GS PAPER III – The Core IAS

GS PAPER III

This is about GS MAINS ANSWER WRITING PAPER III

Carbon Dating

Context: The Allahabad High Court ordered a “scientific survey”, including carbon dating, of a “Shivling” said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi after setting aside a lower court order on the issue. What is the science behind carbon dating? Carbon dating is a widely-used method to establish the age of organic materials, …

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Goa Forest Fire

Context: A forest department probe into the bushfires that impacted an area of about 4 sq km in Goa in the first half of March is learnt to have concluded that the fires were largely triggered by natural causes, confirming the central government’s submission to Parliament last month that a “prolonged dry spell, unprecedented high …

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    What is T-ALL?   T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is a kind of blood cancer. T-ALL affects the stem cells in the bone marrow that produce a particular kind of white blood cells (WBC) called T lymphocytes (T cells). These cells provide a person immunity by killing cells carrying infections, activating other immune cells, …

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India’s population growth: The History & Economics

Context: It was announced that India overtook China as the world’s most populous country. According to the estimates of the United Nations, in April 2023, India’s population reached 1,425,775,850 people. This is a dubious distinction for a country that, notwithstanding its genuine credentials of being the fastest-growing major economy in the world at present, still belongs to …

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What are bio-computer and what can they tell us about human nature

  Context: John Hopkin University scientists very recently brought forward a plan for a novel area of research known as “organoid intelligence.” This particular field of study intends to create bio-computers. The traditional method of studying the human brain involves using rat brains, which are structurally and functionally different from human brains. In such an …

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