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- 2017 · GS3 · 10 marksAccount for the failure of the manufacturing sector to achieve the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports.
- 2017 · GS3 · 10 marksAmong several factors for India’s potential growth, the savings rate is the most effective one. Do you agree? What are the other factors available for growth potential?
- 2017 · GS3 · 10 marksExamine the developments of Airports in India through Joint Ventures under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. What are the challenges faced by the authorities in this regard?
- 2017 · GS3 · 15 marks“Industrial growth rate has lagged in the overall growth of Gross-Domestic-Product (GDP) in the post-reform period” Give reasons. How far are the recent changes in Industrial Policy capable of increasing the industrial growth rate?
- 2017 · GS3 · 15 marksOne of the intended objectives of the Union Budget 2017-18 is to ‘transform, energise and clean India’. Analyse the measures proposed in the Budget 2017-18 to achieve the objective.
- 2017 · GS3 · 15 marksWhat are the salient features of ‘inclusive growth’? Has India been experiencing such a growth process? Analyse and suggest measures for inclusive growth.
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