GS3 · Practice questions
Economy, environment, S&T, security
228 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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What do you understand by climate change hotspots? Identify the major climate change hotspots of India and the threats associated with them.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Climate ChangeDisaster Management
Food Corporation of India is central to food security in India, but to become an agency for innovations in Food Management System it needs to overhaul its operations and modernise its storage. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Food Security and PDSAgricultural Marketing
Union budget 2022-23 has proposed the introduction of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to boost the digital economy. What do you understand by Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and in what ways can it boost the digital economy in India?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Banking and FinanceMonetary Policy
Discuss the significance and salient features of FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Scheme. Also, evaluate the impact of the FAME II scheme on the promotion of electric vehicles in India.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
EnergyInfrastructure
What are the different challenges arising out of social media? Also, suggest additional measures to tackle the menace of social media.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Media and Social NetworksCyber Security
Discuss the contribution of Vikram Sarabhai in the advancement of space technology in India. Also, enumerate challenges faced by Indian Space Research Organisation in the commercialisation of its Space programme.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Though the ferocity and extent of left-wing extremism has been curbed to a large extent, occasional Naxal attacks are still being witnessed. Give an account of multi-pronged approach that has been followed by Centre & state governments to combat it.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Extremism
While most developed nations are experiencing an aging population India has the opportunity to produce skilled Human resources and become the world's skill capital. Elaborate.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
EmploymentInclusive Growth
“Investment, especially private investment, is the “key driver” that drives demand, creates capacity, increases labour productivity, introduces new technology, allows creative destruction, and generates jobs.” Examine. Also, bring out the factors inhibiting the flow of private investment in India in recent past and suggest measures to address them.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Investment ModelsIndustrial Policy and Liberalisation
State finances in India present a worrying picture, with debt sustainability being a major concern. Discuss in context of the recent RBI report on state finances.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Fiscal Policy and BudgetingPlanning and Resource Mobilisation
How can Conservation Agriculture (CA) prevent loss of arable land while regenerating degraded land? Suggest some ecologically sustainable agricultural methods that can be adopted to minimize the effects of climate change on agriculture.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Crops and Cropping PatternsClimate Change
What are the key findings of the India State of Forest Report 2021 prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI)? Discuss the major changes in the forest area in India compared to the India State of Forest Report 2019.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Biodiversity and Conservation
The Indian Budget 2021-22 has identified the development of physical & financial capital and infrastructure as one of its key pillars for sustained growth. Highlight the measures taken by the government in this regard.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Fiscal Policy and BudgetingInfrastructure
Rafale fighter jet is effectively countering the threat posed by the advanced 5th generation fighters of India's adversaries. Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Indigenisation and Defence Technology
Discuss the extent of biodiversity loss and its multi-faceted impacts. What steps have been taken at the national and international levels to arrest biodiversity loss?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Biodiversity and Conservation
What do you understand by the term 'irrigation scheduling'? Bringing out the advantages provided by it, discuss the difficulties faced in applying it on a farm level.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Irrigation and WaterAgri-technology
The Stockholm Conference commenced the contemporary "environmental era", which brought a paradigm shift in the environmental governance and set a tone for multi-lateral environmental regime. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Environmental GovernanceClimate Change
How can Climate finance prove critical in addressing the issue of climate change? What are some of the international financial mechanisms to provide financial resources to developing countries?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Climate ChangeEnvironmental Governance
An effective approach to green budgeting is underpinned by strong strategic framework, tools for evidence generation and an enabling budgetary governance framework. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Fiscal Policy and BudgetingClimate Change
What is digital agriculture? How it can contribute towards increasing farmer's income and improving efficiency of the agriculture sector in India. Write down the initiatives taken by the government to promote digital agriculture in India. Why is there a lack of participation of women in the field of science and technology? How can India facilitate increased participation of women in Science Technology Engineering and Medicine (STEM)?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Agri-technologyInformation Technology and AI
What do you understand by developing economics? By highlighting their characteristics, analyze whether these economies are victims of neo-colonialism?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Macroeconomic IndicatorsInclusive Growth
Private sector participation in the space sector will help place India's space industry on the same pedestal as its global competitors. In this context, discuss the steps taken by the government to facilitate private sector participation and challenges faced by the private sector in this regard.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Space TechnologyIndustrial Policy and Liberalisation
"No major country has managed to reduce poverty or sustain economic growth without a robust manufacturing sector." In this context, discuss the need for a new industrial policy in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Industrial Policy and LiberalisationEmployment
PM Gatishakti will give a new direction to the development of infrastructure with a transformative approach for Economic growth and will facilitate India's transition to Amrit kaal. Discuss.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
InfrastructurePlanning and Resource Mobilisation