PAPER-IV
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and
• 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
• 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
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