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23rd February 2022 (6 Topics)

23rd February 2022

QUIZ - 23rd February 2022

5 Questions

5 Minutes

Mains Question:

Q1. Climate change and increasing water demand are putting stress on water resources in India. Discuss how integration of technology, ecology and livelihood may enhance the overall sustainability of groundwater. (250 words)

Approach

  • Introduction- status of depleting groundwater in India
  • Reasons/Causes (rising demand, exploitation, increasing population, climate change)
  • Challenges in conserving water
  • Required measures
  • Recent government schemes
  • Role of technology in conserving water
  • Conclusion

Q2. The complex biodiversity of a forest can never be compensated for by a monoculture plantation. Critically analyse (150 words)

Approach

  • Introduction- Afforestation in India
  • Discuss why India is loosening its forests
  • Concept of compensatory afforestation
  • Analyse its positive and negative aspects
  • Suggest required policy measures
  • Conclusion

Editorials

Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013 banned manual scavenging but the inhumane exercise still continues.

What the Data say?

  • According to government data, 97 per cent of manual scavengers are Dalits.
  • Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment revealed that 66,692 manual scavengers have been counted and the majority are from Uttar Pradesh
  • According to the Safai Karamchari Andolan, at least 472 people have died cleaning human excreta during the last five years.
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