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General Studies – 1
Topic: Social empowerment
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
Every year, March 15 is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day to create awareness about the rights of consumers. One section of consumers who might remain invisible in these celebrations or even in the discourse around consumer rights is consumers with disabilities.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the efforts at achieving inclusivity for PwD’s and further steps need to empower them to lead a normal life.
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 the answer by giving statistic regarding the number of persons with disabilities (PwD) in India.
Body:
First, write about the efforts made at improving the lives of PwD’s – Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Sugamya Bharat Abhiyaan/Accessible India campaign, Disability movement etc.
Mention the shortcomings of the above – lack of medical treatment, educational opportunity, absence of PwDs in decision making etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward to involve PwDs as stakeholder in their development and decision-making.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: Live Mint
Why the question:
The per-person monthly spending in urban areas of India in 2022-23 was 1.72 times that in rural areas. It was ₹3,773 and ₹6,459 in rural and urban areas respectively, as per the government’s recently released data on household consumption expenditure.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about how rural-urban developmental imbalance reflects the inequality of opportunities and measures to overcome the same.
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:
First explain what you understand by rural-urban developmental imbalance.
Body:
In the first part, write about the rural-urban developmental imbalance reflects unequal opportunities, stemming from disparities in infrastructure, economy, education, technology, and healthcare.
Next, write about the measures needed to address these inequalities – investing in rural infrastructure, promoting rural industries, enhancing access to education and skills training, closing the technological gap, ensuring equitable healthcare and social services
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
General Studies – 3
Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: en.wikipedia.org
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 LHC, its objectives, working and recent discoveries made by it.
Directive word:
Explain – Clarify the topic by giving a detailed account as to how and why it occurred, or what is the context. You must be defining key terms wherever appropriate and substantiate with relevant associated facts.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
First, write about the technology behind nuclear medicine.
Next, write about the various applications of nuclear medicine – imaging techniques like PET and SPECT scans for detailed visualization of internal structures and functions, aiding in early disease detection and personalized treatment planning etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
Topic: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
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 role of robotics in agriculture – its potential and limitations.
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 giving context.
Body:
First, write about the need to innovate in agriculture to meet the present day challenges.
Next, write about the potential advantages of the above – planting, harvesting, and weeding with greater speed, precision, and efficiency than human labour, to sustainable agriculture by minimizing the use of harmful chemicals and fertilizers and reducing water consumption.
Next, write about the shortcomings of the above – high costs, limited access to finance, and lack of technical expertise etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Down to Earth , Insights on India , Insights on India
Why the question:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch (CRW) of the United States and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) have confirmed the fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023-2024.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about characteristics of coral reefs, its distribution and threats they face and steps needed to prevent them.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining coral reefs.
Body:
First, in detail write about the salient features of coral reefs, its formation and types.
Next, with a help of a small representative map show their distribution across the planets.
Next, write about the major natural and anthropogenic threats to coral ecosystems across the world. Cite examples. Write about the steps that are needed to protect them.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
General Studies – 4
Topic: Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes;
Difficulty level: Moderate
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4.
Directive:
Elucidate – Give a detailed account as to how and why it occurred, or what is the particular context. You must be defining key terms where ever appropriate, and substantiate with relevant associated facts.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by writing about the attributes of moral excellence.
Body:
Write about how for a person with moral excellence virtuous character enables them to perceive the world as a vast and interconnected entity, and they are able to navigate it with ease and wisdom. Cite examples to substantiate.
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising.
Topic: Case Study
The digital artist Beeple was shocked in August when several Twitter users generated their own versions of one of his paintings with AI-powered tools. Similar software can create music and videos. The broad term for all this is ‘generative AI’ and as we lurch to the digital future, familiar tech industry challenges like copyright and social harm are re-emerging.
Now, we have deepfake videos of politicians, actors and prominent personalities which can cause irreparable harm to our society and democratic institutions.
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- What are the ethical issues in the above case?
- How can we have ‘ethical AI’?
- Suggest measures that must be taken to prevent moral damage that can from AI.
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