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22nd December 2022

QUIZ - 22nd December 2022

5 Questions

5 Minutes

Mains Question:

Question: The Election Commission plays vital role in keeping ideals of democracy in India. Discuss in light of current appointment process of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India and give your opinions on how CEC can be made more independent? (200 words)

Question Mapping

Subject: Polity and Governance (GS-II)
- Sub-topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies

The nature of the question is quite simple and straightforward.

Introduction:Initiate with the importance of Election Commission and its objective in keeping democratic system intact.
Here introduce Chief Election Commissioner and the process of appointment as per constitutional provision.
Now give briefings on how the position of CEC is bureaucratized while it had more relevance as per the Constitution of India.
Here provide with an alternate procedure of appointment which shall ascertain more powers and independence to the CEC.
Conclude with the impact of independent CEC on elections and how it can empower citizens through right conduct of elections.

Editorials

The need to make cancer drugs affordable

Polity & Governance

Context:

The Rajya Sabha’s standing committee on health has dwelled into a report, “Cancer Care Plan and Management” highlighting the spiralling costs of cancer medicines and their implications.

Impact on survival rates

Survival Rates in Breast cancer: The five-year survival rate in India and South Africa are about 65% and 45%, respectively, in contrast, in high-income countries, it is nearly 90%.
Affordability: Standard treatment for early-stage breast cancer would be equivalent to about 10 years of average annual wages in India and South Africa and 1.7 years in the United States.
Drug Cost: Monthly cost of drugs belonging to the therapeutic class of CDK (cyclin-dependent kinase) which slows the spread of cancer cells in the body costs around ?48,000 and ?95,000.

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