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General Studies – 1
Topic: population and associated issues
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
A recent report that focused on the current status and outlook for youth employment in India paints a grim picture of the country’s widely touted ‘demographic dividend’, which appears set to waste away unless there are immediate and targeted policy interventions.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about demographic dividend, impediments to achieving it especially skill mismatch and ways to overcome it.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining demographic dividend and its various features.
Body:
First, write about the various impediments to achieving the dividend – demographic dividend may turn into a liability in the absence of enough jobs and the required skilled workforce etc.
Next, suggest ways to overcome the limitations.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement represents a critical step towards rebuilding trust and coordination between nations.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the need and importance of a global agreement on pandemics.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
First, write about the various issues faced during the COVID19 pandemic that necessitated a global pandemic agreement.
Next, write about the importance of such agreements – greater international cooperation, addressing systemic vulnerabilities, and prioritizing investments in pandemic preparedness and response etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
General Studies – 3
Topic: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu ,Insights on India
Why the question:
The spectre of electricity shortages rises again as hot weather descends across the country.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the importance of coal for India and steps that are needed to harness it effectively and efficiently.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving facts regarding the coal production in the country.
Body:
First, write in detail about the importance of coal to India’s energy security and economy. Cite statistics to substantiate.
Next, write about the measures that are needed for better planning, infrastructure development and increase of domestic supplies of coal
Next, write about the need to cut dependency of coal and move towards renewable source of energy.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
4. Discuss importance of biodiversity conservation in light of the services it provides. (150 words)
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 3 and mentioned as part of Mission-2024 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question: To write about the importance of biodiversity conservation in light of the services it provides.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining biodiversity.
Body:
First, Write about the reasons as to why Biodiversity is important to humans. Economic—biodiversity provides humans with raw materials for consumption and production, Ecological life support, Recreation—many recreational pursuits rely on our unique biodiversity, Cultural and scientific.
Next, bring out the major threats to bio diversity and ways to conserve it.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 3 and mentioned as part of Mission-2024 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To explain the major causes for rising cases of man-animal conflict and steps taken by government to control it.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
start with what you understand by Man-Animal conflicts.
Body:
Start by explaining what you understand by man-animal conflicts. Discuss what the main causes of man wildlife conflict are – The cause of human wildlife conflict was human settlement, agricultural expansion, illegal grass collection, over grazing by livestock and deforestation in national park. As a result, local communities disliked wildlife inhabiting in and around their surroundings. human population growth and expansion, habitat degradation and fragmentation, land use transformation and increasing densities of livestock grazing in protected areas are considered as major causes of man-carnivore conflicts.
Write about the various government policies and programmes in this direction.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
General Studies – 4
Topic: dimensions of ethics;
Difficulty level: Tough
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about environmental integrity, its features and its importance.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining ‘environmental integrity’.
Body:
In the first part, write about the various features of environmental integrity and its dimensions.
Next, write about the importance of environmental integrity and cite examples to substantiate your points.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
Topic: Case Study
(a) What are the ethical issues involved in the above case?
(b) What are the options available to you in order to complete the project as well as to retain Seema in the organization?
(c) What would be your response to Seema’s predicament? What measures would you institute to prevent such occurrences from happening in your organization?
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