UPSC Mains 2023 GS-3 Question Paper

All 20 questions from this paper, with real topper answers where available.

• Q4. How does e-Technology help farmers in production and marketing Agricultural E- of agricultural produce? Explain it.10 marks · technology
• Q6. State the objectives and measures of land reforms in India. Discuss how land ceiling policy on landholding can be considered as an effective reform under economic criteria.10 marks · Land Ceiling Policy
• Q9. What are the direct and indirect subsidies provided to farm sector in India. Discuss the issues raised by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in relation to agricultural subsidies.15 marks · Farm Subsidies and WTO
• Q12. not be achieved in its earlier mission? List the countries that have achieved this task. Introduce the system in the spacecraft launched and explain the role of the ‘Virtual Launch Control Centre’ at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre which contributed to the successful15 marks · third moon mission
• Q13. Faster economic growth requires increased share of the manufacturing sector in GDP, particularly of MSMEs. Comment on the present policies of the government in this regard.10 marks · MSME
• Q14. What are the internal security challenges being faced by India? Give out the role of Central Intelligence and Investigative Agencies tasked to counter such threats.15 marks · Security Forces & Agencies
• Q15. Explain the changes in cropping patterns in India in the context of changes in consumption patterns and marketing conditions.15 marks · Consumption-Dr iven Cropping Patterns
• Q15. Dam failures are always catastrophic, especially on the downstream side, resulting in a colossal loss of life and property. Analyse the various causes of dam failures. Give two examples of large dam failures.10 marks · Structural Failure( Dam Failure)
• Q15. Winning of ‘Hearts and Minds’ in terrorism affected areas is an essential step in restoring the trust of the population. Discuss the WHAM Strategy measures adopted by the Government in this respect as part of the conflict resolution in Jammu and Kashmir.10 marks · in J&K
• Q15. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by our adversaries across the borders to ferry arms/ammunitions, drugs, etc, is a serious threat to the internal security. Comment on the measures being taken to tackle this threat.10 marks · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
• Q16. Give out the major sources of terror funding in India and the efforts being made to curtail these sources. In the light of this, also discuss the aim and objective of the Conference recently held at New Delhi in November 2022.15 marks · Money for Money for Terror (NMFT) Terror (NMFT)
• Q21. Introduce the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI). How does Al help clinical diagnosis? Do you perceive any threat to privacy of the AI in Healthcare individual in the use of Al in healthcare?10 marks
• Q22. Discuss several ways in which microorganisms can help in meeting the current fuel shortage. The adoption of electric vehicles is rapidly growing worldwide. How10 marks · Biofuels & Microorganism
• Q23. What is the status of digitalization in the Indian economy? Examine the problems faced in this regard and suggest improvements.10 marks · Digitalization
• Q23. do electric vehicles contribute to reducing carbon emissions and what are the key benefits they offer compared to traditional combustion engine vehicles?15 marks · EV
• Q24. Most of the unemployment in India is structural in nature. Examine Unemployment the methodology adopted to compute unemployment in the country and suggest improvements.15 marks · and its methodology
• Q25. Distinguish between ‘care economy’ and ‘monetised economy’. How can care economy be brought into monetised economy Care economy through women empowerment?15 marks
• Q26. What is oil pollution? What are its impacts on the marine ecosystem? In what way is pollution particularly harmful for a country like India.10 marks · Marine oil pollution
• Q27. Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a few India’s wetlands of international importance included in the Ramsar Sites.15 marks · National Wetland Conservation Programmes
• Q28. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted a global sea level rise of about one metre by AD 2100. What would be its impact in India and the other countries in the Indian Ocean region?15 marks · IPCC