(Books) : Science and Technology for Civil Services Examination by C.B.P. Srivastava

With a judicious blend of traditional and latest topics, Science and Technology: For Civil Services Examination adopts an inter-disciplinary and holistic approach. In the process, it evolves into an updated reference book for aspirants appearing in the UPSC and various state civil services examinations. Beginning with topics like 'Introduction to Science & Technology', 'Science & Technology Policy', etc. The topics gradually move on to more latest ones like nanotechnology, ocean development, information technology etc.

Also Includes:

'Probable Questions' at the end of each chapter
Glossary of key scientific terms

Introduction
First Five Year Plan (1951-56)
Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)
Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)
Fourth Year Plan (1969-74)
Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78)
Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85)
Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90)
Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97)
Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07)
Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12)

- Attracting the Youth to Careers in Science
- Basic and Directed Basic Research
- Academia-Industry Interaction
- Rural Technology
- Delivery
- Administrative & Organisational Changes
- Public Private Partnership

Twelfth Plan (2012-17)
Niti Aayog : Approach to Technology

Part 4: Biotechnology

Understanding Biotechnology

(a) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
(b) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

Technologies & Their Applications

(a) Genetic Engineering
(b) Monoclonal Antibodies (MAbs) and Hybridoma Technology
(c) Tissue /Cell Culture
(d) Transgenesis
(e) Biosafety and Controversy over Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
(f) Biosensors
(g) Bioreceptors
(h) Immobilisation methods
(i) Biosensor applications
(j) Gene Therapy
(k) DNA Fingerprinting
(l) Genes Linked to Crime
(m) Cryobiology
(n) Microarray Technology
(o) Probiotics
(p) Biophotonics
(q) Stem cells and Cloning
(r) Cloning

Biotechnology in India

(a) National Biotechnology Development Strategy

Part 5: Nanotechnology

Understanding Nanotechnology

(a) Exceptional Properties of matter at nanoscale

Development of Nanotechnology
Characterisation Methods

(a) Microscopy
(b) Spectroscopy

Fabrication Methods

(a) Top-down method
(b) Bottom-up Method

Applications of Nanotechnology

(a) In Medicine
(b) In Information and Communication
(c) In Fuel Cells
(d) In Space
(e) Other Applications

Overview of Some Nanomaterials

(a) Liquid crystals
(b) Nanocrystalline Metals
(c) Ferro Fluids
(d) Polymeric Nanofibres
(e) Quantum Dots (QDs)
(f) Titanium dioxide
(g) Carbon Nanotubes
(h) Nanocomposites

Nanotechnology in India

(a) Nano Science and Technology Mission (NSTM)
(b) Strengthening of Characterisation Facilities
(c) Centres of Excellence 5.16

Challenges and Risks of nanotechnology

Part 6: Space Science & Technology

Introduction

(a) Space & its Regions

Law of Space

1. Outer Space Treaty
2. Rescue Agreement
3. Liability Convention
4. Registration Convention
5. Moon Treaty

Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Satellite
Orbital Basics

(a) Basic types of Orbit
(b) Other types of Orbit
(c) On the basis of synchronization

Launch Vehicles

(a) Sounding Rocket
(b) Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV)
(c) Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV)

Launch Vehicles of India

(a) Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV)
(b) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)
(c) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
(d) Geo-Stationary (Geosynchronous) Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)

Space Based Communication in India

(a) Satellite Communication Policy 1997
(b) Satellite Communication (Satcom) Policy, 2000
(c) Challenges and Prospects in Indian Satcom Market

INSAT System
Tele education
TeleMedicine
Space Science Missions

(a) The Moon Mission
(b) Launch of SRE-I
(c) Aditya-I
(d) Human Spaceflight Mission
(e) Mars Orbiter Mission

Payloads

(a) Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP)
(b) Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM)
(c) Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyzer (MENCA)
(d) Mars Colour Camera (MCC)
(e) Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS)

Satellite Navigation System

(a) Global Positioning System (GPS)
(b) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (Irnss) and GAGAN

Remote Sensing

(a) Active & Passive Remote Sensing
(b) Remote Sensing in Agriculture
(c) Remote Sensing in Disaster Management
d) Disaster Management Support (DMS) Programme

Astrobiology
Cryogenics
Space Junk
International Space Station

(a) Salyut
(b) Skylab
(c) Mir 6.40

Recent Developments in space technology

(a) Atomic Clock
(b) Cell like structure on Mars
(c) 3-D Printing
(d) Carbon Observatory-2
(e) Sentinel-1A
(f) Phantom
(g) Jade Rabbit
(h) World’s First Green Helicopter
(i) Deep UV Laser Device

