Civil Services Mains General Studies Paper 3

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Topic 1: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,
mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
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Topic 2: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
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Topic 3: 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.
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Topic 4: 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.
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Topic 5: Food processing and related industries in India- scope
and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply
chain management.
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Topic 6: Land reforms in
India.
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Topic 7: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in
industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
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Topic 8: Government Budgeting.
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Topic 9: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports,
Railways etc.
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Topic 10: Investment models.
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Topic 11: Science and Technology- developments and their
applications and effects in everyday life
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Topic 12: Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
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Topic 13: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,
robotics, nano-technology, bio- technology
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Topic 14: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,
environmental impact assessment
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Topic 15: Disaster and disaster management.
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Topic 16: Issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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Topic 17: Linkages between development and spread of
extremism.
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Topic 18: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating
challenges to internal security.
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Topic 19: 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
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Topic 20: Security challenges and their management in border
areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
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Topic 21: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
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