Punjab General Studies 3 (ECONOMY, STATISTICS AND SECURITY ISSUES)250 marks

Indian Economy

• Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment; sustainable development; Inclusive growth and issues arising from it; Government Budgeting;
• Major crops, cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems; storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce- issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers; Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Technology missions; economics of animal rearing.
• Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;
• Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management
• Land reforms in India; Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
• Infrastructure- Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc;
• Investment models(Search on the Internet)
•  Human Resource Development:
•  Importance of Human capital in economic development
•  Nature, types and problems of unemployment in India, Trends of Employment in India, Skill development and demographic dividend

          Books:- Ramesh Singh & Class 11^th NCERT

Punjab Economy: Planning- various aspects of developmental planning; Industry; Infrastructure.

Book:- Punjab economy performance and prospects – Performance and Prospects(Paramjeet Kaur)

Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams

• This part will test the candidate’s ability to draw conclusions from information presented in the statistical, graphical or diagrammatical form and to interpret the same.

Book:- Statistical Analysis – Graph and Diagrams(Kalapana Rajaram)

Issues related to Security

• Linkages between development and spread of extremism; Role of external, State and non-State actors in creating challenges to internal security; Challenges to internal security through communication networks; the role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges,
• Basics of cybersecurity; money-laundering and its prevention; Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
•  Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

 Book:-  India’s Security by Jasjit Singh

Note: The aspirants are expected to be aware of the current developments related to the topics mentioned above.