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14 questions

#	Question	Microtheme	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper	Subject
2024
1	What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India? In this context, discuss the government's UDAN Scheme and its achievements.		2024	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	15.0	GS3	Economics
2022
2	Why is Public Private Partnership (PPP) required in infrastructural projects? Examine the role of PPP model in the redevelopment of Railway Stations in India.		2022	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	10.0	GS3	Economics
3	Do you think India will meet 50 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2030 ? Justify your answer. How will the shift of subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables help achieve the above objective? Explain.	Renewable Energy Sector	2022	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	15.0	GS3	Economics
2020
4	Describe the benefits of deriving electric energy from sunlight in contrast to the conventional energy generation. What are the initiatives offered by our Government for this purpose?	Renewable Energy Sector	2020	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	15.0	GS3	Economics
2018
5	“Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. Comment on the progress made in India in this regard.	Renewable Energy Sector	2018	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	10.0	GS3	Economics
2017
6	Examine the developments of Airports in India through Joint Ventures under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. What are the challenges faced by the authorities in this regard.		2017	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	10.0	GS3	Economics
2016
7	Give an account of the current status and the targets to be achieved pertaining to renewable energy sources in the country. Discuss in brief the importance of National Programme on Light Emitting diodes (LEDs).	Renewable Energy Sector	2016	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	12.5	GS3	Economics
2015
8	To what factors can be the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?	Renewable Energy Sector	2015	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	12.5	GS3	Economics
2014
9	National Urban Transport Policy emphasises on ‘moving people’ instead of ‘moving vehicles. Discuss critically the success of the various strategies of the Government in this regard.		2014	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	12.5	GS3	Economics
10	Explain how Private Public Partnership arrangements, in long gestation infrastructure projects, can transfer unsustainable liabilities to the future. What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that successive generations’capacities are not compromised?		2014	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	12.5	GS3	Economics
11	International civil aviation laws provide all countries complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above the territory. What do you understand by airspace? What are the implications of these laws on the space above this airspace? Discuss the challenges which this poses and suggests ways to contain the threat.		2014	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	12.5	GS3	Economics
2013
12	Write a note on India’s green energy corridor to alleviate the problem of conventional energy.	Renewable Energy Sector	2013	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	10.0	GS3	Economics
13	Adoption of PPP model for infrastructure development of the country has not been free of criticism. Critically discuss the pros and cons of the model.		2013	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	10.0	GS3	Economics
14	What do you understand by run of the river hydroelectricity project? How is it different from any other hydroelectricity project?	Renewable Energy Sector	2013	GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:	5.0	GS3	Economics