Daily Practice Sheet 7 August 2020
- August 7, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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On this Day
- In 1905, Swadeshi Movement was launched
- Abanindranath Tagore birthday
Daily Prelims Topic
- 103rd Amendment
- Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
- Bench mark interest rate
- Starship
- Swadeshi movement
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
- Sangam period
- Priority sector lending
- Kisan rail
- Monetary Policy Committee
- Repo Rate
- Headline Inflation
- Standard assets Vs NPA
- Current Account
- Cash Credit (CC)/ overdraft(OD)
- LIBOR
- CAG Appointments
Daily Mapping
- Hubei and Henan
- Porbandar, Mangrol, Veraval
Daily Facts
- India slipped to the 102nd position in the Global Hunger Report of 2019 that ranked 117 countries.
SC judgments:
- Indra Sawhney & Ors v Union of India
Articles:
- Articles 15 and 16
- Article 145(3)
- Article 46
Daily Mains Mantra
NEWSPAPER
GS 1: Modern History
- Discuss the causes and outcomes of the swadeshi movement.
- How did the Indian painters and sculptors contribute to the nation’s freedom movement?
GS 1: Art and Culture
Context: Abanindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary [Reference: Artisera]
GS 2: Polity
- What is basic structure of the constitution? How it safeguards our constitution? Illustrate with example. [Reference: Indian Express]
GS 2: Governance
- Poverty and hunger remains the biggest challenge in India. Critically examine the strategy of successive governments in alleviating this problem. [Reference: The Hindu]
- The National Education Policy (NEP) is a comprehensive reappraisal and revamping of education that is adapted to the changing needs of today. In this context discuss the need to emphasis on vocational education. [Reference: The Hindu, Live Mint]
GS 3: Economy
GS 4: Ethics