Science & Technology — Others

Essay Category: 7.4 | Last updated: 2026-06-04

PYQs Asked

Technology cannot replace manpower. -2015
Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation. -2013
The lure of space. -2004
The modern doctor and his patients. -1997

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KRAS pill for pancreatic cancer (2026): A once-daily pill targeting the KRAS gene nearly doubled survival in advanced pancreatic cancer (5-yr survival only ~13%) — cracking a target long deemed "undruggable." Shows science as panacea for security/growth of the nation (PYQ-2013) and reframes "the modern doctor and his patient" (PYQ-1997) around precision medicine. Caveat for balance: such drugs are costly/patented → access & equity question for India. (Indian Express, 04-06-2026)

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