Indian Society15 Marks
Q1.“The growth of cities as I.T. hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems”. Substantiate this statement with examples .
Directive: Substantiate
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GS 1
UPSC Mains 2017
20 questions · 250 marks · Indian Heritage & Culture, History, Geography of the World and Society
Indian Society15 Marks
Q2.Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has transformed into the latter in independent India.
Directive: Compare
Indian Society15 Marks
Q3.The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th-century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?
Physical Geography15 Marks
Q4.What characteristics can be assigned to the monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 percent of the world population residing in Monsoon Asia?
Directive: What characteristics can be assigned to
Indian Geography15 Marks
Q5.In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India?
World Geography15 Marks
Q6.Petroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications.
Directive: Explain
Physical Geography15 Marks
Q7.Account for variations in oceanic salinity and discuss its multi-dimensional effects.
Directive: Account for, discuss
Modern History15 Marks
Q8.Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian Independence since the twenties of the last century.
Directive: Highlight
Modern History15 Marks
Q9.Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.
Directive: Examine
Indian Society15 Marks
Q10.The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.
Directive: Elaborate
Indian Society10 Marks
Q11.What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes(STs)?
Directive: Explain
Indian Society10 Marks
Q12.In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.
Directive: Give reasons
Physical Geography10 Marks
Q13.How does the cryosphere affect global climate?
Directive: Discuss
World Geography10 Marks
Q14.Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations.
Directive: Mention
World Geography10 Marks
Q15.“In spite of adverse environmental impact, coal mining is still inevitable for development”. Discuss
Directive: Discuss
Physical Geography10 Marks
Q16.How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth?
Directive: Discuss
Modern History10 Marks
Q17.Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?
Directive: Explain
World History10 Marks
Q18.What problems are germane to the decolonization process in the Malay Peninsula?
Modern History10 Marks
Q19.Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.
Directive: Clarify
Art & Culture10 Marks
Q20.How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times?
Directive: Discuss