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All subjects 268 Agriculture 45Art and Culture 0Disaster Management 16 Economics 80 Environment 32Ethics 0Geography 0Governance 0Indian Society 0Internal Security 53International Relations 0Modern History 0Polity 0Post Independence 0Science and Technology 42Social Justice 0World History 0

All GS papers 974 GS1 275 GS2 265 GS3 268 GS4 166

Syllabus topics in GS3

GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 21 GS3-02.Inclusive growth and issues therein 12 GS3-03.Government Budgeting 8 GS3-05.Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems 6 GS3-06.Storage, transport and marketing of Agricultural produce and issues and related constraints 5 GS3-07.E-Technology in the aid of farmers 4 GS3-09.Economics of Animal Rearing 1 GS3-10.Food processing and related industries in India-scope’ and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management 7 GS3-11.Land Reforms in India 7 GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth 10 GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc: 14 GS3-14.Investment models 5 GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life. 13 GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights. 24 GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. 32 GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management. 16 GS3-20.Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism. 8 GS3-21.Role of External State and Non-state Actors in creating challenges to Internal Security. 5 GS3-23.Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism. 20 GS3-24.Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate. 4

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Agriculture › TechXFarm Productivity and Income

Agriculture › TechXFarm Productivity and Income

2015

How can the Digital India program help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What step has the government taken in this regard?
Agriculture › Water Storage and Conservation

Agriculture › Water Storage and Conservation

2020

What are the salient features of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched by the Government of India for water conservation and water security?
Agriculture › Water Storage and Conservation

2019

Elaborate the impact of National Watershed Project in increasing agricultural production from water-stressed areas.
Disaster Management › Dam Failures

Disaster Management › Dam Failures

2023

Dam failures are always catastrophic, especially on the downstream side, resulting in a colossal loss of life and property. Analyze the various causes of dam failures. Give two examples of large dam failures.
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

2024

What is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

2020

Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India departing from the earlier reactive approach.
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

2019

Disaster preparedness is the first step in any disaster management process. Explain how hazard zonation mapping will help in disaster mitigation in the case of landslides.
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

2018

Describe various measures taken in India for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) before and after signing ‘Sendai Framework for DRR (2015-2030)’. How is this framework different from ‘Hyogo Framework for Action, 2005?
Disaster Management › Drought

Disaster Management › Drought

2014

Drought has been recognised as a disaster in view of its party expense, temporal duration, slow onset and lasting effect on various vulnerable sections. With a focus on the September 2010 guidelines from the National disaster management authority, discuss the mechanism for preparedness to deal with the El Nino and La Nina fallouts in India.
Disaster Management › Earthquake

Disaster Management › Earthquake

2021

Discuss about the vulnerability of India to earthquake-related hazards. Give examples including the salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades

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