Economy

PAPER-IV

 General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

•            Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development, and employment.

•            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 technology.

•            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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