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STRATEGY
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GENERAL STUDIES -III SYLLABUS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT ECONOMY
SCIENCE & TECH.
AGRICULTURE INTERNAL SECURITY
BIODIVERSITY & ENVT.
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GENERAL STUDIES -III
EXAMINATION PATTERN
2014 2015-2016 2017-2022
25 que x 10 marks 20 que x 12 marks 10 que x 10 marks
(150 words) (200 words) (150 words)
10 que x 15 marks
(250 words)
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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TOPIC 1
Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and
Employment.
Planning Mobilisation of resources
• Types of resources- nancial, human, natural etc.
• Meaning, need, objectives of planning • Need of resource mobilisation
• Indian planning history( analysis) • Role of savings and investment
• Imperative vs indicative vs structural • Government resources- tax & non tax( scal +
planning monetary policies )
• Techniques of Indian planning • Banking sector & NBFCs
• Achievements & issues in Indian planning • Capital market
• Shortcomings of planning in India • External market- FDI, FPI, ODA etc.
• Niti Aayog vs planning commission • Public borrowing and management of public debt
• Challenges in mobilising resources & suggestions
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Growth and development Employment
• Meaning and difference between them
• Determinants of growth and development
• Importance and limitations of economic • Nature - rural vs urban; formal vs informal
growth • Terms related to employment - LFPR, employment
• Jobless growth + pro-poor growth rate etc.
• Balanced and unbalanced growth • Sectoral distribution of employment
• Dimensions of development • Quality of employment
• Approaches to development - market- • Causes of lack of employment
based, planned & mixed economy • Restructuring of workforce
approach • Government initiatives and recommendations
• Challenges and recommendations
• government initiatives
TOPIC 2
Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
Inclusive growth and issues
• What is inclusive growth?
• Need of inclusive growth
• Elements of inclusive growth
• Indicators of inclusive growth
• Challenges in achieving inclusive growth
• 12th FYP & Inclusive growth
• Government initiatives - Mudra Yojana, Jan Dhan Yojana, skill India etc.
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Government budgeting.
Government budgeting
• Need of government budgeting
• Components of government budgeting - revenue account & capital account
• Changes in budgetary process
• Government de cit measures - revenue, scal, primary etc.
• De cit reduction
• Fiscal policy
• FRBM act
• Subsidy
• Types of budgeting - outcome, zero- Based etc.
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Land reforms in India
Land reforms in India
• Land ownership pattern under Britishers
• Rational, objectives for land reforms
• Components of land reforms
• Impact of land reforms
• Problems in implementation
• Progress & Success of land reforms
• Government initiatives - land leasing, land acquisition, rehabilitation and
resettlement act, SVAMITVA etc.
• Niti Aayog report on land leasing
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Effects of liberalisation on economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on
industrial growth.
Changes in industrial policy and their
Effects of liberalisation on economy
effects on industrial growth
• Industrial policy - before 1991; after 1991
• Phases of industrial growth
• Linkage between economic reforms and
• Phases of liberalisation output
• Impact on different sectors of economy • Weaknesses & failures in industrial policy
• National manufacturing policy
• SEZ
• Make in India
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Infrastructure : energy, ports, roads, airports, Railways etc.
Infrastructure
• Impact of infrastructure - economic, social & environmental.
• Ports - ocean transport routes, inland waterways, main regions of inland waterways etc.
• Roads - importance, government’s push towards road infrastructure, national infrastructure
pipeline, Bharatmala Pariyojana etc.
• Airports - air routes and signi cance, factors in uencing air transport, schemes.
• Railways - factors affecting railroads, distribution of railroads in the world
• Energy - energy pipeline transport, petroleum pipelines, gas pipelines
• Means, importance & development of transport
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• Operating cost in transport, transport patterns in world, transport and trade in modern Era
• Government transport policy, negative externalities of transport, challenges and issues
• Infrastructure has Avenue for investment, ownership and nancing
• Government initiatives and recommendations
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Investment models
Investment models
• Need for investment
• Sources of investment
• Measures of investment
• Capital and investment
• Classi cation of investment
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• Types of investment models
• Investment models followed by India - domestic investment model, public investment model,
private investment model, public private participation investment model
• Foreign investment models - FDI, FPI, FII etc.
