- Assess the environmental and human health impacts of plastic pollution. Examine the sources, distribution and persistence of plastic pollutants in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Discuss potential strategies and technological innovations for mitigating plastic pollution and promoting sustainable waste management practices.
- Investigate the phenomenon of ozone depletion in the stratosphere. Discuss the role of ozone-depleting substances, their sources and the environmental and health impacts of a depleted ozone layer. Evaluate international efforts and agreements aimed at addressing this issue.
- Define the 7 layers of cyber security. What are vulnerability, its types, threat and harmful acts?
- What is financial inclusion? Why is it important in the context of the goal of inclusive development? Name some policies that have been put in place to achieve financial inclusion in India.
- India can realize its potential GDP only if the bottlenecks in the path can be overcome. Comment.
- Discuss the role of greenhouse gases in climate change. Explain the sources of major greenhouse gases, their atmospheric behavior and the mechanisms by which they contribute to global warming. Also, outline potential strategies to mitigate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Environmental Protection Act, 1986 has now turned into a toothless tiger. Comment.
- Explain biodiversity with respect to its types at all biological levels. Discuss different patterns of biodiversity.
- What is flood? What are flood forecasting and waning system? Give the detail of waning about landslide hazard and Geological Survey of India (GSI).
- Illustrate telemedicine. Describe its purpose and applications.
- What is data privacy and its elements? Explain different types of data breaches. Define data linkage and pro filing.
- Critically examine the role of Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for infrastructure development of the country. Cite a few success stories.
- The structural change in Indian economy is a case of the `missing middle'. Do you think that this kind of structural change can help the economy in becoming a developed one?
- Growth process in India has exacerbated rather than bridging the existing inequalities. Give your views with justifications.
- How does gender budgeting act as a strategy for achieving women empowerment?
- Odisha is the pioneering State in starting the Odisha Minet Mission. Discuss the rationale, objectives and major achievements of the programme.
- Jawaharlal Nehru termed heavy industries and plants as 'Temples of Mother India'. Do you agree?