Part 7: Ocean Technology

Overview
Depth Zones of The Ocean

(a) Continental Shelf
(b) Continental Slope
(c) Deep Sea Plains
(d) The Deeps

Ocean Policy Statement
Ocean Development
Marine Resources

(a) Poly metallic Nodules
(b) Economic Viability of Poly Metallic Nodules
(c) Drugs from Sea
(d) Deep Sea Fishing Policy

Prospects of Marine Minerals Industry
Coastal Research

(a) Ecosystem Modeling of South West Coastal Waters of India
(b) Microbial Oceanography
(c) Fresh Water from Sea

Energy from Sea

(a) Thermal Energy
(b) Tidal Energy
(c) Wave Energy
(d) Current Energy
(e) Biomass Conversion

Antarctica Research
Marine Pollution
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
National Institute of Ocean Technology
National Institute of Oceanography
Ocean Management in India

Part 8: Laser & Superconductivity

LASER

(a) Metastable State
(b) Ruby laser
(c) Properties of Laser Light

Types of Laser

(a) Solid State Lasers
(b) Gas Lasers
(c) Semiconductor Lasers

Applications of Lasers

(a) Confocal Microscopy
(b) Flow Cytometry
(c) Raman Scattering
(d) Multi photon Excitation
(e)Microscopy (MPE)
(f) Time-resolved Fluorescence
(g) Holography
(h) LIDAR
(i) Terahertz Imaging
(j) Laser Cooling
(k) Laser in Healthcare
(l) Military Applications

Tractor Beam Laser
Anti-LASER (Coherent Perfect Absorber)
Laser Technology in India
Superconductivity
Types of Superconductors
Applications of Superconductors
Superconductivity in India

Part 9: Astronomy, Atmosphere and Earth

Concepts of Astronomy and the Solar System

(a) Sun and the Solar System
(b) Formation of Planets
(c) Sun
(d) Mercury
(e) Venus
(f) Our Planet Earth
(g) Mars
(h) Jupiter
(i) Saturn
(k) Uranus
(l) Neptune

Dwarf Planets
Moon
The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
Extra Solar Planets
Comets
Asteroids
Black Holes
Beta Pictoris
CM-Draconis
Sixteen Cygni B
Epsilon Eridani
Neutron Stars
Earthquakes

(a) Convergent Plate Interaction
(b) Divergent Plate Interaction
(c) Transform Plate Interaction
(d) Causes of Plate Movement
(e)Seismic Waves
(f) Seismic Zoning
(g) Earthquake Prediction

Atmosphere
Weather Forecasting

(a) Persistence Method
(b) Numerical Weather Prediction
(c) Climatology Method
(d) Analog Method
(e) Text Method
(f) Cook Method
(g) Garcia Method
(h) Weather forecast in India

Climate Variability & Predictability (CLIVAR)
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
Cryosphere xiii

Chapter 10: Environment

Overview

(a) National Environment Policy of India, 2006

Ecosystem

(a) Transformation of Energy in Ecosystem

Biogeochemistry

(a) Principles and Tools of Biogeochemistry
(b) Controls on Ecosystem Function

Global Conventions on Environment

(a) Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, 1972
(b) Helsinki Convention 1974
(c) London Convention, 1975
(d) Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife & Natural Habitats, 1979
(e) Vienna Convention, 1985
(f) Montreal Protocol, 1987
(g) North American Amendment Proposal to Address HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
(h) Rio Declaration, 1992
(i) Nairobi Declaration, 1997
(j) Kyoto Conference, 1997
(k) Malmo Declaration, 2000
(l) Infoterra 2000
(m) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 2004
(n) The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), 2002
(o) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), 2012
(p) Green Economy and Green Growth
(q) Lima Climate Change Conference, 2014

Biodiversity

(a) Mapping and Measuring Biodiversity

(b) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Conservation of Biodiversity

(a) The Biodiversity Act, 2002 10.23; 10.6 (b) National Biodiversity Action Plan, 2008
(c) Cartagena Protocol
(d) Nagoya Protocol
(e) Aichi Biodiversity Targets
(f) National Biodiversity Targets

Air Pollution

(a) Gaseous Pollutants
(b) Particulate Pollutants
(c) Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming
(d) Global Dimming
(e) Geoengineering
(f) Carbon Capture and Storage Techniques
(g) Acid Rain
(h) Smog
(i) Ozone Depletion

10.8 Water Pollution

(a) Acids and Alkalies
(b) Pesticides
(c) Proteins & Carbohydrates
(d) Other Pollutants
(e) Ocean Acidification

