{"id":49476,"date":"2019-07-12T12:21:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T06:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=49476"},"modified":"2021-06-08T15:51:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T10:21:27","slug":"gs-general-studies-paper-3-upsc-mains-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gs-general-studies-paper-3-upsc-mains-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"GS (General Studies) Paper 3 UPSC Mains 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Instructions: Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each. Contents of the answers are more important than their length. All questions carry equal marks.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5\u00d720 = 200 Marks )<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.1)<\/strong>\u00a0The nature of economic growth in India in recent times is often described as a jobless growth. Do you agree with this view? Give arguments in favour of your answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.2)<\/strong>\u00a0Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non- farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.3)<\/strong>\u00a0In the view of the declining average size of land holdings in India which has made agriculture non \u2013 viable for a majority of farmers should contract farming and land leasing be promoted in agriculture? critically evaluate the pros and cons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.4)<\/strong>\u00a0How can the Digital India program help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What step has the government taken in this regard?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.5)<\/strong>\u00a0In what way could replacement of price subsidy with direct benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.6)<\/strong>\u00a0What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? Can e-commerce help in overcoming this bottleneck?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.7)<\/strong>\u00a0Craze for gold in Indian has led to surge in import of gold in recent years and put pressure on balance of payments and external value of rupee. In view of this, examine the merits of Gold Monetization scheme.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.8)<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cSuccess of make in India program depends on the success of Skill India programme and radical labour reforms.\u201d Discuss with logical arguments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.9)<\/strong>\u00a0To 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?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.10)<\/strong>\u00a0There is a clear acknowledgement that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are a tool of industrial development, manufacturing and exports. Recognising this potential, the whole instrumentality of SEZs require augmentation. Discuss the issue plaguing the success of SEZs with respect to taxation, governing laws and administration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.11)<\/strong>\u00a0What do you understand by \u201cStandard Positioning System\u201d and \u201cPrecision positioning system\u201d in the GPS era? Discuss the advantage India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven satellites.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.12)<\/strong>\u00a0What are the areas of prohibitive labour that can be sustainably managed by robots? Discuss the initiatives that can propel the research in premier research institutes for substantive and gainful innovation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.13)<\/strong>\u00a0Discuss the advantage and security implication of cloud hosting of servers vis-a-vis in house machine based hosting for government business.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.14)<\/strong>\u00a0India\u2019s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) which has a database containing formatted information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in country\u2019s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pro and cons of making the database available publicly available under open source licensing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.15)<\/strong>\u00a0Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) programmes and causes of mixed results from the previous schemes. What quantum leaps can help preserve the river Ganga better than incremental inputs?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.16)<\/strong>\u00a0The frequency of earthquakes appears to have increased in the Indian subcontinent. However, India\u2019s preparedness for mitigating their impact has significant gaps. Discuss various aspects.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.17)<\/strong>\u00a0Human right activists constantly highlight the fact that the Armed forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) is a draconian act leading to cases of human right abuses by security forces. What sections of AFSPA are opposed by the activists. Critically evaluate the requirement with reference to the view held by Apex Court.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.18)<\/strong>\u00a0Religious indoctrination via social media has resulted in Indian youth joining the ISIS. What is ISIS and its mission? How can ISIS be dangerous to the internal security of our country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.19)<\/strong>\u00a0The persisting drives of the government for development of large industries in backward areas have resulted in isolating the tribal population and the farmers who face multiple displacements. With Malkangiri and Naxalbari foci, discuss the corrective strategies needed to win the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) doctrine affected citizens back into mainstream of social and economic growth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Q.20)<\/strong>\u00a0Considering the threats cyberspace poses for the country, India needs a \u201cDigital Armed Forces\u201d to prevent crimes. Critically evaluate the National Cyber Security Policy, 2013 outlining the challenges perceived in its effective implementation.<\/p>\r\n

Previous Year UPSC Mains Papers<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGS Paper I<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGS Paper II<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nGS Paper III<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nGS Paper IV<\/strong><\/td>\r\nEssay<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2015<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I <\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaperII <\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nEssay\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2016<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0Paper III<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u00a0Essay<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2017<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0Paper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nEssay<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2018<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0Paper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nEssay<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2019<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0Paper I<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u00a0Paper II<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\nEssay<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2020<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\r\nEssay<\/a> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2021<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\nEssay<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2022<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/a><\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/a><\/td>\r\nEssay<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2023<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPaper I<\/td>\r\nPaper II<\/td>\r\nPaper III<\/td>\r\nPaper IV<\/td>\r\nEssay<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/div>\r\n
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