UPSC CSE Mains 2020 · GS3
What do you understand by nanotechnology and how is it helping in health sector?
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Theme
What UPSC asks in this theme
Questions ask antibiotic overuse and AMR, FDCs' merits and demerits, stem cell therapy, nanotech in health, and the Nano Mission.
What to cover
- AMR causes, Kerala's model, Red Line campaign
- FDC regulation and bans
- Stem cell therapy and regulation
- Nanomedicine; Nano Mission
Writing the answer
- Regulatory and ethical angle
These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 5 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.
More PYQs from this theme
GS32017
Stem cell therapy is gaining popularity in India to treat a wide variety of medical conditions including Leukaemia, Thalassemia, damaged cornea and several burns. Describe briefly what stem cell therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments?
GS32016
Why is nanotechnology one of the key technologies of the 21st century? Describe the salient features of Indian Government’s Mission on Nanoscience and Technology and the scope of its application in the development process of the country.
GS32014
Can overuse and free availability of antibiotics without Doctor’s prescription, be contributors to the emergence of drug-resistant diseases in India? What are the available mechanisms for monitoring and control? Critically discuss the various issues involved.
GS32013
What do you understand by Fixed Dose Drug Combinations (FDCs)? Discuss their merits and demerits.
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