Tuesday, 24 December 2013

General Studies Paper III

General Studies-III:Technology, Economic Development, Bio
diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
mobilization, of.r.esources, growth, development and
employment.
Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
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; etechnology
in the aid of farmers.
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and
minimum support prices; Public Distribution Systemobjectives,
functioning, limitations, revamping; issues
of buffer stocks and food security; Technology
missions; economics of animal-rearing.
Food processing and related industries in India- scope’
and significance, location, upstream and downstream
requirements, supply chain management.
Land reforms in India.
Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways
etc.
Investment models.
Science and Technology- developments and their
applications and effects in everyday life.
Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
indigenization of technology and developing new
technology.
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,
robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues
relating to intellectual property rights.
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,
assessment environmental impact assessment.
Disaster and disaster management.
Linkages between development and spread of
extremism.
Role of external state and non-state actors in creating
challenges to internal security.
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.
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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