QUESTION 15
GS3
15 marks
What are the research and developmental achievements in applied biotechnology? How will these achievements help to uplift the poorer sections of the society?
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
List India's achievements in applied biotechnology and explain how they can help poorer sections.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Agriculture: Bt cotton, GM mustard (DMH-11) approval, biofertilisers, tissue culture, drought-tolerant varieties≈50 words
- 2Health: indigenous vaccines (Covaxin, Rotavac, ZyCoV-D DNA vaccine), diagnostics, CAR-T therapy (NexCAR19)≈50 words
- 3Environment and energy: bioremediation, biofuels≈50 words
- 4Benefits for the poor: affordable medicines and vaccines, higher farm income, jobs; concerns (biosafety, IPR)≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Achievements by sectorHow each helps the poorConcernsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Listing achievements without the 'help the poor' part
- Ignoring biosafety concerns
Draw this
- Sector table: achievement → benefit to the poor
Value addition
- ExampleRotavac, an Indian rotavirus vaccine, costs about USD 1 per dose and is part of the Universal Immunisation Programme.Bharat Biotech / MoHFW
- ExampleNexCAR19 (approved 2023), India's first home-grown CAR-T cancer therapy, costs a fraction of imported versions.CDSCO / IIT Bombay–Tata Memorial
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 13 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
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