• Role of State
• PPP( PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP,)
• Savings and investment trends
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AGRICULTURE
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TOPIC 8
Major crops- cropping patterns in various part of the country, different types of irrigation and
irrigation system storage, transportation and marketing of agricultural produce and issues
and related constraints, e-Technology in the aid of farmers
Major crops- cropping patterns in different types of irrigation and irrigation system
various part of the country storage
• Modes of irrigation
• Sources of irrigation
• Importance of cropping pattern
• Choosing an irrigation system
• Types of cropping pattern
• Problems associated with irrigation
• Reasons why cropping pattern differ
• Progress of irrigation and a ve-year plans.
• Factors in uencing cropping pattern
• Environmental effects of irrigation
• Emerging trends in cropping pattern
• Need for reforms in irrigation and national water
• Long run effects of these emerging trends
policy
• Government initiatives and suggestions
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Transport in marketing of agricultural produce & issues & constraints
• Process of agricultural marketing- marketing channels, functioning, Cost etc.
• Role of FCI
• Regulated markets
• Cooperative market
• Warehousing
• Shortcomings of current agricultural marketing processes
• APMC
• National agricultural markets(NAM)
• Farmer producer organisations(FPO)
• contract farming
• Futures trading in agricultural commodity
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Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices; Public
Distribution System - Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer
Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing.
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies & MSP
• Agricultural pricing policy
• Rational of subsidies
• Types of subsidies
• Effectiveness, extent and problems of subsidies
• Clash with WTO agreements
• Subsidies in India- farm, fertilisers, power, irrigation
• Objectives of subsidies
• Issues of buffer stock and food security
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Public Distribution System - Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping
• Signi cance and objective of PDS
• Functioning of PDS- fair price shops, FCI, ration cards, Aadhaar linking etc
• Challenges and issues with PDS
• Need and measures to improve the working of PDS
• Government initiatives and recommendations
• Critical analysis of cost and bene t of PDS,
• Evolution from universal PDS to targeted PDS
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Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing
• Buffer stock- objective and norms in India
• Impact of government procurement and distribution
• Need for food security
• NFSM and other food security related government initiatives
• Buffer stock policy and government intervention in food market to keep prices under limits
• Food security Bill, questions of resource mobilisation for Food security Bill and its criticism.
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Food Processing and Related Industries in India- Scope’ and Significance, Location, Upstream
and Downstream Requirements, Supply Chain Management.
Food processing and related industries in India
• Scope and potential in India
• Signi cance
• Challenges and constraints
• Location
• Upstream and downstream requirements
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• Government policies and initiatives - SAMPADA etc.
• Recommendations
• Process food scenario with respect to speci c sectors.
• Infrastructure development in food processing sector
• FDI in food processing
• Strategies adopted in budget, new foreign and domestic investment
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RESOURCES
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.
Science and technology - developments and their applications in every day life
• Chemicals in food - arti cial sweeteners, food preservatives etc
• Drugs - antacids, antihistamines, neurologically active drugs(tranquillisers & analgesics),
antimicrobials(antibiotics, antiseptics & disinfectants), anti-fertility drugs etc.
• Cleansing agents- soaps, synthetic detergents
• Etc.
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Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology; Indigenization of Technology and
Developing New Technology.
Achievements of Indians in science and technology
• Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman
• Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose • Vikram SaraBhai
• Satyendra Nath Bose • Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
• Meghnad Saha • Har Gobind Khorana
• Homi Jehangir Bhabha • Tessy, Thomas
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar • CNR Rao
• AP J. Abdul Kalam.
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Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology
and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.
Individualisation of technology in developing new technology
• Electronics and communication :- computers, information technology, display technologies, mobile
generations and smartphones, net neutrality, internet of things, big data initiative and privacy,
cybercrime & security, government initiatives
• Nano science and nano technologies :- basics, nano materials, application of nanotechnology, impact
of nanotechnology
• Robotics and AI :- advantages and disadvantages, applications, neural networks, machine, learning
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• Institutions and policy :- India’s policy in eld of science and technology, where is policies for S&T,
institutional structure, Department of science and technology, CSIR, science and engineering,
research board, technology development board, national accreditation, board for testing and
calibration laboratories, science and technology as a source of HRD, Indian global collaborations in
science projects, technology vision document 2035
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Individualisation of technology in developing new technology
• Biotechnology. :- genetic engineering, RNA types, genome sequencing, genomics, proteomics, Plant,
biotechnology, application in food and beverage industry, application in environment, application in
agriculture, biotechnology and medicine, bioethics and biopiracy, biosafety protocols, IPR in
biotechnology etc.