Noise Pollution
Soil Pollution
Environmental legislations
WildLife Conservation

(a) Significance of Wildlife
(b) Cities
(c) Biosphere Reserves
(d) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
(e) Project Tiger
(f) Project Elephant
(g) Project Rhino
(h) Animal Welfare Board of India
(i) Policy Issues in Wildlife Conservation

Forest Policy

(a) Forest Management
(b) Mangroves

ISO 14000 & Environment
Central Zoo Authority
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Alternate Fuels (CNG and LNG)
Climate Change

(a) Factors affecting Earth’s energy balance
(b) How Star energy affects climate
(c) Warsaw Agreement on Climate Change, 2013
(d) Climate Finance

Part 11: Atomic Energy

Overview
Growth of Nuclear Power in India

(a) Nuclear Energy Parks

Enrichment of Uranium

(a) Enrichment Processes

Atomic Reactor

(a) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)
(b) Boiling Water Reactor
(c) Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR)
(d) Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR)

Indian nuclear Research Reactors

(a) Apsara
(b) Cirus
(c) Zerlina
(d) Dhruva
(e) Purnima-I
(f) Purnima-II
(g) Purnima-III

Tokamak
ITER: Experimental Fusion Reactor

(a) Tritium Breeding

Nuclear Waste Management

(a) Low-level Waste
(b) Intermediate-level Waste
(c) High-level Waste
(d) Management of High-level Waste

Safety & Environment
Laser & Plasma Technology
Cryo-cooling
Applications of Radioisotopes

(a) Nuclear Medicine
(b) Nuclear Agriculture
(c) Industry
(d) Environment

Nuclear Safety & Regulation
High Technology

(a) Lasers
(b) Accelerators
(c) Robotics & Automation
(d) Radio Astronomy
(e) Gamma- Ray astronomy
(f) Superconductivity
(g) Astronomy and Biosciences

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)
Nuclear Policy of India

Part 12: Agriculture

Introduction
Agro-climatic Zones of india

1. Eastern Himalayan Region
2. Western Himalayan Region
3. Lower Ganga Plains
4. Middle Ganga Plains
5. Upper Ganga Plains
6. Trans-Ganga Plains
7. Eastern Plateau
8. Central Plateau and Hills
9. Western Plateau and Hills
10. Southern Plateau and Hills
11. East Coast Plains and Hills
12. West Coast Plains and Hills
13. Gujarat Plains
14. Western Dry Region
15. Island Region

Agronomy

(a) Selective Breeding

Soils

(a) Genesis of soil
(b) Soil Erosion
(c) Effects of Soil Erosion
(d) Soil Profile

Minerals of Soil

(a) Electron Diffraction Analysis
(b) X-ray Diffraction Analysis

Biology of Soil
Seeds

(a) Dormancy of Seeds
(b) Viability of Seeds
(c) National Policy on Seed Development
(d) National Seed Policy, 2002
(e) Schemes for Seed Development

Watershed Development

(a) National Water Policy
(b) Sustainable Water Management
(c) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

water management in india

(a) Water disputes in India
(b) Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP)
(c) National Watershed Development Project For Rain-fed Areas (NWDPRA)
(d) Desert Development Programme (DDP)
(e) Wasteland Development Programme (WDP)
(f) V.B. Eswaran Committee

National Agriculture Policy (NAP)
Environmental Concerns in National Agriculture Policy
Crop Planning

(a) Crop Rotation
(b) Cropping System

Sustainable Agriculture
DryLand Farming
Greenhouse Agriculture

(a) Rock Wool System
(b) Nutrient Film Technique

Fertigation

(a) Venturi Injection
(b) Pump Injection

Aquaculture and Fisheries in India

(a) Aquaculture development
(b) Input System in Fisheries
(c) Role of Biotechnology in aquaculture
(d) Integrated Fisheries Project
(e) Impact of Aquaculture

Part 13: Health, Diseases and Disorders

Overview
National Health Policy
Diseases and Disorders

(a) Ebola Virus Disease
(b) Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
(c) Swine Flu
(d) Leprosy
(e) Tuberculosis
(f) Cancer
(g) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the Ice Bucket Challenge
(h) Malaria
(i) Dengue
(j) Kala-azar
(k) Blindness
(l) Hepatitis
(m) Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD)
(n) Polio
(o) Parkinson’s Disease
(p) Diabetes
(q) National Mental Health Programme
(r) Fluorosis

Genetic Diseases

(a) Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome (APS)
(b) Asthma
(c) Di George Syndrome (DOS)
(d) Gaucher Disease
(e) Tay-Sachs Disease
(f) Alzheimer Disease (AD)
(g) Niemann-Pick Disease
(h) Haemophilia
(i) Sickle Cell Anaemia
(j) Down Syndrome

