Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
What do you understand by Fixed Dose Drug Combinations (FDCs)? Discuss their merits and (2013 10 Marks)
What do you understand by Umpire decision review in cricket? Discuss its various Explain how silicon tape on the edge of a bat may fool the system? (2013 10 Marks)
Can overuse and the availability of antibiotics without doctor’s prescription, the contributors to the emergence of drug-resistant diseases in India? What are the available mechanisms for monitoring and control? Critically discuss the various issues involved. (2014 12.5 Marks)
Describe the benefits of deriving electric energy from sunlight in contrast to the conventional energy generation? What are the initiatives offered by our government for this purpose? (2020, 15 Marks)
What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Protection Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the advantages India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just sevensatellites. (2015 12.5 Marks)
What are the areas of prohibitive labour (whereby law prohibited ex manual scavenging) that can be sustainably managed by robots? Discuss the initiatives that can propel research in premier research institutesfor substantive and gainful innovation. (2015 15 Marks)
How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off bythe science-based technologies? (2020, 10 Marks)
COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented devastation worldwide. However, technological advancements are being availed readily to win over the crisis. Give an account of how technology was soughtto aid management to the pandemic. (2020, 15 Marks)
How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off bythe science-based technologies? (2020, 10 Marks)
COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented devastation worldwide. However, technological advancements are being availed readily to win over the crisis. Give an account of how technology was soughtto aid management to the pandemic. (2020, 15 Marks)
What is the basic principle behind vaccine development? How do vaccines work? What approaches were adopted by the Indian vaccine manufacturers to produce COVID-19 vaccines? (2022, 15 Marks)
Elucidate the relationship between globalization and new technology in a world of scarce resources, with special reference to India. (2022, 15 Marks)
Achievements of Indians in science & technology
Discuss India’s achievements in the field of Space Science and How the application of this technology has helped India in its socio-economic development? (2016 12.5 Marks)
Discuss the work of ‘Bose-Einstein Statistics’ done by Satyendra Nath Bose and show how it revolutionized the field of Physics. (2018, 10 Marks)
Discuss India’s achievements in the field of Space Science and Technology. How the application of this technology has helped India in its socio-economic development? (2016 12.5 Marks)
Indigenization of technology and developing new technology
India has achieved remarkable successes in unmanned space missions including the Chandrayaan and Mars Orbitter Mission, but has not ventured into manned space mission, both in terms of technology and logistics? Explain critically. (2017, 10 Marks)
Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in What is the advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India? (2017 15 Marks)
With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy. (2018, 15 Marks)
Why is IRNSS needed? How does it help in navigation? (2018, 15 Marks)
What is India’s plan to have its own space station and how will it benefit our space programme? (2019 10 Marks)
How have digital initiatives in India contributed to functioning of education system in country? Elaborate your answer (2020 15 Marks)
How is S-400 air defence system technically superior to any other system presently available in the world? (2021 10 Marks)
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nanotechnology, bio-technology
How does the 3D printing technology work? List out the advantages and disadvantages of the technology. (2013 5 Marks)
What is an FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) composite material? How are they manufactured? Discuss their applications in aviation and automobile industries. (2013 5 marks)
How does the 3D printing technology work? List Scientific research in Indian universities is declining, because a career in science is not as attractive as our business operations, engineering or administration, and the universities are becoming consumer oriented. Critically comment. (2014)
Why is nanotechnology one of the key technologies of the 21st century? Describe the salient features of Indian Government’s Mission on Nanoscience and Technology and the scope of its application in the development process of the country. (2016 12.5 Marks)
Stem cell therapy is gaining popularity in India to treat a wide variety of medical conditions including Leukaemia, Thalassemia, damaged cornea and several burns. Describe briefly what stem cell therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments? (2017 10 Marks)
How does the JUNO mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of earth? (2017 10 Marks)
Why is there so much activity in the field of biotechnology in our country? How has this activity benefitted the field of biopharma? (2018 15 Marks)
How can biotechnology help to improve the living standards of farmers? (2019, 15 Marks)
What do you understand by nanotechnology and how is it helping in health sector? (2020, 10 Marks)
What are the research and development achievements in applied biotechnology? How will these achievements help to uplift poorer section of the society? (2021 15 Marks)
The Nobel Prize in Physics of 2014 was jointly awarded to Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura for the invention of Blue LEDs in 1990s. How has this invention impacted the everyday life of human beings? (2021 15 Marks)
Launched on 25th December 2021, James Webb Space Telescope has been much in the news since What are its unique features which make it superior to its predecessor Space Telescopes? What are the key goals of this mission? What potential benefits does it hold for the human race? (2022 15 Marks)
Issues relating to intellectual property rights
Bringing out the circumstances in 2005 which forced amendment to the section 3(d) in Indian Patent Law, 1970, discuss how it has been utilized by the Supreme Court in its judgement in rejecting Novratis’ patent application for ‘Glivec’. Discuss briefly the pros and cons of the (2013 10 Marks)
India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), which has a database containing formatted information on more than 2 million medicinal formulations is proving a powerful weapon in country’s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pros and cons of making this database publicly available under open-source licensing. (2015 12.5 Marks)
How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies? (2019, 15 Marks)
