General Studies (Mains) Paper – 3 Syllabus for IAS UPSC Mains Exam


  • Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. | #IndianEconomyQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.  | #InclusiveGrowthQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Government Budgeting.  | #BudgetingQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country; Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers Economics of animal-rearingFood processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.  Technology missions;| #AgricultureQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices;  | #SubsidiesQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Public Distribution System– objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;  | #PDSQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Land reforms in India.  | #LandReformsQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.  | #LiberalizationQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc; Investment models.  | #InfrastructureInvestmentQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Science and Technology– developments and their applications and effects in everyday life, Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology, Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology  | #SandTQuestions | Tag | Articles and
  • Issues relating to intellectual property rights.  | #IPRQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation , Environmental impact assessment  | #EnvironmentQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Disaster and disaster management.  | #DisasterManagementQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Linkages between development and spread of extremism.  | #DevelopmentExtremismQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.  | #StateNonStateQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges,  | #InternalSecurityQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Basics of cyber security;  | #CuberSecurityQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Money-laundering and its prevention  | #MoneyLaunderingQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with
    terrorism  | #BorderSecurityQuestions | Tag | Articles
  • Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.  | #SecurityForcesQuestions | Tag | Articles