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13 questions

#	Question	Microtheme	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper	Subject
Emerging TechXIT
1	What is digital signature? What does its authentication mean? Give various salient built in features of a digital signature.	Emerging TechXIT	2013	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	5.0	GS3	Science and Technology
2	How does the 3D printing technology work? List out the advantages and disadvantages of the technology.	Emerging TechXIT	2013	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	5.0	GS3	Science and Technology
General science
3	Each year a large amount of plant material, cellulose, is deposited on the surface of Planet Earth. What are the natural processes this cellulose undergoes before yielding carbon dioxide, water and other end products?	General science	2022	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	10.0	GS3	Science and Technology
Medical and Health Technologies
4	Stem cell therapy is gaining popularity in India to treat a wide variety of medical conditions including Leukaemia, Thalassemia, damaged cornea and several burns. Describe briefly what stem cell therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments?	Medical and Health Technologies	2017	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	10.0	GS3	Science and Technology
5	Can overuse and the availability of antibiotics without doctor’s prescription, the contributors to the emergence of drug-resistant diseases in India? What are the available mechanisms for monitoring and control? Critically discuss the various issues involved.	Medical and Health Technologies	2014	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	12.5	GS3	Science and Technology
6	What do you understand by fixed dose drug combinations (FDCs)? Discuss their merits and demerits.	Medical and Health Technologies	2013	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	10.0	GS3	Science and Technology
Nobel Prizes
7	The Nobel Prize in Physics of 2014 was jointly awarded to Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura for the invention of Blue LEDs in 1990s. How has this invention impacted the everyday life of human beings?	Nobel Prizes	2021	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	15.0	GS3	Science and Technology
Robotics,Material Science,Sports,
8	What do you understand by Umpire decision review in cricket? Discuss its various components. Explain how silicon tape on the edge of a bat may fool the system?	Robotics,Material Science,Sports,	2013	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	10.0	GS3	Science and Technology
9	What is an FRP composite material? How are they manufactured? Discuss their applications in aviation and automobile industry	Robotics,Material Science,Sports,	2013	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	5.0	GS3	Science and Technology
Tech in Crisis Management
10	The world is facing an acute shortage of clean and safe freshwater. What are the alternative technologies which can solve this crisis? Briefly discuss any three such technologies citing their key merits and demerits.	Tech in Crisis Management	2024	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	15.0	GS3	Science and Technology
Tech solutions for daily challenges
11	What is the technology being employed for electronic toll collection on highways? What are its advantages and limitations? What are the proposed changes that will make this process seamless? Would this transition carry any potential hazards?	Tech solutions for daily challenges	2024	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	10.0	GS3	Science and Technology
12	How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off by the science-based technologies?	Tech solutions for daily challenges	2020	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	10.0	GS3	Science and Technology
Vaccines
13	What is the basic principle behind vaccine development? How do vaccines work? What approaches were adopted by the Indian vaccine manufacturers to produce COVID-19 vaccines?	Vaccines	2022	GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.	15.0	GS3	Science and Technology