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General​ ​Studies​ ​Paper​ ​-​ ​3

Date​:​ ​05/09/2017​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Duration​:​ ​2​ ​Hours

Answer​ ​ALL​ ​the​ ​questions​ ​in​ ​about​ ​200​​ ​words​ ​each:​ ​(15​ ​x​ ​10=​ ​150​ ​Marks)

1. According​ ​to​ ​Labour​ ​Bureau​ ​figures,​ ​India​ ​added​ ​just​ ​1.35​ ​lakh​ ​jobs​ ​in​ ​eight
labour-intensive​ ​sectors​ ​in​ ​2015,​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​the​ ​9.3​ ​lakh​ ​jobs​ ​that​ ​were​ ​created
in​ ​2011.​ ​What​ ​does​ ​this​ ​data​ ​indicate?​ ​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​the​ ​real​ ​problem​ ​is
underemployment​ ​rather​ ​than​ ​unemployment?​ ​Critically​ ​comment.

2. What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​understand​ ​by​ ​inclusive​ ​growth?​ ​It​ ​is​ ​evident​ ​that​ ​the​ ​growth
process​ ​in​ ​India​ ​has​ ​not​ ​been​ ​inclusive.​ ​In​ ​your​ ​opinion,​ ​what​ ​went​ ​wrong​ ​with
the​ ​Indian​ ​growth​ ​process?​ ​What​ ​corrections​ ​are​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​make​ ​growth
inclusive?​ ​Discuss.

3. What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​salient​ ​features​ ​of​ ​National​ ​Policy​ ​for​ ​Skill​ ​Development​ ​and
Entrepreneurship​ ​2015?​ ​Examine​ ​the​ ​effect​ ​of​ ​skill​ ​gap​ ​on​ ​India’s​ ​economic
growth.

4. What​ ​are​ ​ultra-mega​ ​power​ ​projects​ ​(UMPPs)?​ ​It​ ​is​ ​said​ ​that​ ​UMPPs​ ​have​ ​bleak
future.​ ​Examine​ ​why.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​ultra​ ​mega​ ​solar​ ​power​ ​plants​ ​are​ ​the​ ​answer
to​ ​India’s​ ​energy​ ​woes?​ ​Critically​ ​examine.

5. The​ ​recent​ ​Economic​ ​Survey​ ​has​ ​declared​ ​that​ ​urbanization​ ​will​ ​define​ ​the
trajectory​ ​of​ ​Indian​ ​development.​ ​What​ ​suggestions​ ​does​ ​the​ ​Economic​ ​Survey
make​ ​in​ ​this​ ​regard?​ ​Discuss.

6. Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​government’s​ ​decision​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​100​ ​per​ ​cent​ ​FDI​ ​in​ ​the​ ​defence
sector​ ​would​ ​boost​ ​India’s​ ​moribund​ ​military​ ​indigenisation​ ​effort?​ ​Critically
examine.

7. What​ ​do​ ​floods​ ​and​ ​water-logging​ ​in​ ​India’s​ ​metros​ ​tell​ ​us​ ​about​ ​urban​ ​planning
and​ ​future​ ​of​ ​India’s​ ​urbanization​ ​process?​ ​Critically​ ​comment.
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 8. What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​features​ ​of​ ​draft​ ​model​ ​APMC​ ​Act,​ ​2016?​ ​Will​ ​provisions​ ​of​ ​this
model​ ​act​ ​solve​ ​marketing​ ​issues​ ​faced​ ​by​ ​India’s​ ​agriculture​ ​sector?​ ​Discuss
critically.

9. Discuss​ ​the​ ​challenges​ ​in​ ​the​ ​effective​ ​implementation​ ​of​ ​ ​Targeted​ ​Public
Distribution​ ​System​ ​(TPDS)​ ​and​ ​alternatives​ ​to​ ​reform​ ​the​ ​existing​ ​machinery.

10. Examine​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​information​ ​and​ ​communication​ ​technologies​ ​(ICT)​ ​and
other​ ​new​ ​technologies​ ​in​ ​ensuring​ ​food​ ​security.

11. It​ ​is​ ​said​ ​that​ ​the​ ​economic​ ​contribution​ ​of​ ​livestock​ ​is​ ​today​ ​more​ ​than​ ​that​ ​of
food​ ​grain​ ​crops​ ​in​ ​India.​ ​Examine​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​livestock​ ​in​ ​Indian​ ​economy.​ ​Also
comment​ ​on​ ​the​ ​effect​ ​of​ ​cow​ ​slaughter​ ​ban​ ​on​ ​Indian​ ​economy.

12. Parliamentary​ ​scrutiny​ ​of​ ​public​ ​finance​ ​is​ ​a​ ​very​ ​important​ ​aspect​ ​for​ ​holding
governments​ ​accountable​ ​to​ ​the​ ​people.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​establishing​ ​a
Parliamentary​ ​Budget​ ​Office,​ ​an​ ​independent​ ​and​ ​impartial​ ​body​ ​linked​ ​directly
to​ ​Parliament,​ ​is​ ​a​ ​fitting​ ​response​ ​to​ ​this​ ​concern?​ ​Analyse.

13. According​ ​to​ ​recent​ ​reports,​ ​China​ ​has​ ​combined​ ​satellite​ ​technology​ ​and​ ​the
elusiveness​ ​of​ ​quantum​ ​mechanics​ ​to​ ​demonstrate​ ​how​ ​secret​ ​information​ ​can​ ​be
transmitted​ ​over​ ​a​ ​thousand​ ​kilometres.​ ​What​ ​is​ ​quantum​ ​mechanics?​ ​How​ ​is​ ​it
being​ ​used​ ​by​ ​China​ ​to​ ​transmit​ ​secret​ ​information​ ​to​ ​long​ ​distances?​ ​Examine.

14. What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​understand​ ​by​ ​knowledge-based​ ​economy?​ ​What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​powers
and​ ​components​ ​of​ ​knowledge-based​ ​economy?​ ​Can​ ​India​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​as
knowledge-based​ ​economy?​ ​Substantiate.

15. It​ ​is​ ​argued​ ​that​ ​given​ ​the​ ​Aadhaar​ ​infrastructure​ ​and​ ​the​ ​proliferation​ ​of
cellphones​ ​in​ ​India,​ ​blockchain​ ​technology​ ​can​ ​easily​ ​be​ ​adapted​ ​to​ ​fight​ ​voter
fraud.​ ​Discuss.​ ​Also​ ​examine​ ​other​ ​benefits​ ​of​ ​blockchain​ ​technology​ ​in
governance.

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