20 questions
General Studies Paper I
UPSC Civil Services Mains 2021
- Why is India considered as a subcontinent? Elaborate your answer.
- Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.
- Despite India being one of the countries of Gondwanaland, its mining industry contributes much less to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in percentage. Discuss
- Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States.
- Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment
- What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of the water bodies into urban land use? Explain with examples.
- Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and Western Ghats.
- Evaluate the nature of Bhakti Literature and its contribution to Indian culture.
- Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India.
- Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge systems when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems
- Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution of mineral oil in the world
- There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars.” Evaluate the statement.
- Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples.
- How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the earth?
- To what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.
- Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement.
- What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India?
- What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also?
- Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achievethem in India in detail.
- How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.