HPAS 2017 GS3 Mains Question Paper

HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 1

What role can the RBI play in tackling bank scams?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 2

What are the advantages of a cashless economy?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 3

Differentiate between the role of the erstwhile Planning Commission and the present NITI Aayog.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 4

More than 45% of India’s population is below the age of 25 years. How can it be a boon for the economy?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 5

Explain the objectives of Chandrayaan-1.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 6

What is the role of the Indian Space Research Organization?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 7

List the advantages of Solar Energy.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 8

Write down the use of biofertilizers and biopesticides in organic farming.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 9

What are the different approaches for soil conservation?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 10

Give an account of different irrigation techniques that use less water than flood (furrow) irrigation.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 11

What is the average size of each of the various categories of land-holdings in H.P., ranging from marginal to large (in hectares)?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 12

What is the criteria for according special category status to the Himachal Pradesh state?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 13

Enumerate any five items which have been patented or for which attempts are being made to get patented in Himachal Pradesh under the Intellectual Property Rights.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 14

What steps are being taken in H.P. to ensure the zero-budget model of natural farming?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 15

What are the positive and negative effects of promoting tourism in H.P.?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 16

“Expansion of the manufacturing sector is critical to employment generation in India.” Comment.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 17

Describe traditional and modern rainwater harvesting techniques for harvesting rainwater.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 18

What are the four principles on which organic agriculture (farming) is based?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 19

Define sustainable agriculture and explain thrust areas under the National Mission for sustainable agriculture.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 20

Explain different missions which form the core of the National Action Plan on climate change.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 21

What do you understand by space technology? Describe the role of space technology for natural resources mapping and management.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 22

What do you understand by clean and environment-friendly energy? List various sources of it.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 23

What has been the contribution of various sectors of the Economy to the State Gross Domestic Product (SGDP) in H.P. (in percentage terms) during the 2016-17 fiscal year?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 24

Comment on the preposition that hydel power generation in H.P. needs to strike a balance between the need to protect the environment, on the one hand, and the need to generate revenue and create employment, on the other.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 25

What services are being provided by HIMSWAN to bring efficiency and transparency in H.P. in the public administration of the state?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 26

What are the major challenges in the implementation of GST in India? What impact is it likely to have on the Indian economy in the next five years?

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 27

“India is second to none in the field of space technology.” Discuss this in the light of various earth observation missions launched by India.

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HPAS 2017 GS3 Question 28

What are the major impediments in the industrial growth of Himachal Pradesh and what way-out would you suggest?

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