Daily Practice Sheet 30 November 2021
- November 30, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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Daily Practice Sheet
30 November 2021
Daily Prelims Topic
- Genome sequencing
- Africa’s great green wall
- Power of RBI to supersede the board
- Nature Based Solutions
- Suspension of MPs
- In SPACE and Outer Space Treaty
- Business Advisory Committee
- GM Soyabeen import
- Creation of new states
- GI tag sought for Marthandam honey
- Why omicron is high risk
- Barbados – the world’s newest republic
Daily Facts
Health
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a share of total health expenditure and foreign aid for health has both come down as per the findings of the National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for India for 2017-18.
- As a share of total health expenditure, the OOPE has come down to 48.8% in 2017- 18 from 64.2% in 2013-14. Even in the case of per capita OOPE, there has been a decline from ₹2,336 to ₹2,097 between 2013-14 and 2017-18
CSE 2021
Day 22
Government Policies and Interventions for Development in Various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Development Processes and the Development Industry —the Role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
CSE 2022
Day 28
Topic: Mains Master Notes – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, And Railways etc. Investment models
Daily Mains Mantra
GS 2: Polity
- Do you think the qualities of debates in Parliament have declined? If yes, give your reasons. How can this decline be stopped? [Reference: Indian Express]
- Disruptions have replaced debates and deliberation in parliament functioning. Comment
- What do you understand by out of pocket expenditure? Why it is high in India? What implications it has for general population? Analyze the recent fall in out of pocket expenditure in India.
GS 3: Economy
- Economic theory as well as experience indicates that the price level that is not supported by demand and supply cannot be sustained through legal means. In the light of the statement, critically examine the demand for legal guarantee of MSP. [Reference: The Hindu]
GS 3: Environment
- What are ‘Nature-based solutions’ or NbS? How can they help build resilience to disasters and climate change impacts? Why is NbS relevant? [Reference: Undrr]
- Hydrogen — green hydrogen in particular — is a crucial weapon in India’s arsenal to fight climate change. Discuss. [Reference: The Hindu]
GS 3: Science and Technology
- What do you understand by genome sequencing? Discuss its applications with emphasis on managing pandemics like COVID-19. [Reference: DownToEarth]
- Discuss the application of space technology in our day to day life? What role private sector has in this regard?
GS 3: Security
- Discuss the challenges faced by CAPF? [Reference: Indian Express]
GS 4: Ethics
- What do you understand by dignity? Why it is so important for human being? [Reference: Indian Express]
- What do you understand by sensitivity? [Reference: Indian Express]
- What are prejudices? [Reference: Indian Express]