GS3 · Practice questions
Economy, environment, S&T, security
1,500 questions, with how toppers answered each. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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How does technology affect gender inequality? Suggest measures to bridge the gender equity gap in the science and technology field.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Information Technology and AIInclusive Growth
What is the significance of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in promoting research and innovation? Highlight the IPR regime in India.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Intellectual Property
Discuss the different methods used in money laundering. Elaborate measures taken by the Indian government to counter money laundering in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Money Laundering
Terrorism financing continues to remain a major challenge for the international community despite several efforts to curb it. Discuss.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
TerrorismMoney Laundering
There is Dichotomy between food price rise and diminishing returns to farmers due to challenges of agricultural marketing and logistics. Substantiate, along with suggesting measures to correct the observed imbalance.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
Agricultural MarketingFood Processing
Discuss the contribution of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in the development of science and technology in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Indigenisation and Defence TechnologySpace Technology
Agrarian reform is an important tool of socio-economic change in India. In this regard, how could Farmer producers' organizations (FPOs) be a solution to the agrarian distress and help modernize Indian agriculture.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Agricultural MarketingAgri-technology
Analyse the opportunities for enhancing agricultural exports from India and the challenges impeding their growth. Also, suggest measures needed for a stable and effective Agri-export policy in India.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Agricultural MarketingFood Processing
Explain the concept of a Sovereign Green Bond and its significance for India's economy.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Planning and Resource MobilisationEnergy
What are mRNA vaccines? Explain how they function and highlight how they differ from DNA-based vaccines.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Biotechnology
"Aspirational India cannot ignore 'New Issues' in WTO but it has to articulate its position without sacrificing core matters which are important". Critically examine the above statement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
Trade and Foreign Investment
'Radicalisation in Jammu and Kashmir is driven as much by socio-economic factors as by external influences.' Discuss how education and youth engagement can play a role in countering radicalisation in J&K.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper
Non-state ActorsTerrorism
Give an account of the increasing frequency of cyclonic activity in the Arabian Sea region.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementClimate Change
Discuss the need for a new export-import policy for Indian agriculture.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Agricultural MarketingTrade and Foreign Investment
India's internal security dynamics is inextricably linked with the peace and stability in the neighbourhood. Explain with special reference to instability on the eastern border.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Border ManagementOrganised Crime
Discuss the impact of disinvestment programmes on improving the efficiency of the Indian economy with suitable examples.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Planning and Resource MobilisationIndustrial Policy and Liberalisation
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Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Inclusive GrowthCrops and Cropping Patterns
What is deficit financing? Explain its significance in the context of public finance in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Planning and Resource MobilisationFiscal Policy and Budgeting
AFSPA gave "sweeping power" to men in uniform without granting citizens protection against its misuse." In the light of this statement, critically examine the need for such draconian act in a democratic state like India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Security Forces and AgenciesExtremism
Extending legal guarantees for MSP accelerated the agri crisis in India. Discuss
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Subsidies and MSPAgricultural Marketing
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
Analyze the shift in terrorist activities from the Kashmir Valley to the Jammu region in recent times. Suggest measures that the Government can adopt to mitigate the impact of these challenges on its national security.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
TerrorismBorder Management
Identify the important mineral belts of India. Highlighting some of the issues plaguing the mining sector in India, discuss how the National Mineral Policy 2019 aims to address these issues.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Planning and Resource MobilisationIndustrial Policy and Liberalisation
Explain Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF). Also, discuss GLOF mitigation strategy with special reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction