CS Mains 2018
General
Studies-III
1)”Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern
energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.
Comment on the progress made in India in this regard.
2)Comment on the important changes introduced in respect
of the Long-term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)
in the Union Budget for 2018-19.
3)What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How
will MSP rescue the farmers from the low income trap?
4) Examine the role of supermarkets in supply chain
management of fruits , vegetables and food items. How do they eliminate number
of intermediaries?
5) Discuss the work of ‘Bose-Einstein Statistics’ done by
Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose and show how it revolutionized the field of Physics.
6) What are the impediments in disposing the huge
quantities of discarded solid wastes which are continuously being generated?
How do we remove safely the toxic wastes that have been accumulating in our
habitable environment?
7) What are wetlands? Explain the Ramsar concept of ‘wise
use’ in the context of wetland conservation. Cite two examples of Ramsar sites
from India.
8) Sikkim is the first ‘Organic State’ in India. What are
the ecological and economical benefits of Organic State?
9) The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed
as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. Give a
brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced
itself from the same.
10) Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is showing a downward
trend, but still affects many parts of the country. Briefly explain the
Government of India’s approach to counter the challenges posed by LWE.
11) How are the principles followed by NITI Aayog
different from those followed by the erstwhile Planning Commission in India.
12) How would the recent phenomena of protectionism and
currency manipulations in world trade affect macoeconomic stability of India ?
13) Assess the role of National Horticulture Mission ( NHM)
in boosting the production, productivity and income of horticulture farms. How
far has it succeeded in increasing the income of farmers?
14) How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about
changes in cropping patterns in recent past? Elaborate the emphasis on millets
production and consumption.
15) Why is there so much activity in the field of
biotechnology in our country ? How has this activity benefitted the field of
biopharma ?
16) With growing energy needs should India keep on
expanding its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy ?
17) How does
biodiversity vary in India. How is the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 helpful
in conservation of flora and fauna ?
18) Describe various measures taken in India for Disaster
Risk Reduction (DRR) before and after signing ‘Sendai Framework for DRR
(2015-2030)’. How is this framework different from ‘Hyogo Framework for Action,
2005’?
19) Data security has assumed significant importance in
the digitized world due to rising cyber crimes. The Justice B.N.Srikrishna
Committee Report addresses issues related to data security. What, in your view,
are the strengths and weakeness of the Report relating to protection of
personal data in cyber space.
20) India’s proximity to two of the world’s biggest
illicit opium-growing states has enhanced her internal security concerns.
Explain the linkages between drug trafficking and other illicit activities such
as gunrunning, money laundering and human trafficking. What counter-measures
should be taken to prevent the same ?
PAPER-IV General Studies-III: Technology, Economic
Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management. ü Indian Economy and issues
relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and
employment. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. ü Government Budgeting.
Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types
of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of
agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; ü e-technology in the aid
of farmers Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum
support prices;
ü
Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping;
issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of
animal-rearing. ü Food
processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream
and downstream requirements, supply chain management. ü Land reforms in India. Effects
of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their
effects on industrial growth. ü
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. ü Investment models.
Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in
everyday life Achievement of Indians in science & technology;
indigenization of technology and developing new technology. ü Awareness in the fields
of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues
relating to intellectual property rights. ü
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact
assessment Disaster and disaster management. ü
Linkages between development and spread of extremism. ü Role of external state and
non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. ü Challenges to internal
security through communication networks, role of media and social networking
sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security;
money-laundering and its prevention. ü
Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized
crime with terrorism Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
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