UPSC Mains Science & Technology 2013 Questions with Model Answers
Every UPSC Mains Science & Technology previous year question from 2013 with a detailed model answer, diagrams, flowcharts and structured answer writing.
What do you understand by fixed dose drug combinations (FDCs)? Discuss their merits and demerits.
How does the 3D printing technology work? List out the advantages and disadvantages of the technology.
What do you understand by Umpire decision review in cricket? Discuss its various components. Explain how silicon tape on the edge of a bat may fool the system?
What is an FRP composite material? How are they manufactured? Discuss their applications in aviation and automobile industry
What is digital signature? What does its authentication mean? Giver various salient built in features of a digital signature.
Bring out the circumstances in 2005 which forced amendment to section 3(d) in the Indian Patent Law, 1970. Discuss how it has been utilized by Supreme court in its judgment rejecting Novartis patent application for “Glivec”. Discuss briefly the pros and cons of the decision.