Daily Practice Sheet 26 September 2020

  • September 26, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Vikram Sarabhai birth centenary celebrations
  • National medical commission
  • Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA), Mekedatu dam project.
  • Lion-tailed macaque
  • Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in
  • Retrospective Taxation
  • POEM and Round tripping 

Daily Mapping

  • Madurai

Daily Facts

Digital Divide

  • According to NSO only 9 per cent households in India had both a computer at home and access to the internet in 2017-18. This proportion is 20 per cent in urban India and a paltry 4 per cent in rural India.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Polity

  1. What do you understand by the committee system in the parliament? Discuss its significance. [Reference: The Hindu]
  2. While Committees have substantially impacted Parliament’s efficacy in discharging its roles, there is still scope for strengthening the Committee system. Assess the effectiveness of Departmentally Related Standing Committees. [Reference: PRS India]
  3. Is right to protest protected by the constitution? Discuss how SC has balanced right to protest and public inconvenience. [Reference: Indian Express, Sabrang India]

GS 2: Governance

  1. Can online learning substitute actual schooling? Argue in the context of huge digital divide in India. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. The recently passed farms Bills will not only help farmers get better prices but also strengthen the country’s food security. Critically examine. [Reference: Business Line]
  2. What do you understand by round tripping? How can Indian government prevent tax evasion? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science

  1. Sarabhai’s contributions in space research gave him recognition as the Father of the Indian space program. Discuss. [Reference: Vigyan Prasar]
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