Daily Practice Sheet 5 August 2021

  • August 5, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

5 August 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • Current account
  • CERT-In observed more than 6.07 lakh cyber security incidents
  • 50% of funds allotted for ongoing MPLADS projects lapses.
  • Right to strike
  • Rare Diseases crowd-funding
  • The Samagra Shiksha scheme
  • IAC-1
  • Extreme weather events will become more frequent and more intense- IMD
  • Lok Sabha passes Air Quality Commission Bill for NRC, Adjoining Areas
  • Floods in West Bengal
  • mRNA Vaccines
  • Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Daily Facts

Logistics:

World Bank Logistics Performance Index

Year        India’s Rank            

2014          Rank 54

2016          Rank 34

2018         Rank    44

  • Logistics costs in India are 13-15 per cent of the product cost, while the global average is six per cent.

Energy:

  • The present per capita energy consumption in India is 1208 KWH vis-a-vis the global average of 3200 KWH.
  • The country clocked a steady annual rise of 3.5 per cent in energy demand between the first two decades of this millennium. Energy consumption had doubled in this period. An annual growth rate of 4.5 per cent in the energy demand by 2035 is hardly surprising given the country’s development imperatives.
  • India accounts for 18 per cent of the world’s population, but produces only 0.6 per cent of the world’s natural gas and 0.4 per cent of crude oil. India imports 83.6 per cent of its crude oil requirement. Also 47.2 per cent of India’s natural gas requirements are imported. The total expenditure towards this amounted to ₹9,250 billion in 2019-20.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Geography

  1. What are manmade floods? What causes them? [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. The weather in the tropical zones is a little less predictable than extra tropical zones. Explain. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Is there fundamental right to strike under the constitution of India? [Reference: The Hindu]
  2. What is MPLAD scheme? Do you think it should be abolished? Give your arguments. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: International Affairs

  1. Is US vs China the new cold war? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. The National Logistics Policy Policy’s prime objective was to bring down cost of logistics from the existing 14 per cent of GDP to 9 per cent. Discuss how it intends to achieve it. [Reference: Business Line, Vahak]

GS 3: Environment

  1. Bio fuels contribute to sustainable decarbonisation through circular bio-economy. Explain. [Reference: Business Line]
  2. Extreme weather events will become more frequent and more intense. Give reasons. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Science and Technology

  1. What is m RNA technology? How it has revolutionized the vaccination? [Reference: The Hindu, CDC, Stat news, The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do understand by fairness and justice? Why it is important?
  2. A good knife is the one that cuts sharp and smooth. A good man is the one that strives to moderation (Aristotle) What does the quote mean to you?
  3. The institution of a judge’s recusal and removal is an element of a fair trial. Explain. [Reference: India Times]
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