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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Despite its criticality for the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission, solid waste management in India remains at a sub-optimal level. In this context, suggest long-term technological and institutional solutions towards effective solid-waste management.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Pollution
What do you understand by developing economies? 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
Biomanufacturing and biofoundry are key to a green economy in India. Discuss their potential and the challenges associated with them.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
BiotechnologyClimate Change
Discuss the potential of food processing sector in addressing the issues of low value addition, high post-harvest losses and disguised unemployment plaguing Indian agriculture. Also, explain why the sector has underperformed despite its significant potential.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Food ProcessingAgricultural Marketing
Highlight the social, ecological and economic costs related to the increasing extent and severity of coastal erosion with the rising global sea level. Also, suggest measures to arrest, adapt and mitigate its impact.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Climate ChangeBiodiversity and Conservation
Discuss the role of the informal sector in India's economic development. What are the key challenges in formalizing this sector?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
EmploymentInclusive Growth
Define Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and mention its various stages. Also, highlight the significance of EIA in balancing developmental needs with environmental conservation in the country.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Environmental GovernanceClimate Change
Analyze the structural and practical limitations in reforming the power sector in India. What remedial measures would you suggest in this regard?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
EnergyInfrastructure
Examine the measures taken by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) to enhance cyber security in India. Also, examine the initiatives taken by the RBI to address emerging cyber security risks.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Cyber SecurityBanking and Finance
Poor building design, flagrant violations of building and fire safety norms and overcrowding of spaces are responsible for the rising risk of fires in urban areas. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
Examine the impact of transnational organized crime on India's border security and suggest ways to strengthen inter-agency and international cooperation.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Organised CrimeBorder Management
State the need for circular economy in India and the challenges associated with it. Also, discuss the measures that are required to build a circular economy in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
PollutionEnergy
What is Fiscal Deficit? Discuss its causes, consequences and suggest the way forward for fiscal consolidation. Also, examine the potential of capital investment in driving economic growth in India and the challenges associated with it.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Fiscal Policy and BudgetingInfrastructure
The recent land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand shows the fragility of Himalayan ecosystem and the associate disaster with it. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was launched by India in 2019 to bring focus of the global community in developing infrastructure for the future.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
The nexus between separatism and organised crime poses a significant threat to India's national security. Analyse. Discuss the measures to be taken to tackle this threat.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Organised CrimeTerrorism
India's food processing sector grew well in the last few years but still India has immense potential to unlock in this sector. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Food Processing
Keeping in view the challenges in creating integrated theatre commands, examine how the theaterisation of commands can lead to greater integration and rationalisation of manpower and resources among the three services.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper
Security Forces and Agencies
The concentration of wealth at the top necessitates addressing scarcity of resources for the masses. In this context, assess the potential of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in furthering the goals of economic equity.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper
Inclusive GrowthMacroeconomic Indicators
Explain the potential advantages and challenges associated with the practice of contract farming. Discuss suitable measures to address the concerns raised by different stakeholders in the implementation of contract farming in India.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper
Agricultural Marketing
How can the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Discuss the potential and challenges associated with its implementation in India. 8. Should heatwaves be declared a disaster under the National Disaster Management Act, 2005? Critically examine. 9. Discuss how a joint doctrine for cybersecurity would help in securing the fourth domain of warfare.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Climate ChangeEnvironmental Governance
Explain the working principle of the pumped storage hydropower system. What are the key advantages it offers compared to other power storage technologies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
EnergyInfrastructure
Discuss the issues plaguing the PDS and FCI. Also, suggest reform measures to ensure food security.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Food Security and PDSSubsidies and MSP
Food Processing industries (FPIs) can act as a bridge between the informal farming community and the formal industrial sector, which can help boost the rural economy. Examine.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper
Food ProcessingInclusive Growth
India is vulnerable to a large number of natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Elaborate with examples.
Answered by 1 topper
Disaster Management