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General Studies 3 Syllabus

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General Studies 3 || 250 Marks || 3 Hrs

Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

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1 Economic Development
2 Technology
3 Environment
4 Disaster Management
5 Security Issues

Economic Development

  1. Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of resources, Growth, Development, and Employment
  2. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
  3. Government Budgeting
  4. Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country,
  5. Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage,
  6. Transport and marketing of agricultural produce
  7. Issues and related constraints
  8. e-technology in the aid of farmers
  9.  Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices
  10. Public Distribution System- Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping;
  11. Issues of Buffer stocks and Food security
  12. Technology missions
  13. Economics of animal-rearing.
  14.  Food processing and related industries in India- Scope, and significance, Location, Upstream and downstream requirements, Supply chain management.
  15. Land reforms in India. 
  16. Effects of liberalization on the economy,
  17. Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
  18. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.
  19. Investment models.

Technology

  1. Science and Technology- Developments and Their applications and Effects in everyday life
  2. Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
  3. Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
  4. Awareness in the fields of
    1. IT,
    2. Space,
    3. Computers,
    4. Robotics,
    5. Nano-technology,
    6. Biotechnology and
    7. Issues relating to intellectual property rights.

Environment

  1. Conservation,
  2. Environmental pollution and degradation,
  3. Environmental impact assessment

Disaster Management

Disaster and disaster management.

Security Issues

  1. Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
  2. Internal security
    1. Challenges to internal security by Role of external State actors and Non-state actors
    2. Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and    Social networking sites
  3. Basics of cybersecurity
  4. Money-laundering and its prevention
  5. Security challenges and their management in border areas;
  6. Linkages of organized crime with terrorism
  7. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate