UPSC Main Examination
General Studies III Mains Syllabus
250
Total Marks
3 Hours
Duration
Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
Syllabus
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- • Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
- • Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
- • Government Budgeting.
- • 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.
- • 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.
- • Food processing and related industries in India-scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
- • Land reforms in India.
- • Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
- • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
- • Investment models .
- • 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 and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
- • Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
- • Disaster and disaster management .
- • Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
- • Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
- • 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.
- • Security challenges and their management in border areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
- • Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.