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ANAL YS I S
The Hindu News Analysis – 30th August 2020 – Shankar IAS Academy
S. Page Number*
News Articles
No. C B D H T
1 RO-RO service train (Advertisement) - 1 - - -
2 Turkey to hold exercises near Cyprus coast 11 9 9 9 11
3 What is the new idea on supply chains? (FAQ) 14 12 12 12 14
4 CSIR to track employees’ health for 30 years 10 8 8 8 10
5 President presents National Sports Awards 16 14 14 14 16
6 Krishna water likely to be released by mid-September 4 - - - -
7 Prelims Practice Questions

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8 Main Practice Question
*C – Chennai; B – Bengaluru; D – Delhi; H – Hyderabad; T – Thiruvananthapuram
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Bengaluru
Edition
Part A—Preliminary Examination

PAPER-IV
Paper I - (200 marks)
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic
 Current events of national and international
Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and
importance.
Disaster Management
 Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,
mobilization, of resources, growth, development and
etc.
employment.
 Economic and Social Development - Sustainable
Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics,
• Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the
country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation
Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
systems storage, transport and marketing of
Part B—Main Examination agricultural produce and issues and related constraints;
PAPER-III e-technology in the aid of farmers.
General Studies-II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports,
Social Justice and International relations Railways etc.
• Government policies and interventions for • Conservation, environmental pollution and
development in various sectors and issues arising out degradation, environmental impact assessment.
of their design and implementation.
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RO-RO service train
• RO-RO - ‘Roll-on Roll-off’.
• RO-RO train does not have bogies or wagons.
RO-RO service train
• RO-RO - ‘Roll-on Roll-off’.
• RO-RO train does not have bogies or wagons.
• Has long metal platform - RO-RO train pulls it

on which lorries/trucks with goods are loaded.
 Driver and cleaner of the truck travel along,

in the truck cabin and are dropped at a
BRN Wagon
particular point.
 Trucks are loaded through a ramp provided

at the dead-end of a loop
 Trucks are weighed and passed under a

height gauge - to ensure they conform to
the maximum moving dimensions.
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Benefits
• RO-RO service carries Road Vehicles on Rail
transport. • Convenient, hassle-free.
• A delivery model which can provide multimodal • Economical

transport mix.
 Saves fuel
• A unique road-rail synergy.
 Saves time
• Can also be called as the ‘trucks-on-train
 Speed of RO-RO train is fast as compared
system’.
to movement by Road - ensures faster
• First introduced by Indian Railways in the transport of essential goods, perishables,
1998-1999 on Konkan Railway food items and smaller cargo.
 Reason - Konkan Railway Corporation did not  Terminal time of loading/unloading -

have enough freight traffic. normally 15 to 20 minutes in RO-RO.
 Better turnaround of trucks.
• Brings prosperity for farmers - provides

 Cost of transport is lesser than transport by linkage between agro producing regions and
road. agro consumption centres.
 No wear and tear of trucks.  Boosts government initiatives like ‘Operation

Greens’.
 No hassle of octroi, toll duty etc.
• No risk of accidents - improves safety. Operation Greens

Objectives:
• Helps to avoid congestion on the roads.
i. Enhancing value realisation of TOP farmers by
• No extra paper work. targeted interventions to strengthen TOP production
clusters and their FPOs, and linking/connecting them
• Environment friendly mode of transport - less with the market.
pollution, as trucks are not plying on the roads ii. Reduction in post-harvest losses by creation of farm
gate infrastructure, development of suitable agro-
• Many sectors benefited - agriculture,
logistics, creation of appropriate storage capacity
industries, chemicals etc. linking consumption centres.
iii. Increase in food processing capacities and value
addition in TOP value chain with firm linkages with
production clusters.
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• RO-RO facilitates safer, speedier, and more

reliable transport.
• COVID-19 pandemic - Indian Railways upscaled

transportation by using Roll-on Roll-off
facilities to carry loaded trucks to ensure
speedy and efficient supply of essential
commodities.
News
• RORO service for transporting goods-laden

vehicles between Karnataka and Maharashtra
to ensure the smooth flow of essential
commodities.
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importance.
 Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social,
Economic Geography of India and the World.
Part B—Main Examination
PAPER-II
General Studies-I : Indian Heritage and Culture,
History and Geography of the World and Society.
• Salient features of world’s physical geography.
PAPER-III
General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity,
Social Justice and International relations
• Important International institutions, agencies and fora-
their structure, mandate.
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Pg – 9 – B, D, H ©Shankar IAS Academy
Turkey
• a large, roughly rectangular peninsula.
• Lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe.
 The European portion is known as

Thrace.
 Separated from the Asian portion by

the Bosporus Strait, the Sea of
Marmara, and the Dardanelles Strait.
 The Asian portion is known by names

like Asia Minor/Asiatic Turkey/the
Anatolian Plateau/Anatolia.
• Extends more than 1,600 kilometers from

west to east but less than 800 kilometers
from north to south.
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Turkey
• a large, roughly rectangular peninsula.
• Lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe.
 The European portion is known as

