General Studies Paper 3 - Open Test Instructions : Answer the below questions your words. Each question carries equal marks (12.5x20 = 250 marks ). ) Quality ity of the answer is more important impor than the length of the answer. 1. Trace the history of demonetization in India. Discuss the challenges and opportunities it offers. How far do you think can it help fight the menacee of black money and corruption? corrup भारत म वमु करण के इ तहास क

या या कर । वमु करण के चुनौ तय और अवसर क चचा कर।

वमु करण कस हद तक काला धन और

टाचार के खलाफ लड़ाई म मदद कर सकता है?

2. Ease of doing business is critical to attracting foreign investment, generating employment, and promoting growth. In this context, discuss the recent initiatives taken by government to improve ease of doing business ness in the country. यापार करने क आसानी वदे शी नवेश को आक षत करने, रोजगार पैदा करने, और वकास को बढ़ावा दे ने के लए मह वपूण है । इस संदभ म दे श म कारोबार करने क आसानी के सध ु ार के लए सरकार

वारा उठाए गए पहल क चचा कर।

3) What do you understand by 'National ational Security Doctrine'? What issues do you think exist in India’s national security? Elaborate how a doctrine will address the same. 'रा

य सुर ा स ांत' से आप

रा

य सुर ा स ांत उन मु

या समझते ह? ह वे कौन से मु े भारत क रा

य सुर ा को

भा वत त करते ह ह? काश डाल|

को कैसे हल कर सकता है ?

4) It is often said that the job creation in India has been exclusionary in nature. What social, economic, and public policy factors, in your opinion, have caused this? Suggest policy measures needed to overcome the same. यह अ सर कहा जाता है क भारत म रोजगार सज ृ न

कृ त म अपवजना मक है ।

या सामािजक, आ थक और सावज नक

नी त कारक , आपक राय म, इसक वजह से है? इसपे काबू पाने के लए नी त उपाय सुझाएँ।

5) The 'Make In India' campaign has largely lar overlooked the key role SEZs could play in boosting manufacturing in India. Why have SEZs failed to do so? Suggest measures measure that can be undertaken for the revival of SEZs. 'मेक इन इं डया' अ भयान ने काफ हद तक भारत म व नमाण बढ़ाने म क मह वपूण भू मका को अनदे खा कया है । कारण ह क ऐसा करने म नाकाम रहे ह? एसईजे एसई ड (SEZ) के पुन

य

ार के लए सुझाव द।

6) ISRO can be a considered as a flagbearer of India’s low cost Make in India Program. How can the excellence achieved in arena of space be spread over sectors s of economy ? इसरो को भारत क कम लागत का मेक इन इं डया काय म का उ कृ टता को अथ यव था के और

े

वज वाहक माना जा सकता है । अंत र

के

म कैसे फैलाया जा सकता है ? ।

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े

म हा सल

7) The development of the Blue Economy holds immense promise for the Indian Ocean region. What do you understand by the term Blue Economy? How it, if promoted, help achieve sustainability? Is Blue economy a w wider concept than Green Economy? Explain. नील अथ यव था का वकास हंद महासागर

े

के लए अपार संभावनाएं लाता है । नील अथ यव था से आप

ह? इसे बढ़ावा दे ने से आ थक और पयावरण ि थरता

ा त करने म कैसे मदद मल सकती है?

या समझते

या लू अथ यव था ह रत

अथ यव व था क तुलना म एक यापक अवधारणा है? 8) What do you understand tand by the term DNA profiling? What are its objectives? Critically examine the requirement for a law on DNA profiling. डीएनए

ोफाइ लंग से आप

या समझते ह?? इसका

या उ े य है ? डीएनए

ोफाइ लंग पर एक कानन ू के लए आव यकता पर

समालोचना मक प र ण कर। 9) What do you understand by Bioprospecting? Discuss the benefits and nd challenges of bioprospecting. What measures can be taken to protect the rights of indigenous people people on the inherent genetic diversity in Nature and prevent biopiracy? आप बओ ो पेि टं ग से व वधता पर

या समझते ह? बओ ो पेि टं ग क लाभ और चन ु ौ तय पर चचा कर।

वदे शी लोग के अ धकार क र ा और बायोपायेरेसी रोकने के लए

कृ त म न हत आनव ु ं शक

या उपाय कये जा सकते ह ह?

