CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2013 · Q24Geography · Resources & Industry · 10 marks · 200 words
English
With growing scarcity of fossil fuels, the atomic energy is gaining more and more significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw material required for the generation of atomic energy in India and in the world.
हिन्दी
जीवाश्मी इंधन की बढ़ती हुई कमी के कारण भारत में परमाणु ऊर्जा का महत्त्व अधिकाधिक बढ़ रहा है। परमाणु ऊर्जा बनाने के लिए आवश्यक कच्चे माल की भारत व संसार में उपलब्धता की विवेचना कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2013 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Geography · Resources & Industry
Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
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