Thrace.
 Separated from the Asian portion by

the Bosporus Strait, the Sea of
Marmara, and the Dardanelles Strait.
 The Asian portion is known by names

like Asia Minor/Asiatic Turkey/the
Anatolian Plateau/Anatolia.
• Extends more than 1,600 kilometers from

Source: https://www.skuld.com/
west to east but less than 800 kilometers
from north to south.
Borders of Turkey
©Shankar IAS Academy Source: https://turkey.iom.int/border-management
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Major Geographic features of Turkey
• A mountainous country.
• True lowland is confined to the coastal

fringes.
• Highest mountain: Mount Ararat.
• Tigris-Euphrates river system have their

sources in eastern Turkey.
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Geopolitics of the region
Major Geographic features of Turkey • Turkey’s geographic position - makes it a

destination country and a transit country for
• A mountainous country. migrants and refugees to reach Europe (from
war-torn areas).
• True lowland is confined to the coastal
• Declared eligible to join the EU in 1997.
fringes.
 Turkey’s role with respect to EU on issues
• Highest mountain: Mount Ararat. such as migration, security,
counter-terrorism and the economy.
• Tigris-Euphrates river system have their
• Not a member of EU yet.
sources in eastern Turkey.
 Unsettled disputes regarding the Ankara
Association Agreement (1963).
• EU - Turkey has been backsliding in the areas

of democracy, rule of law and fundamental
rights.
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Pg – 12 – B, D, H

India-Japan Relations
• A long history rooted in spiritual affinity and
importance. strong cultural and civilizational ties.
 Economic and Social Development - Sustainable • Todaiji Temple in Nara - Consecration of Lord
Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics,
Buddha was performed by Bodhisena, in 752 AD.
Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
Part B—Main Examination • Japan India Association - set up in 1903;
PAPER-III the oldest international friendship body in
General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Japan.
Social Justice and International relations
• India and its neighborhood- relations. • Recent developments
• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements
 Frequent High profile visits
involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
• Effect of policies and politics of developed and  Bilateral trade @ US$ 15.71 billion
developing countries on India’s interests, Indian
diaspora.
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Supply Chain Resilience Initiative
• An approach that helps a country to ensure

• To counter this - Japan proposed Supply Chain
that it has diversified its supply risk across a
Resilience Initiative.
clutch of supplying nations instead of being
dependent on just one or a few. • A trilateral approach to trade, with India and
Australia as the other two partners.
• India’s dependence on China
• To build resilience, India need to develop
 Share of imports - 14.5%
self-reliance.
 Fully dependent of Paracetamol’s API.
• Need to improve Ease of doing business and in
 In electronics - 45%
skill building.
• Japan - faces similar over dependence
problem.
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Pg – 8 – D, B, H
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research • CSIR President - Prime Minister
• Set up in 1942 as an autonomous body. • CSIR Vice President - Union Minister of

Science & Technology.
• The largest publicly funded multi-disciplinary
industrial R&D organization in India. • Known for cutting edge R&D knowledge base in
diverse S&T areas.
• Functions under the administrative supervision
of Ministry of Science and Technology. • Has pan-India presence with a dynamic
network of 38 national laboratories, 39
• An autonomous body registered under the
outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes and
Societies Registration Act, 1860.
5 units.
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News
• CSIR - to track health vitals of its 10,000

employees for next 30 years.
• To build a medical cohort to give long-term

perspective on the malaises that affect Indians
and determine if such a databank can be used
to help with predicting the onset of diseases.
• Other cohort studies in India -
 Vadu Rural Health Programme in Pune -

monitoring births, deaths, causes of death
and migrations.
 GARBH-Ini in Gurugram, Haryana - to study

multidimensional correlates of preterm birth
in India.
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Source: https://yas.nic.in/sports/sports-awards-0
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National Sports Awards of India
• Dronacharya Awards • Arjuna Awards
 Instituted in 1985.  Instituted in 1961.
 Given to honour eminent Coaches who have  Given to players who have exhibited good
successfully trained sportspersons or teams performance consistently for the previous
and enabled them to achieve outstanding four years at the International level and
results in International competitions.
have shown qualities of leadership,
 Two categories: Regular Category and sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
Lifetime Category.
 The Awardees are given a statuette, a
 The Awardees are given a statuette of Guru certificate, ceremonial dress and an
Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress. enhanced cash price of Rs. 15 lakhs.
 Cash prize - Rs. 10 lakh for regular category
and Rs. 15 lakh for lifetime category.
• Dhyanchand Awards for Life Time Achievements

in Sports and Games • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards
 Instituted in 2002.  Instituted in 1991-92.
 Given to honour sportspersons who have  Given to sportspersons who have shown
contributed to sports by their performance spectacular and outstanding performance over
and continue to contribute to promotion of a period of four years immediately preceding
sports even after their retirement from the year during which award is to be given.
sporting career.
 The award comprises medal, certificate,
 The award comprises a statuette, a ceremonial dress and an enhanced cash prize
certificate, ceremonial dress and an of Rs 25 lakhs.
enhanced cash prize of 10 lakhs.
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• Maulana Abul kalam Azad Trophy

• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
 Instituted as a Runny Trophy in 1956-57.
 Given to recognize the contribution made to
sports development by entities other than  Awarded annually to the University, which
sportspersons and coaches. has given the best all round performance
during the year of award.
 The awards consist of a certificate and a
trophy but no cash award.  The winner receives a replica of the Trophy,
a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10
lakh, which is to be utilized for development
of games and sports.
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Practice Question – Prelims

Q1.Consider the following.
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Greece
4. Moldova
5. Caspian sea
6. Mediterranean sea
Which of the above regions border Turkey?
(a) 1, 2, 4, 6
(b) 1, 2, 3, 6
(c) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Q2.With which of the following countries
India had trade surplus in FY 2018-19.
1. USA
2. United Arab Emirates
3. Indonesia
4. Germany
Select the correct answer using codes
given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Practice Question – Prelims Practice Question – Prelims

Q3.Which of the following are benefits of the Q4.Consider the following statements with
Roll-on Roll-off (RO-RO) service trains of reference to the Council of Scientific &
Indian Railways, recently seen in news? Industrial Research:
1. Avoids congestion on the roads. 1. It is a statutory body functioning under
the Ministry of Science and Technology.
2. Environment friendly mode of transport.
2. The President of India and Union Minister
3. More turnaround time of road vehicles.
of Science & Technology serve as
4. Linkage between agro-producing regions President and Vice-President of CSIR
and agro-consumption centres. respectively.
Select the correct answer from the code Which of the statements given above is/are
given below. correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only (b) 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Q5.Consider the following statements with
reference to National Sports Awards of India.
1. Dronacharya Awards are given to players
who exhibited good performance
consistently for the previous four years at
the International level.
2. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given
to recognize the contribution of
sportspersons and coaches to sports
development.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Practice Questions – Prelims

Answers Practice Question – Mains
30-08-2020 GS – III
Q1. Option - b Q. What are Roll-on Roll-off (RO-RO) service
Q2. Option - b trains of Indian Railways? Explain how it
Q3. Option - b can be helpful in ensuring speedy and
efficient supply of essential commodities.
Q4. Option - d
(150 words, 10 marks)
Q5. Option - d
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1 RO-RO service train (Advertisement) - 1 - - -

2 Turkey to hold exercises near Cyprus coast 11 9 9 9 11

3 What is the new idea on supply chains? (FAQ) 14 12 12 12 14

4 CSIR to track employees’ health for 30 years 10 8 8 8 10

5 President presents National Sports Awards 16 14 14 14 16

6 Krishna water likely to be released by mid-September 4 - - - -

7 Prelims Practice Questions

Part A—Preliminary Examination

RO-RO service train

• RO-RO - ‘Roll-on Roll-off’.

• RO-RO train does not have bogies or wagons.

©Shankar IAS Academy

RO-RO service train

• RO-RO - ‘Roll-on Roll-off’.

• RO-RO train does not have bogies or wagons.

• Has long metal platform - RO-RO train pulls it

 Driver and cleaner of the truck travel along,

 Trucks are loaded through a ramp provided

 Trucks are weighed and passed under a

©Shankar IAS Academy

• A delivery model which can provide multimodal • Economical

 Reason - Konkan Railway Corporation did not  Terminal time of loading/unloading -

 Better turnaround of trucks.

©Shankar IAS Academy

• Brings prosperity for farmers - provides

 No wear and tear of trucks.  Boosts government initiatives like ‘Operation

• No risk of accidents - improves safety. Operation Greens

• RO-RO facilitates safer, speedier, and more

• COVID-19 pandemic - Indian Railways upscaled

• RORO service for transporting goods-laden

©Shankar IAS Academy

©Shankar IAS Academy

Part A—Preliminary Examination

• a large, roughly rectangular peninsula.

• Lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe.

 The European portion is known as

 Separated from the Asian portion by

 The Asian portion is known by names

• Extends more than 1,600 kilometers from

©Shankar IAS Academy

• a large, roughly rectangular peninsula.

• Lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe.

 The European portion is known as

 Separated from the Asian portion by

 The Asian portion is known by names

• Extends more than 1,600 kilometers from

©Shankar IAS Academy

©Shankar IAS Academy Source: https://turkey.iom.int/border-management

Major Geographic features of Turkey

• True lowland is confined to the coastal

• Highest mountain: Mount Ararat.

• Tigris-Euphrates river system have their

©Shankar IAS Academy

©Shankar IAS Academy

Geopolitics of the region

Major Geographic features of Turkey • Turkey’s geographic position - makes it a

• EU - Turkey has been backsliding in the areas

©Shankar IAS Academy

Part A—Preliminary Examination

Supply Chain Resilience Initiative

• An approach that helps a country to ensure

©Shankar IAS Academy