Indian Society15 Marks
Q1.How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer.
Directive: Elaborate
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GS 1
UPSC Mains 2020
20 questions · 250 marks · Indian Heritage & Culture, History, Geography of the World and Society
Indian Society15 Marks
Q2.Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree?
Indian Society15 Marks
Q3.Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Justify your answer.
Directive: Justify
Indian Geography15 Marks
Q4.Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change.
Directive: Examine
Indian Geography15 Marks
Q5.India has immense potential for solar energy though there are regional variations in its developments. Elaborate.
Directive: Elaborate
Indian Society15 Marks
Q6.Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune. Suggest lasting remedial measures.
Directive: Account for
Indian Geography15 Marks
Q7.The interlinking of rivers can provide viable solutions to the multi-dimensional inter-related problems of droughts, floods and interrupted navigation. Critically examine.
Directive: Critically examine
Modern History15 Marks
Q8.Since the decade of the 1920s, the national movement acquired various ideological strands and thereby expanded its social base. Discuss.
Directive: Discuss
Art & Culture15 Marks
Q9.Persian literary sources of medieval India reflect the spirit of the age. Comment.
Directive: Comment
Art & Culture15 Marks
Q10.Indian Philosophy and tradition played a significant role in conceiving and shaping the monuments and their art in India. Discuss.
Directive: Discuss
Indian Society10 Marks
Q11.Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.
Directive: Argue
Indian Society10 Marks
Q12.COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.
Directive: Comment
Indian Society10 Marks
Q13.Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi- cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.
Directive: Elaborate
Indian Geography10 Marks
Q14.Account for the present location of iron and steel industries away from the source of raw material, by giving examples.
Directive: Account for
Indian Geography10 Marks
Q15.How will the melting of Himalayan glaciers have a far- reaching impact on the water resources of India?
Directive: Analyze
Physical Geography10 Marks
Q16.The process of desertification does not have climate boundaries. Justify with examples.
Directive: Justify
Physical Geography10 Marks
Q17.Discuss the geophysical characteristics of Circum- Pacific Zone.
Directive: Discuss
Modern History10 Marks
Q18.Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements.
Directive: Evaluate
Art & Culture10 Marks
Q19.Pala period is the most significant phase in the history of Buddhism in India. Enumerate.
Directive: Enumerate
Art & Culture10 Marks
Q20.The rock-cut architecture represents one of the most important sources of our knowledge of early Indian art and history. Discuss.
Directive: Discuss