• Space :- orbit types, launch vehicle types and applications, space missions of key agencies, Israel
and its role in national development, private sector in space, p p p partnership in space sector, space
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• Defence :- missile system and classi cation, ballistic & cruise missiles, India’s missile system,
integrated guided missile programme, missile defence programs, weapon systems, defence reforms,
domains of warfare, defence platforms, defence organisation & laboratories, defence exercises
• Nuclear energy :- types of nuclear reactions, nuclear energy, and its applications(civil and military),
nuclear fuel and centrifugation, nuclear reactor, nuclear policy of India, nuclear radiation and its
impact, radioactive waste, nuclear and radiological disasters, institutions involved in nuclear energy
development.
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Issues related to IPR
• Need of IPR
• Types of IPR
• IPL regime in india
• International agreements related to IPR
• Geographical indicators
• Recent issues - ever greening, compulsory licensing, prominent cases etc.
• National intellectual property rights policy
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RESOURCES
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BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENT
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TOPIC 14
Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.
Environmental pollution in Environmental impact
Conservation
degradation assessment
• Biodiversity, ecology
• Types of pollution & pollutants
• Types of biodiversity
• Impact of pollution - ozone
• Biodiversity importance • What is EIA?
layer depletion, ozone hole,
• Biodiversity loss reasons • Indian guidelines & legislations
GHG emissions, GW,
• Conservation - in situ, • EIA process
eutrophication, acid rain,
Ex-situ, eco-sensitive • Need and bene t of EIA
deserti cation etc.
areas • Shortcomings of EIA
• Causes & sources
• Ecological hotspots • EIA rule in 1984
• Prevention & control
• National guidelines, • Environmental effect, analysed
• National environmental
legislations and other under EIA
agencies, legislations, policies
programs • Measures to make it effective
• International environmental
• International agreements
agencies and agreements.
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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Disaster and Disaster Management.
Disaster management
• Types of disasters
• Management of disasters
• Community level disaster management
• Government initiatives on disaster management
• Disaster management, preparedness & mitigation
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RESOURCES
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INTERNAL SECURITY
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TOPIC 16
Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism.
Linkages between development and spread of extremism
• Factors responsible for spread of extremism
• Steps State can take to reduce spread of extremism due to under
development
• Naxalism - purpose, why support from common man, why it is biggest
threat? etc.
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Role of External State & Non-State Actors in Creating Challenges to Internal Security
Role of external state and nonstate actors
• Threats from non-state actors - J&K separatism, Northeast insurgency, left wing extremism, right
wing terrorism, terrorism in hinterlands and border areas
• Reasons for spread of terrorism
• State-sponsored terrorism
• Institutional framework to challenges to internal security - NIA, NATGRID, NAC, UAPA, TADA, POTA,
NCTC etc.
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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.
Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks, Role of
Media and Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges
• Social diversity as issues of security
• Challenges from within neighbours as issue of security threat
• Law and order vs internal security
• Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges
• Challenges in monitoring social media
• Regulation of social media in India
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Basics of cyber security
• Cyber security & related terms
• Types of cyber crimes
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• India’s cyber security infrastructure
• National symbol security policy of India 2013
• International cooperation on cyber security
• Impact and steps needed
• Government initiatives
• Cyber warfare - contributing factors, recent initiatives for tackling
Money-laundering and its prevention
• Meaning, process & impact of money laundering
• Challenges and issues in tackling money laundering
• Steps to counter money laundering
• Terms related to money laundering
• Black money, parallel economy in India
• Government measures
TOPIC 19
Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas - Linkages of Organized Crime
with Terrorism.
Security challenges & their management in border areas
• Challenges in managing border security - & Terrestrial
• Land boundary disputes with neighbours
• India’s policy in border security management
• Community participation for border management
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Linkages of organised crime with terrorism
• Types of organised crimes
• Challenges in controlling organised crime
• Drug drug traf cking in India
• Combating organised crimes
• Linkage of terrorism and organised crime in India
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Various security forces & agencies & their mandate
Various security forces and agencies and their mandate
• Assam ri es
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• Border security force(BSF)
• Indo Tibetan border police(ITBP)
• Central industrial security force(CISF)
• Central reserve police force(CRPF)
• Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB)
• National security guard(NSG)
• Integrated theatre commands
• National maritime security coordinator
• Central armed police forces
• Issues with paramilitary forces
• Security and intelligence agencies - IB, R&AW etc
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