Mains PYQ - General Studies 1
Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of South India, the Sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of its time with remarkable vividness. Comment.
Show answerDiscuss the Tandava dance as recorded in the early Indian inscriptions.
Show answerChola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple architecture. Discuss.
Show answerDefying the barriers of age, gender and religion, the Indian women became the torch-bearer during the struggle for freedom in India. Discuss.
Show answerSeveral foreigners made India their homeland and participated in various movements. Analyze their role in the Indian struggle for freedom.
Show answer“In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India.” Elaborate.
Show answerCritically discuss the objectives of Bhoodan and Gramdan Movements initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success.
Show answerWrite a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan, ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’.
Show answerDiscuss the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre- and post-independent India.
Show answerAnalyse the circumstances that led to the Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the highlights of the agreement.
Show answerCritically examine the compulsions which prompted India to play a decisive role in the emergence of Bangladesh.
Show answer“‘Latecomer’ Industrial Revolution in Japan involved certain factors that were markedly different from what the West had experienced.” Analyze.
Show answer“Africa was chopped into States artificially created by accidents of European competition.” Analyse.
Show answerAmerican Revolution was an economic revolt against mercantilism. Substantiate.
Show answerWhat policy instruments were deployed to contain the Great Economic Depression?
Show answerDiscuss the various social problems which originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India.
Show answer“Male membership needs to be encouraged in order to make women’s organizations free from gender bias.” Comment.
Show answerCritically examine the effects of globalization on the aged population in India.
Show answerGrowing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in the generation of demand for a separate state. Discuss.
Show answerWhat do you understand about the theory of ‘continental drift’? Discuss the prominent evidence in its support.
Show answerThe recent cyclone on the east coast of India was called “Phailin”. How are tropical cyclones named across the world? Elaborate.
Show answerBring out the causes for the formation of heat islands in the urban habitat of the world.
Show answerWhat do you understand about the phenomenon of temperature inversion in meteorology? How does it affect the weather and the habitants of the place?
Show answerMajor hot deserts in the northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree N and on the western side of the continents. Why?
Show answerBring out the causes for more frequent landslides in the Himalayas than in the Western Ghats.
Show answerThere is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghat. Why?
Show answerDo you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the Southern states of India? Discuss with justification.
Show answerAnalyse the factors for the highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.
Show answerWith growing scarcity of fossil fuels, atomic energy is gaining more and more significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw material required for the generation of atomic energy in India and in the world.
Show answerIt is said that India has substantial reserves of shale oil and gas, which can feed the needs of the country for a quarter century. However, tapping of the resources doesn’t appear to be high on the agenda. Discuss critically the availability and issues involved.
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