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[MISSION 2022] [SECURE 2022]

Daily UPSC Mains Answer
Writing Practice:
19 October 2021

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 Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 02

1. Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials and

are effective agents in regions with sparse vegetation.
Discuss. (250 words)

Difficulty level: Easy

Reference: Insights on India

Why the question:

The question is part of the static syllabus of General
studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-
2022 Secure timetable.

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Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 03

2. Karst landforms are created by water sinking and

circulating underground, and the resulting chemical
erosion of bedrock. Elaborate on the various types of Karst
landforms. (250 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Reference: Insights on India

Why the question:

The question is part of the static syllabus of General
studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-
2022 Secure timetable.

General Studies – 1

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 Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. 04

3. We need to re-examine the aims being pursued by

disenfranchising undertrials as denying undertrial
prisoners their right to vote undermines the very law and
policy that is meant to give them a fair trial. Comment.
(250 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Reference: Live Law

Why the question:

In a recent case, Praveen Kumar Chaudhary v. Election
Commission of India, the Delhi High Court reaffirmed
that prisoners do not have a right to vote.

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Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements 05
involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

4. India and Israel’s ties have become significantly much

stronger in the recent years. Though the defence trade
deals forms the bedrock of their partnership, both states
can have mutual benefits by formalising a Free Trade
Agreement (FTA). Analyse. (250 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Reference: Indian Express

Why the question:

India and Israel have agreed to start the free trade
agreement negotiations from November.

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Topic: Disaster and disaster management.

5. Making of an effective flood risk management strategy

and its implementation require active participation and
role of the flood prone local community. Examine. (250
words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Reference: Live Mint

Why the question:

At least 25 people have lost their lives in Kerala’s floods that
took on alarming proportions over the weekend. Triggered by
heavy rains in the south-west tip of the Indian peninsula, the
inundation has revived memories of a deluge in 2018.

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application in administration and governance.

6. Emotional intelligence is about being aware of how

emotions affect your communication and even leveraging
human emotions to make yourself more persuasive.
Explain. (150 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Reference: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Lexicon

Publications.

Why the question:

The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies
paper – 4 and part of ‘Conceptual Tuesdays’ in Mission-2022
Secure.

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Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity,
impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public 08
service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-
sections.

7. Why is objectivity important for a civil servant? Discuss

with examples. (150 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Why the question:

The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies
paper – 4 and part of ‘Conceptual Tuesdays’ in Mission-2022
Secure.

General Studies – 4

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CONSISTENT PRACTICE IS THE

KEY TO SUCCESS

An amount of fear helps in pushing us towards hard work.

Fear and self doubts are like fire—if in excess will burn and destroy the
individual. If one is carefree one can become over confident about
one’s capabilities. If anxieties, fears are kept under control it brings
best out of an individual.
So,
Believe in yourself, anything is possible for a willing heart;
Aim high, Never give up, In fact, in every adversity lies an
opportunity.

NANDINI K R, RANK – 1, CSE –

2016, INSIGHTS OFFLINE STUDENT