20 questions
General Studies Paper I
UPSC Civil Services Mains 2022
- How will you explain the medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?
- Why did the armies of the British East India company- mostly comprising of Indian soldiers win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of then Indian rulers? Give reasons.
- Examine the potential of wind energy in India and explain the reasons for their limited spatial spread.
- Discuss the natural resource potentials of ‘Deccan trap’.
- Given the diversities among the tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?
- Discuss the meaning of colour-coded weather warnings for cyclone prone areas given by India Meteorological Department.
- Describe the characteristics and types of primary rocks.
- How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an emphasis on the culture of consumption?
- Explore and evaluate the impact of ‘Work From Home’ on family relationships.
- Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.
- What are the forces that influence ocean currents? Describe their role in the fishing industry of the world.
- Mention the significance of straits and isthmus in international trade.
- Describing the distribution of rubber producing countries, indicate the major environmental issues faced by them.
- Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer.
- Elucidate the relationship between globalisation and new technology in a world of scarce resources, with special reference to India.
- Discuss the main contributions of Gupta period and Chola period to Indian heritage and culture
- The political and administrative reorganisation of states and territories has been a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with examples.
- Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture.
- Analyse the salience of ‘sect’ in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion.
- Troposphere is a very significant atmospheric layer that determines weather processes. How?