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Mains PYQ

GS Paper I · History, Geography & Indian Society · 250 Marks · 3 Hours

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Total Questions20Official paper requirements
Total Marks250 MAggregate syllabus score
Allowed Duration180 minStrict exam duration limit
Answer EvalReadyEvaluation flow framework

GS Paper I2019

20 questions
Q. 1

Highlight the Central Asian and Greco-Bactrian elements in the Gandhara art.

10 M
Q. 2

The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.

10 M
Q. 3

Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century's 'Indian Renaissance' and the emergence of national identity.

10 M
Q. 4

Assess the impact of global warming on the coral life system with examples.

10 M
Q. 5

Discuss the causes of depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology.

10 M
Q. 6

Can the strategy of regional resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India ?

10 M
Q. 7

Discuss the factors for localisation of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India.

10 M
Q. 8

What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture ? Discuss.

10 M
Q. 9

Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss.

10 M
Q. 10

What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism ?

10 M
Q. 11

Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

15 M
Q. 12

Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.

15 M
Q. 13

Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions.

15 M
Q. 14

What is water stress ? How and why does it differ regionally in India ?

15 M
Q. 15

How can the mountain ecosystem be restored from the negative impact of development initiatives and tourism ?

15 M
Q. 16

How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development of India ?

15 M
Q. 17

How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment ? Give suitable examples.

15 M
Q. 18

Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation ? Elaborate with examples.

15 M
Q. 19

What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space ?

15 M
Q. 20

Are we losing our local identity for the global identity ? Discuss.

15 M