Daily Practice Sheet 4 March 2021

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Daily Practice Sheet

4 March 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2021
  • Dhrupad
  • Outcome Budgeting
  • Gaphaz or the Glacier and Permafrost Hazards in Mountains
  • Complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), or Immunoglobulin-E (IgE) levels
  • Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)
  • Epigrap
  • 30-Share Index (BSE Sensex)
  • International energy Agency

Daily Mapping

  1. Algeria
  2. Iraq
  3. Fiji (Indi-Fiji signed agreement for agri sector cooperation)

Daily Data

UNICEF report on education during Covid-19

  • More than 888 million children worldwide continue to face disruptions to their education due to full and partial school closures.
  • As many as 1.5 million schools remained shut during 2020 due to the pandemic and lockdowns, impacting 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in India, according to data released by UNICEF Wednesday.
  • Online education is not an option for all as only one in four children has access to digital devices and Internet connectivity.
  • Pre-COVID-19, only a quarter of households (24 per cent) in India had access to the Internet and there is a large rural-urban and gender divide.
  • 14 countries worldwide have remained largely closed since March 2020 to February 2021. Two-thirds of those countries are in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting nearly 98 million schoolchildren.

Covaxin efficacy

  • Bharat Biotech, through its phase 3 clinical trials has reported 81% efficacy.

Vaccines in India

Vaccines in india

Spectrum Auction

  • Since 2012 around 44% of the spectrum has remained unsold.

E-Waste

  • While the world generated close to 20 million tonnes of e-waste in 2000, this has increased to 50 million tonnes now.
  • A report by United Nations University suggests that by 2050, the world will generate 111 million tonnes of e-waste per year

Daily Mains Mantra

GS1: World History

  1. Discuss the challenges and achievement independence movement in Africa post-World War 2. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS1: Society

  1. Discuss the issues and challenges in urban development strategy in India. What should be the strategy going forward. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS1: Governance

  1. The woes of telecom sector as a whole needs a revamp of revamp in its regulatory structure. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]
  2. Discuss strengthening Indo-US relation in the backdrop of recent Chinese assertiveness. What more needs to be done to strengthen the strategic logic underpinning this partnership. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS3: Environment

  1. “Right to Repair” as recently brought in EU is one of the many steps to address challenge of rising e-Waste pollution. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS4: Ethics

  1. Moral case for climate action is just as strong as the economic case. Elaborate. [Reference: Financial Express]
Daily Practice Sheet