Diagnostic and Surgical Technologies

(a) ELISA
(b) Southern Blotting
(c) Tomography
(d) Ultrasonography
(e) Amniocentesis

Environment and Health
HMIS
Immunity

(a) Immunoglobulins
(b) Vaccines
(c) Allergy
(d) National Institute of Immunology

National Blood Policy, 2002
Alternative Systems of Medicine

(a) The Unani System of Medicine
(b) Ayurveda
(c) Siddha System
(d) Homoeopathy

Part 14: Energy Management

Overview
Solar Energy

(a) Photovoltaic (PV) Technology
(b) Solar Pond
(c) Solar Cooker
(d) Solar Thermal Cooling System
(e) Solar Programmes in India

Small hydel Power projects
Wind Energy
Government Programmes

(a) Liquid Fuel Policy

National Training Policy for the Power Sector
Biofuels

(a) Types of Biofuels

Part 15: Information Technology

Nature & Role

(a) Education
(b) Society & Culture
(c) Government
(d) Economy

Information Technology Act, 2000
National Policy on Information Technology, 2012
Digital India Project
Electronics

(a) Active and Passive Components
(b) Semiconductor devices
(c) Electron Tube
(d) Analog and Digital Devices
(e) Waveforms
(f) Detecting Electronic Signals

15.6 Electronic Devices and Technologies

(a) Golden-i
(b) DNA Robots
(c) e-Writer
(d) LCD And LED Technologies
(e) Encryption

Telecommunication

(a) TRAI’s Mission and Objectives
(b) Draft National Telecom Policy, 2011

Modulation

(a) Amplitude Modulation (AM)
(b) Frequency Modulation (FM)
(c) Phase Modulation (PM)

Digital modulation

(a) Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
(b) Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
(c) Phase Shift Keying (PSK)

Modem
Broadband Policy 2004
Fibre Optics

(a) Types of Optical Fibre
(b) Pulse Spreading
(c) Advantages and Disadvantages of Optical Fibres
(d) Major Projects Related to Optical Fibres

Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
Computers

(a) Memory of a Computer
(b) Characteristics of a Computer
(c) Storage Devices
(d) Classification of Computers
(e) Quantum Computing
(f) Blue-Gene Computer

Cloud Computing

(a) Cloud Computing Models
(b) Understanding Public and Private Clouds
(c) Benefits of Cloud Computing
(d) Challenges to Cloud Computing
(e) Optical Technology and Computing
(f) Applications of Computers

Internet

(a) Internet Protocols
(b) World Wide Web (WWW)

Computer Virus

(a) E-mail viruses
(b) Trojan Horse
(c) Worms
(d) Virus Protection
(e) Firewall

Cyber Crime And Cyber Security

(a) Cyber Crime
(b) Cyber security

e-Infrastructure in India

(a) Initiatives E-Infrastructure

Implications of WTO on IT
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

(a) Applications
(b) Robotics
(c) Data Mining

Robotics

(a) Individual Components of Robots
(b) Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR)
(c) Applications of Robots

Convergence & E-Governance

(a) Convergence of Carriage
(b) Convergence of Content
(c) Convergence of Terminals
(d) Electronic-Governance
(e) National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)

Internet Governance

(a) Introduction
(b) ICANN
(c) Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
(d) Concept of Net Neutrality

Part 16: Defence Technology

Overview

(a) ‘Make in India’ for Defence
(b) Impact of 14th Finance Commission on Defence

Missile Technology

(a) Types of Military Missiles

Guidance Systems

(a) Beam Guidance
(b) Command Guidance
(c) Homing Guidance
(d) Preset Guidance
(e) Television Guidance
(f) Terrain-matching
(g) Wire Guidance

Missile Engines

(a) Solid-fuel Rockets (b) Liquid-fuel Rockets

Ballistic Missiles
Cruise Missiles
Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme

(a) Description

Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Stealth Technology

(a) India’s Status in Stealth Technology

Radar Technology
Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
The Sonar System

(a) Determining Factors
(b) Advanced Panoramic Sonar Hull Mounted (APSOH)
(c) Panchendriya
(d) HUMSA

Propellants

(a) Inhibition Technology
(b) CDB Propellants
(c) Rubber Technology
(d) Magnesium-based Propellant
(e) Gun Propellants 16.15; 16.15(f) Composite Propellants

DRDO

(a) Technologies and Devices Developed by DRDO

Reference
Appendix

Book Detail :

ASIN : 9383454431
Publisher : Access Publishing; 1st edition (25 June 2015)
Language: : English
Paperback : 506 pages
ISBN-10 : 9789383454433
ISBN-13 : 978-9383454433

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