Daily Practice Sheet 4 April 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

4 April 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• Oligotrophic Ecosystem
• Opium Poppy Cultivation
• NFC technology for instant payments
• LAF
• First complete human genome
• SC to examine practices in death penalty sentencing
• Sikkim tax free
• Demographic Dividend
• Export basket

Daily Facts

Groundwater:

• With an annual groundwater extraction of 248.69 billion cubic meters (2017), India is among the largest users of groundwater in the world. Almost 89% of the groundwater extracted is used for irrigation and the rest for domestic and industrial use (9% and 2%).
• According to the Central Ground Water Board, the annual groundwater withdrawal is considered to be safe when the extraction rate is limited to below 70% of the annual replenishable recharge. Available data indicate that the level of extraction for the country in 2017 was 63%, from 58% in 2004. However, the level varied across regions. Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry have crossed the 70% mark. Of 534 districts in 22 States/UTs, 202 districts had stage of extraction ranging from 71% to 385%. NITI Aayog has set the 70% extraction value as the target to be achieved by 2030

Opium:

• Afghanistan is the biggest producer of opium.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Groundwater

1. Discuss the significance of groundwater in India. Examine the social, economic, legal and governance issue related to groundwater management. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

1. What is strategic autonomy? Explain in the context of Russia-Ukraine war. [Reference: The Hindu].

GS 3: Science

1. What is human genome project? Discuss its significance for human kind. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 3: Security

1. What do you understand by golden crescent? Examine its linkage with India’s internal security. [Reference: NY Times]