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Daily Practice Sheet 29 May 2021

  • May 29, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

29 May 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • G7 foreign Ministers’ meet
  • Behind &500-bn investment in National Infrastructure pipeline an obscure US firm, dissolved company
  • CAA rules on hold, notification issued under earlier laws
  • Kerala HC holds 80; 20 minority scheme unconstitutional
  • India calls UNGA president comment on Kashmir unacceptable:
  • SC asks districts to take charge of Kids orphaned by Covid-19 as mandated by Juvenile Justice Act
  • new spider cricket discovered in Chhattisgarh
  • France seeks ‘forgiveness’ from Rwanda for 1994 genocide
  • Germany recognizes Colonial era genocide in Namibia
  • What decides success and cost of transplantation
  • World Health Assembly
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • QIB
  • Section 304 B

Daily Mapping

  • Lakshadweep
  • Namibia
  • Rwanda

Daily data

Edible oil consumption in India and rising prices

  • Between 1993-94 and 2004-05, monthly per capita consumption of edible oils increased from 0.37 kg to 0.48 kg in rural areas, and from 0.56 kg to 0.66 kg in urban areas.
  • According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the per capita availability of vegetable oils in the country has been in the range of 19.10 kg to 19.80 kg per annum during the last five years.
  • In 2019-20, domestic availability of edible oils from both primary sources (oilseeds like mustard, groundnut etc.) and secondary sources (such as coconut, oil palm, rice bran oil, cotton seed) was only 10.65 million tonnes against the total domestic demand of 24 million tonnes — a gap of over 13 million tonnes.
  • In 2019-20, the country imported about 13.35 million tonnes of edible oils worth Rs 61,559 crore, or about 56% of the demand.

FDI

Daily Mains Mantra

Mains 2021

Daily Mini Practice – 30 Minutes

Topic:

Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate

1. The World Bank responded most positively to the calls of reform in Brentwood organisations since 1990s. In this context critically examine the role of World bank in fulfilling its mandate.

Introduction (I): Either talk of World bank and its role or contextual intro like reforms since 1990s.

Body (B): 1) Briefly mention its mandate.

2) As the command is critically examine focus has to be on highlighting major concerns (weighted voting system favouring rich country control, Conditional aid, Guided by political interests and Western countries: Ex- World Bank denied India fresh loans after India tested nuclear weapons in 1998 etc..), though its success (Reviving development of the Western European nations post world war-2; Development assistance to the developing world; Shared prosperity like Indus water treaty; promoting good governance; giving expertise and fund to needy nations) should also be mentioned.

Conclusion (C): You can suggest further reforms here..

2. Differentiate between International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Introduction (I): How they are part of international justice delivery system seeks to bring in some sort of international legal framework and thus promote peace.

Body (B): 1) Compare two institutions and bring out various differences (Refer mains Master notes and Model Answer for IR test)

Conclusion (C): Two are different from each other on scope of work, relationship with the United Nations, funding, jurisdiction, etc. However, what unites them is purpose of justice and peace in the world.

 3. Write short notes on:

  1. World Food Programme
  2. International Labour Organization
  3. Indian Ocean Rim Association
  4. Quad
  5. UNESCO
  6. IAEA
  7. FAO

Mains 2022 (as per LAQSHYA 2022 timetable)

  1. What do you understand by social justice?
  2. What is the difference between the negative and positive conception of liberty?
  3. What are rights and why are they important? What are the bases on which claims to rights can be made?
  4. What do you understand by the term development? Would all sections of society benefit from such a definition of development?

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: History

  1. The COVID-19 vaccine crisis is another tragic instance of a clash between the needs of humanity and the principles of capitalism. In the light of the statement, discuss the need to reinvent capitalism to meet the ends of humanity. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 1: Geography

  1. What are mangroves? What role do they play in protection of coastal areas during cyclones? [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 1: Society

  1. Even after more than 70 years of independence menace of dowry death is increasing day by day. Discuss the factors for it and is the law sufficient to address the issue. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: International Relations

  1. The constitutional crisis and instability in India is never good for India. In this respect discuss how should safeguard its interest in Nepal without intervening in its domestic affairs. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Governance

  1. What is the idea of “Blended teaching” proposed by the UGC? Critically examine proposal for its effectiveness in improving quality of higher education institutions.
  2. What do you understand by tragedy of commons? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. Money-driven capitalist values have drifted too far from human values. Explain with example. [Reference: The Hindu]
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