Daily Practice Sheet 3 August 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

3 August 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Krishna River Water Dispute
• Concept of Welfare State
• Virtual Reality
• National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme
• Covaxin against Delta
• Gilgit-Baltistan
• High-altitude Tigers
• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) scheme
• AYUSH-64
• Creating awareness among farmers for Nutri Cereals (Millets)

Daily Facts

Power Sector:

• Most power distribution companies (discoms) in India incur losses every year—total losses are estimated to be as high as Rs 90,000 crore in FY 2021.

Diaspora:

• India has the largest diaspora in the world with 18 million people living outside their homeland

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Polity

1. Why Parliamentary Committees are called as Mini Parliament? Assess their effectiveness. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. Do you think Indian Parliament has declined over the years? Discuss the reasons and suggest remedies. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: International Affairs

1. India has the largest Discuss the role of Indian diaspora. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Economy

1. What are Nutri-Cereals? Discuss their significance in attaining food and nutritional security in India. [Reference: Financial Express]
2. 1991 Economic Reform have certainly ushered in major changes in India’s economic architecture, however, they have also highlighted important issues like inequality and unemployment. Discuss. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Science and Technology

1. What do you understand by Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)?