total power generation has risen rapidly to 30 per cent already this fiscal compared to 24.9 per cent in FY20.
• The share of clean energy in overall generation in India increased from 19.6 per cent in 2015-16 to 24.9 per cent in 2019-20 (see chart), according to official data.

MSP:

• Only 5-6% of the value of agricultural output is sold at MSP, and this is mainly restricted to a few north Indian states

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Polity

1. Critically analyze the need for women reservation in elections of Parliament and state legislatures. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: Governance

1. Transparency is a cornerstone of democracy. Discuss the transparency regime of India. Do you think culture of secrecy still exists in India? [Reference: Indian Express]
2. What do you understand by poverty? Discuss various ways to estimate poverty.

GS 3: Economy

1. Make a case of making MSP a legal right of farmers. [Reference: Tribune India]
2. What are social stock exchanges? Will it strengthen the social sector? [Reference: Indian Express]
3. What do you understand by GI tags? How can they help in achieving inclusive growth? [Reference: Financial Express]
4. While large size economic reforms may help India to recover from the woes induced by the coronavirus pandemic, transforming local economies is likely to be a game-changer in economic revival. In this context, discuss the concept of local economic development. [Reference: Financial Express, ILO]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by sensitivity? Do you think Indian bureaucracy is insensitive to problems of poor? [Reference: The Hindu]