UPSC Mains GS3 Paper 2024

Q1. Examine the pattern and trend of public expenditure on social services in the post-reforms period in India. To what extent this has been in consonance with achieving the objectice of inclusive growth?

Q2. What are the cause of persistent high food inflation in India? Comment on the effecticencess of the monetary policy of the RBI to control this type of inflation.

Q3. What were the factors responsible for the successful implementation of land reforms in some parts of the country? Elaborate.

Q4. Explain the role of millets for ensuring health and nutritional security in India.

Q5. What is the present world scenario of intellectual property rights with respect to life materials? Although, India is second in the world to file patents, stell only a few have been commercialized. Explain the reasons behind this less commercialization.

Q6. What is the technology being employed for electronic toll collection on highways? What are its adcantages and limitations? What are the proposed changes that will make this process seamless? Would this transition

Q7. Industrial pollution of river water is a significant environmetal issues in India. Discuss the various mitigation measures to deal with this problem and also the government's initiatives in this regard.

Q8. What role do environment NGOs and activists play in influencing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) outcomes for major projects in India? Cite four examples with all important detaiis.

Q9. Explain how narco-terrosrism has emerged as a serious threat across the country. Suggest suitable measures to counter narco-terrorism.

Q10. Describe the context and salient features of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Q11. Discuss the merits and demerits of the four 'Labour Codes' in the context of labour market reforms in India. What has been the progress so far in this regard?

Q12. What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India? In this context, discuss the govenment's UDAN Scheme and its achievements.

Q13. What are the major challenges faced by Indian irrigation system in recent times? State the measures taken by the government for efficient irrigation management.

Q14. Elucidate the importance of buffer stocks for stabilizing agricultural prices in India. What are the challenges associated with the storage of buffer stock? Discuss.

Q15. The world is facing an acute shortage of clean and safe freshwater. What are the alternative technologies which can solve this crisis? Briefly discuss any three such technologies citing their key merits and demerits.

Q16. What are asteroids? How real is the threat of them causing extinction of life? What strategies have been development to prevent such a catastrophe?

Q17. What is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targests of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030)

Q18. Flooding in urban areas is as emerging climate-induced disaster. Discuss the causes of this disaster. Mention the features of two major floods in the last two decades in India. Describe the policies and frameworks in India that aim at tackling such floods.

Q19. India has a long and trobled border with China and pakistan fraught with contentious issues. Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border. Also give out the development Programme (BADP) and Border Infrastructure and management (BM) Scheme.

Q20. Social media and encrypting messaging services pase a serious security challenge. What measures have been adopted at varous levels to address the security implications of social media? Also suggest any other remedies to address the problem.