Syllabus: GS 3 – Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
| How does the 3D printing technology work? List out the advantages and disadvantages of the technology. | 2013 |
| What are the areas of prohibitive labour that can be sustainably managed by robots? Discuss the initiatives that can propel research in premier research institutes for substantive and gainful innovation | 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. | 2015 |
| Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India. What is the advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India? | 2016 |
| 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 |
| What do you understand by nanotechnology and how is it helping in health sector? | 2020 |
| What are the research and developmental achievements in applied biotechnology/? How will these achievements help to uplift the poorer sections of society? | 2021 |
| 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 |
| How is S-400 air defence system technically superior to any other system presently available in the world? | 2021 |
| Introduce the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI). How does AI help clinical diagnosis? Do you perceive any threat to privacy of the individual in the use of AI in healthcare? | 2023 |
| The adoption of electric vehicles is rapidly growing worldwide. How do electric vehicles contribute to reducing carbon emissions and what are the key benefits they offer compared to traditional combustion engine vehicles? | 2023 |