OPSC OAS General Studies-III Syllabus – Technology, Economy & Environment (Paper-IV)

Exam: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) – OAS / OCS
Paper: Mains General Studies-III (Paper-IV)
Subjects: Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security & Disaster Management

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1. Science & Technology

• Science and Technology – developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology; Indigenisation of technology and developing new technology
• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nanotechnology, Bio-technology
• Issues relating to intellectual property rights

2. Economic Development

• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment
• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
• Government Budgeting – India and Odisha
• Land reforms in India & Odisha
• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth
• Infrastructure: Energy, Posts, Roads, Airports, Railways in the Country and Odisha
• Industrialisation in Odisha – Issues and prospects

3. Agriculture

• Major cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems
• Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints
• e-technology in the aid of farmers in India & Odisha
• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices
• Public Distribution System – objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping
• Issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions
• Economics of animal-rearing in India & Odisha – Doubling of Farmers' Income
• Food processing and related industries in India & Odisha – scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management

4. Biodiversity and Environment

• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
• Disaster and Disaster Management in the Country and in Odisha State – institutions and policies on Disaster Management
• Linkages between development and spread of extremism; Left wing extremism in Odisha

5. Security and Disaster Management

• Challenges to internal security though communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges
• Basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention
• Arts & policies relating to Cyber Security and Money laundering
• Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism
• Various Security forces and agencies of the Country and Odisha and their mandate