{"id":32777,"date":"2024-03-07T07:45:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T07:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=32777"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:12:07","slug":"upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains Topic-Wise Previous Year Questions &#8211; Current Affairs &#038; GK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-cse-gs-integrated-course?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=GS+Integrated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UPSC Mains Topic-Wise Previous Year Questions on Current Affairs &amp; General Knowledge. This exploration offers a panoramic view of diverse topics that have shaped the world, providing UPSC aspirants with a crucial edge in staying informed and addressing the dynamic aspects of the examination. Dive into a comprehensive understanding of the ever-evolving landscape of current affairs, an essential component for success in the UPSC Mains examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d46fc06ad8f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d46fc06ad8f\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/#Personalities_in_News\" title=\"Personalities in News\">Personalities in News<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/#SportsSports_AwardsSports_Personalities\" title=\"Sports\/Sports Awards\/Sports Personalities\">Sports\/Sports Awards\/Sports Personalities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/#FilmsAwards\" title=\"Films\/Awards\">Films\/Awards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/#Books\" title=\"Books\">Books<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions-current-affairs-gk\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel \u2013&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel \u2013&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personalities_in_News\"><\/span>Personalities in News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Write about Bismillah Khan. (2002 2 Marks each)<\/li><li>Write about the following (20 words each) :<br> (i) Prof. B.P. Sinha   (ii) Maj. Gen. S.S. Sharma  (iii) Kondapalli Seetaramaiah<br>(iv) Aung San Suu Kyi (2002, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about George Walker Bush. (2003, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about Hiren Mukherjee. (2004, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about Shashi Tharoor. (2006, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about Lakshmi Mittal. (2008, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about Deep Joshi&#8217;s recent achievement in about 20 words. (2009, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about Satya Vrat Shastri&#8217;s recent achievement in about 20 words. (2009, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Who are the following and why have they been in the news recently? (Each answer should not exceed 20 words) (2010, 2 Marks )<br>(a) Divya Ajitkumar<br>(b) N.C. Saxena<br>(c) Islam A. Siddiqui<br>(d) Swarnalatha Cherukutty<br>(e) Nitin Nohria<br>(f) Deepak Mondal<br>(g) Gaurav Singh Saini<br>(h) Upendra Limaye<\/li><li>Write in brief about Mustafa Abdul-Jalil (2011, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write in brief about Nawaf Salam (2011, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Why have the following been in the news recently? (Answer to be in one sentence only (2015,  Marks)<br>(a) P.V. Sindhu<br>(b) Aditya Kumar Mandi<br>(c) Cyrus Mistry<br>(d) Ashoke Sen<br>(e) Mario de Miranda<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SportsSports_AwardsSports_Personalities\"><\/span>Sports\/Sports Awards\/Sports Personalities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Write about the following : (2000, 2  Marks each)<br>(i) Lala Amarnath (ii) Tiger Woods<\/li><li>Write about Pullela Gopichand. (2001, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about the following : (2002, 2 Marks)<br>(i) Christ Evert (ii) Garry Kasparov  (iii) Pele<br>(iv) Steffi Graf<\/li><li>Write about India at the Beijing Olympics in 20 words. (2008, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about &#8216;Whereabouts&#8217; clause of WADA. (2009, 3 Marks)<\/li><li>Analyse India&#8217;s achievement in the sports sector during 2008-09. (2009, 10 Marks)<\/li><li>On a Formula-one (F-1) racing car track, information to drivers is generally signaled through the standardized use of flags of different colours. Describe the meanings associated with any six of the flags listed below :\uff082011, 12 Marks\uff09<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>           i) White flag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>          (ii) Black flag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>          (iii) Yellow flag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         (iv) Blue flag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         (v) Black and white flag divided <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         (vi) Chequered flag diagonally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         (vii) Yellow and red striped flag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\"><li>Write about Abel Kirui \uff082011, 2 Marks\uff09<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FilmsAwards\"><\/span>Films\/Awards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What do you know about &#8216;Water&#8217;? (2000, 2 marks)<\/li><li>Write about Natalie Portman (2011, 2 Marks)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Books\"><\/span>Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What do you know about the following: (2000, 6 Marks)<br>(1) Sangam Literature (ii) Granth Sahib<\/li><li>Write about Anandmath. (2002, 2 Marks)<\/li><li>Write about the following (not exceeding 20 words each): (2003, 2 Marks each)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Arthasastra <\/li><li>The Jatiya Sarkar of Tamluk  <\/li><li>Punnapra-Vayalar<\/li><li>Al-Hilal        <\/li><li>Kudhai Khidmatgar        <\/li><li>Mahayana Cult <\/li><li>Ghulam-giri.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Write about the following (not exceeding 20 words each): (2004, 2 Marks each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(i) Upanishads<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(ii) Vajrayana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(iii) Kumarsambhav<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(iv) Razmnama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Write about the following (not exceeding 20 words each): (2006, 2 Marks each)<br>(a) Natyasastra<br>(b) Tabazat-i-Nasiri<br>(c) Prithviraj Raso<br>(d) The Insider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Write about the following (in about 20 words each): (2007, 2 Marks each)<br>(a) Sangam Literature<br>(b) Ashtadhyayi of Panini<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-gs-advance-and-mentorship-program-ampcsat?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=GS+Advanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43397 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-585x137.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/300;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\"><\/span><strong>In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our Telegram Channel \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Learn through Videos \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vOD8sU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li><li>2. Be Exam Ready by Practicing Daily MCQs \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Q9z2nF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li><li>3. Daily Newsletter \u2013 Get all your Current Affairs Covered \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3bE2y5J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li><li>4. Mains Answer Writing Practice \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mZuVxl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\"><\/span>Visit our YouTube Channel \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ShabbirsEduKemyforIAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UPSC Mains Topic-Wise Previous Year Questions on Current Affairs &#038; General Knowledge. This exploration offers a panoramic view of diverse topics <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":33282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2372],"tags":[232,515,230],"class_list":["post-32777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upsc-mains-topic-wise-previous-year-questions","tag-upsc","tag-upsc-cse","tag-upsc-mains"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32840,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32777\/revisions\/32840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}