10) What reasons can be attributed to the sudden increase in incidents of urban flooding in recent times? Explain with examples. हाल के दन म शहर बाढ़ क घटनाओं म अचानक व ृ

के लए

या कारण िज मेदार ठहराये जा सकते ते ह? उदाहरण के साथ

समझाएं। 11) The story of India's economic conomic growth remains incomplete unless the goals of financial inclusion ar are met. Write a short note on how the following mechanisms/ institutions can play a role in promoting financial inclusion in the country. a) India Post Payment Banks b) Regional Rural Banks c) Priority Sector Lending भारत क आ थक व ृ

क कहानी बना व तीय समावेशन के ल य क

म व तीय समावेश को बढ़ावा दे ने म क) भारतीय डाक भुगतान बक ख)

या भू मका नभा सकते ह ? सं

ाि त हुए अधूरा है । न न ल खत तं

े ीय

ामीण बक ग) ग

ाथ मकता

/ सं थान दे श

े

त ट पणी लख। ऋण

12) Agricultural reforms must begin with reforms in subsidy regime in the fertilizer segment. What is ailing India’s fertilizer subsidy regime? Suggest reforms. कृ ष सुधार उवरक

े

सि सडी यव था को

म सि सडी यव था म सुधार के साथ शु

होना चा हए। वे कौन सी बीमा रयां भारत के उवरक

सत करती ह? सधार ध द ु ार का सुझाव द।

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13) What explains the anomaly between India's successful eradication of Polio, but failure to even ven con contain vector borne diseases? Critically examine India's preparedness for fighting Vector Borne diseases in the light of outbreak of Dengue and Chikungunya. भारत क पो लयो क सफल उ मल ह| ऐसा ू न के बीच वे टर ज नत रोग को रोकने म वफलता वसंग त लगते ह और चकनगु नया के

यँू है ? डगू

कोप क रोशनी म वे टर ज नत रोग से लड़ने के लए भारत क तैया रय क समालोचनापूवक चचा

कर। 14) The health of banking sector is a barometer of the health of a nation's economy. Discuss the challenges faced by Banking Sector in India today.. What reforms, in your opinion, can bring banking sector back on track? ब कं ग

े

का

वा

य दे श क अथ यव था के

चुनौ तय ह? चचा कर ।

वा

य का एक पैमाना है । आज भारत म ब कं ग

या आपक राय म, म ब कं ग

े

े

वारा कौन सी

को वापस पटर पर लाने के लए कन सुधार क आव यकता है ?

15) What do you understand by the term 'Fourth Industrial Indu Revolution'? Discuss the opportunities and challenges that it offers. आप 'चौथे औ यो गक

ां त' से

या समझते ह? ह इसके अवसर और चुनौ तय क

या या कर।

16) Write short notes on (a)) Gravitational Waves (c) Scramjet Engine (क) गु

वाकषण लहर (ग) Scramjet इंजन पर लघु नोट लख| लख

17) Discuss the anthropogenic and natural causes behind the recent increase in air pollution in North India that has been in news recently. Also suggest remedial measures to tackle them. उ तर भारत म वायु

दष ू ण म वृ

है क हाल क खबर के पीछे मानवीय और

ाकृ तक कारण पर चचा कर। इसके अलावा

उ ह नपटने के लए उपचारा मक उपाय का सुझाव द। 18) Augmented Reality is going to o shape the world in ways beyond the human civilization of today can imagine. What do you understand by Augmented Reality? List ist some of its applications. What challenges do you think augmented reality can pose ? संव धत वा त वकता आज क मानव स यता क सोच से परे तर के से द ु नया को नए आकार दे न नेे जा रहा है । संव धत वा त वकता से आप

या समझते ह? उसके

या उपयोग ह? आपक राय म संव धत वा त वकता

या चन ु ौ तय पैदा कर

सकते ह? 19) What is 'Market Economy Status' under WTO? Discuss the possible impact of China being granted Market Economy Status, on India. Also examine the arguments against China being granted the same. व व यापार संगठन के तहत 'बाजार बाजार अथ यव था का दजा' दजा

या है ? चीन के बाजार अथ यव था का दजा से भारत पर

भाव पड़ सकते ह? इसके अलावा चीन को यह दजा दए जाने के खलाफ दए गए तक क

या या कर कर।

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20) Recently, Indian finance minister has urged BRICS nations to develop an arbitration mechanism among amongst themselves.. What is the need for such a mechanism? What steps can India take to evolve itself into an International Arbitration hub. हाल ह म भारतीय व त मं ी ने कया है । ऐसी यव था क

स ( BRICSA) दे श से आपस म एक म य थता तं

या ज रत है? भारत एक अंतररा

य पंचाट क

के

वक सत करने के लए आ ह

प म खुद को वक सत करने के लए ले

या कदम उठा सकता है ?

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Trace the history of demonetization in India. Discuss the challenges and opportunities it offers. How far do you think it can help fight the menace of black money and corruption?

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