Daily Practice Sheet 26 August 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• Warli painting
• APEDA
• National Food Security Act 2013.
• Animals and coronavirus
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Open Market Operation
• Mono Cropping and Crop rotation
• Miyawaki Method
• Sin Tax
• Consumption and Investment

Daily Mapping

• Tripoli and Libya
• Alang yard

Daily Facts

• India is the world’s second largest producer of both rice and wheat.
• It is cultivated on 45 million hectares in kharif and rabi seasons, rice production has consistently risen over the years from 104.4 million tonnes (mt) in 2015-16 to 117.9 mt in 2019-20.
• Wheat, a rabi crop, is planted on around 30 million hectares and its harvest stood at 107.2 mt in 2019-20, up from 92.3 mt five years ago.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 3: Economy

1. Discuss the reasons behind need for structural reform of Indian economy. What are all the necessary reforms needed? [Reference: PIB]
2. What do you understand by” Ease of Doing Business”? Discuss the efforts taken GOI to improve ease of doing business. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Agriculture

1. What do you understand by mono-cropping? Examine the impact of rice –wheat mono cropping on environment. In this context, discuss the need for multiple cropping and crop diversity. [Reference: Business Line]
2. What are the various supply side issues faced by farmers? What are the measures taken by government to overcome it? [Reference: PIB]

GS 3: Internal security

1. Warfare has undergone a sea change due to the emergence of new domains of warfare and disruptive technologies. In this context, explain new dimensions of warfare and discuss India’s readiness in those fronts. [Reference: PIB]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you think by Justice? Do you consider Indian society as just society? [Reference: The Hindu]